Cynanchum orangeanum
(Schltr.) N. E. Br.
Wilde piesand
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Description
An erect herb that keeps growing from year to year. It grows up to 20 cm tall. The leaves are simple and like threads. They are 3-5 cm long and 1 mm wide. The flowers are small and white to green. They occur as 1-5 in a group. The fruit are spindle shaped and occur in pairs with many seeds.
Edible Uses
The young fruits are eaten.
Traditional Uses
The young fruit are eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
The roots are chewed to treat a sore throat and tonsillitis. Cut and boiled, they are taken to treat pain in the neck and severe coughing, including bloody sputum, especially when they occur at the same time. A decoction is drunk to treat stomach-ache.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant. It grows in hot and arid zones. It is often on rocky or sandy soils. In southern Africa it grows between 1,000-1,500 m above sea level. It can grow in arid places.
Where It Grows
Africa, Botswana, East Africa, Namibia, South Africa, Southern Africa, Zimbabwe,
Synonyms
Also Known As
Kanibe
References (2)
- Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (1999). Survey of Economic Plants for Arid and Semi-Arid Lands (SEPASAL) database. Published on the Internet; http://www.rbgkew.org.uk/ceb/sepasal/internet [Accessed 30th March 2011]
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
