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TRADITIONAL HEALERS. DEVIL’S CLAW Harpagophytum devils’ claw.

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Page 1: TRADITIONAL HEALERS. DEVIL’S CLAW Harpagophytum devils’ claw.

TRADITIONAL HEALERS

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DEVIL’S CLAW

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Harpagophytum devils’ claw

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Uses of devil’s clawOnly plant of SA in European

Pharmacopoeia.Tubers (underground stems)

are used.Relieves fever and pains.Against hypertension.Stimulates apetite.Ointment for sores, rashes

and boils.Relief pain during pregnancy.

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Sutherlandia frutescensCancer bush

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Use of SutherlandiaUsed by sufferers from cancer and HIV/AIDS.

Boosts immune system.

Cannot cure, but helps fight disease.

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Hypoxis – African potatoBoosts immune system.

Aids fight against HIV/AIDS – cannot cure, however.

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African potatoeHypoxisTuber (root) used.

Boost immune system.Stimulates formation of

CD4-cells.Decreases negative

effects of chemotherapy.Improves mobility of

rheumatoid arthritis sufferers.

Supports treatment of XDR TB.

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HoodiaSuppresses apetite

Hoodia gordonii used by San to suppress appetite in times of famine.

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HoodiaHoodia hailed as new wonder slimming “drug”.

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Rooibos teaAspalathus linearis

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Rooibos teaClanwilliam centre of rooibos tea cultivation.

Rooibos grows in poor soil.

Plant contains little nitrogen, is not eaten by cattle.

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Use of AspalathusRooibos is dried.Green tea also

produced.Contain a lot of

anti-oxidants e.g. Vit. C.

No caffein, little tannin.

Used as tea, also in cosmetics.

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ROOIBOS TEA

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BuchuAgathosma betulina

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Using buchudiureticStimulates kidney

functionCysticitisChest congestion

and coupghingReliefs pain and

rhuematic pain.

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ArtemisiaAfrican wormwood/ wilde-als

Bronchial problems.Gastritis, poor

digestion, wind, colic.Poor appetite.Intestinal parasites,

constipation.Anti-malaria

medication.

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Artemisia-factory in Tanzania

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WARNINGHERBS CAN BE DEADLY.

USE UNDER SUPERVISION OF QUALIFIED PERSON.

HERBAL REMEDIES CAN KILL IF NOT USED CORRECTLY.

CONSULT YOUR MEDICAL PRACTITIONER.


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