Ceropegia aristolochioides
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Description
A twining herb. It can be 5 m long. The leaves are heart shaped. The flowers are clustered at the ends of the stalk. They are dark purple.
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Edible Uses
Root - cooked. A mild flavour somewhat like the Jerusalem Artichoke (Helianthus tuberosus). The roots are generally viewed as a famine food, and also as a source of liquid. Leaves - cooked and eaten like spinach. An acid flavour.
Traditional Uses
The roots are cooked and eaten. The leaves are cooked and eaten.
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Medicinal Uses
A decoction of the aerial parts is used to relieve itchy skin eruptions. The plant is used as a wash for infants. (Part of the plant that is used, and the purpose of the wash, are not given).
Distribution
It is a tropical plant.
Where It Grows
Africa, East Africa, Ethiopia, Middle East, Niger, Sahel, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, West Africa, Yemen,
Synonyms
References (2)
- Ferns, Useful Tropical Plants.
- World Checklist of Useful Plant Species 2020. Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew
