Lippia scaberrima
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Description
A small shrub. It grows 50 cm tall. It has many stems from ground level. There are large bracts below the flowers.
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Edible Uses
The leaves are used fresh or dried to make a tea substitute.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are boiled to make a tea substitute. They are also dried.
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Medicinal Uses
The plant is used for medicinal purposes.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Notes
It is used for medicine.
Synonyms
Also Known As
Mosukudu, Musukujane
References (7)
- Fox, F. W. & Young, M. E. N., 1982, Food from the Veld. Delta Books. p 363
- Grivetti, 1976, 1979,
- Grivetti, L. E., 1980, Agricultural development: present and potential role of edible wild plants. Part 2: Sub-Saharan Africa, Report to the Department of State Agency for International Development. p 80
- Motlhanka, D. M. & Makhabu, S. W., 2011, Medicinal and edible wild fruit plants of Botswana as emerging new crop opportunities. Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(10), pp. 1836-1842
- Peters, C. R., O'Brien, E. M., and Drummond, R.B., 1992, Edible Wild plants of Sub-saharan Africa. Kew. p 198
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- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 107
- Welcome, A. K. & Van Wyk, B.-E., 2019, An inventory and analysis of the food plants of southern Africa. South African Journal of Botany 122 (2019) 136–179
