Cassine schinoides
(Spreng. ) R. H. Archer
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Description
A shrub or small tree. The bark can have yellow pigments. The leaves are opposite and Narrowly oval. The flowers are cream coloured. The fruit are hard brown berries.
Traditional Uses
The leaves are used for thirst and as an appetite suppressant.
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Medicinal Uses
The leaves are traditionally used to quench thirst and as an appetite suppressant.
Distribution
It is a subtropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, South Africa, Southern Africa,
Synonyms
Hartogia schinoides C. A. Sm.Hartogiella schinoides (Spreng.) Codd
References (2)
- Ruiters-Welcome, A. K., 2019, Food plants of southern Africa. Ph.D. thesis. Univ. of Johannesburg p 42
- 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
