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Create a new Treatment using this IngredientDescription: This is an attractive evergreen tree that is useful as an ornamental garden tree and for attracting birds and butterflies into the garden. It is popularly planted as a street tree in a number of South African towns and cities. With its thick crown and somewhat drooping leaves, the wild plum is a good shade tree in the garden.The bark is a popular traditional medicine. It is used to treat acne and eczema, and is usually applied in the form of facial saunas and skin washes. It is used by people with 'bad blood' that results in pimples on the face. Powdered burnt bark is used to treat sprains and bone fractures. Bark is also used for dyeing, and it gives a mauve or pink colour. In some parts of Eastern Cape, root decoctions are traditionally taken for paralysis thought to have been contracted from walking over an area that has been poisoned or polluted through sorcery.
Added by Nalini 20 months ago
Conditions Treated: Blood
Specific Conditions Treated: Hypertension
Ingredients Participating: Harpephyllum caffrum
Hypertension is defined as an increase in the blood pressure of the blood flowing in the arteries. Hypertension is also known as High Blood Pressure or HBP. Blood pressure could be... more
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Added by Nalini 20 months ago
Conditions Treated: Chronic Illness
Specific Conditions Treated: Diabetes
Ingredients Participating: Harpephyllum caffrum
Diabetes is a chronic condition that affects the way your body metabolizes sugar (glucose), your body's main source of fuel. Diabetes is also called as Diabetes Mellitus, Mellitus ... more
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