Coming back after long holidays the garden needed a lot of attention and support. The whole garden was very dry we have to remove the dead plant, trees and remove weed. We have to start from the scratch to rebuild the plot, making new plan for the garden for 2008.
14 January: We had been visited by a Founder and Gisela from Garden Development and we discussed about the garden the problems that sometimes we come across within the garden .During this time we also have a visitor by the name Sophie who she has her own garden at Bulumko High School . She is very good on vegetable how to prepare them and plant them. She helped us a lot to rebuild our garden, we prepare the soil, planting seed of cabbage, spinach, onion, squach, butternut and beans. After seven days we plant them, the seedlings geminated and then we have planted them after fourteen days, we planted four plots and some of them are left. So we transplanted them in to trays and then we can keep them. Our aims are to help the community gardens and other projects.
23 January: Gisela come up with Peter from Irrigation development and she brings us Marry gold and tomatoes we also plant them round about six plots and then we designed new plots for Herbs, Flowers and then we make basins around the trees .
29 January: We have bought one load of Kraal manure at Green Point small Farm.
February 2008
Written by Created by Thembela 26 March
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
First week of February Gisela brought us five bucket of Weed gel of sea , two liquid fertilizer and she also brought us Agapanthus Africanus [Isicakathi].We propergated twenty yellow daisy bush and we mixed Sea weed gel in to compost heap and then we watered it so that it must be rotten .We mixed liquid Fertilizer 10ml in to 20l of water and then we watered the plants one cup per plant, and we mixed two buckets of sea weed gel in one empty plot to prepare the soil and then we planted the beetroot and carrots . We also received hundred bag of compost from Gisela.
Kirstenbosch garden is growing very well except the big trees are dieing because of the hot season. Our fish had died all we don’t know the reason. Our problem: the Birds and insects are eating our plants. The garden needs: net, round up, bounceback, mulch and gloves.
Reports on KHY garden
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
by volunteer landscaper Giselle Stolloff, who assisted with further planting and layout
25/03/08
Hi Rose Thrilled with the garden, really think the team has worked very hard and its a small oasis. Keen to do a big plant in the firstweek of April so we can sort the wind break out and get some more trees in before winter. Have sent shopping list to Bloemendal and Little Orchard and will come back with costs. Will come with three of my team to help with the planting and will need to charge you R150 per guy for labour if that's ok. We are going to need another bag of bounceback to get through the winter and possibly some more compost. Have also been given shopping list of seeds and other bits and bobs which I will buy and then give you the invoices. Please can you send me the pics your friend took so I can send them to Kelpak? Forgot to take my camera today. Have a great weekend, Giselle
26/03/08
Hi Shauna I hope things have been going well on your farm in the Easter Cape. The team has been working very hard on the garden and it is looking so much better than when you saw it last. Thought you might like to see these pics. Planning on re-planting the empty sections of the windbreak and creating a secondary windbreak second week of April and also looking at the pond, it would be lovely if you could join us for an hour or two. Take care,
26/-3
Hi All, We are going to come and help plant on the 9/10th of April. The nursery supplying the plants is giving us a bag of bounceback. Thebelani - What size gloves do you need, and how many pairs? Will see if I can source some for you. Is round-up for the weeds? Don't think its organic so if we can avoid using it or find an alternative, that would be better. How many bags of compost do you have left? Will try and bring some wood chip with me when we come on the 9th. Will arrange for plants to be delivered on 8th April. Please can someone fax Bloemendal Nursery a map and give them a contact they can call if lost? 021 572 9101 Rose - can you arrange for Neil to collect Rowena's rocks next week so we can use them to edge the pond? If he has space in his bakkie it would be great if he could take some mulch from Arderne Gardens, I can supply him with bags to load it. Thanks for all the hard work everybody. Hi Rose I am wondering if it would be worth sending Thembalani on the Compost SEE SCHEDULE and Natural fertilizer course? Maybe the garden should start paying for itself by becoming a veggie garden training centre? Could you get govt funding? Seems like a natural extension of Care's training capabilities. Maybe people could do the Care course and then Gardening course? What do you think? We could also start growing some plants for re-sale? Would like to sit down with you and talk through some options for making the garden more self sustaining. Earth worm farming (see attached course schedule) could also be an option. Take care,
17/03
Hi Rose Please find attached the quote for the plants I would like to plant in April. They are mainly for the windbreak. I think I would like to get slightly bigger oleas, can get them for about R80 from little o. Will need some seeds and some other groundcovers too. Let me know if you are happy for me to place the order for planting in April. Many thanks,
14/03 Hi Rose Thrilled with the garden, really think the team has worked very hard and its a small oasis. Keen to do a big plant in the first week of April so we can sort the wind break out and get some more trees in before winter. Have sent shopping list to Bloemendal and Little Orchard and will come back with costs. Will come with three of my team to help with the planting and will need to charge you R150 per guy for labour if that's ok. We are going to need another bag of bounceback to get through the winter and possibly some more compost. Have also been given shopping list of seeds and other bits and bobs which I will buy and then give you the invoices. Please can you send me the pics your friend took so I can send them to Kelpak? Forgot to take my camera today. Have a great weekend,
01/02
Hi Rose Spent the morning in the garden, Sophia couldn't join us as she was at the day hospital. Planted some diates and agapanthus donated by a client. Talked Thembalani through the watering and feeding program and have left detailed instructions for watering. I have also dropped off some Bounceback and all kelpak products (no slip you will need to take my word that it was R100!) I have a couple of projects booked so won't be able to go for a couple of weeks. I am very keen for the team to stick to the program I have written down for them. I hope I am not making Thembalani dis- empowered by roaring in there with loads of instructions am trying to involve him and seek his opinion as much as possible. Chris working very nicely and learning quickly, have made him in charge of dead- heading. Having seen the watering there today I think irrigation is crucial and the only non-wasteful way to go. Drip irrigation is recommended in this month's Gardening magazine in the permaculture article so I think we are on the right track. Will pick up more donated plants from Ferndale on Tuesday, can I send them through with you on Wednesday? The team should be doing the bed preparation on Monday. We need compost, my usual supplier is happy to deliver. He charges R300 per cubic m and if we pay cash we don't pay VAT. Think its worth getting 5 cubes in so we have on site to use. What is the name of the lady I call the charm team? Preg brain! I have gone through all instructions with her and have asked her to mix up the liquid fertilizer, think her nursing training makes her the perfect choice as she knows all about measurements. Hoping she will keep a gentle eye on Thembalani and the team. Really think we can get that windbreak growing nicely with some watering so please trust me and encourage the team to keep to the program. Let me know if you have any questions.
26/01
Hi Khairunnisa I buy my bounceback wholesale for R100 for a 50kg bag, shall I just get one for the garden? So far I have spent R145.95 on sprinklers and fertilizers. I am hoping to collect some donated fertilizer on Tuesday and will bring it through to the centre and will drop off my slip. Thank you,
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 19 November 2008 )
Garden Project Vision, Mission, Activities
Written by Administrator
Wednesday, 01 October 2008
Garden Project
VISION
To create and maintain a garden oasis in the middle of Khayelitsha
MISSION
To preserve the indigenous vegetation on the Cape Flats; to grow useful and
medicinal plants; to produce fresh vegetables and herbs for distribution to patients
and for sale locally; and to share this knowledge and skills with others
ACTIVITIES
to maintain this conservation area
to develop and maintain a useful plants and traditional herbs garden
to continue to work in cooperation with Kirstenbosch Outreach
to maintain working partnership with and Food and Trees for Africa
to produce fresh vegetables using permaculture practice
to train learners through in-service in permaculture
to teach good nutrition and basic food gardening to HBC learners
to produce seedlings and plants for distribution/sale locally
to assist with greening local properties
to explore a possible partnership with KHY urban agriculture project
to explore a working relationship with Dept of Water Affairs and Forestry
Last Updated ( Wednesday, 01 October 2008 )
Kirstenbosch outreach Herb Garden Botanical names
Written by Administrator
Thursday, 26 June 2008
PLEASE NOTE:
The information given comes from
publications and available literature.SANBI does not guarantee the effectiveness or safety of the treatments,
medicinal uses or remedies described.Some of the plants are poisonous if eaten or taken in large doses. For
your own safety, before using any plants for medicinal purposes, please consult
a qualified medical practitioner.
The recipes given come from Margaret Roberts
book titled Indigenous Healing Plants, published in 1990 by Southern Book
Publishers, Halfway House.
Botanical name common names
Uses
Aloe ferox
BITTER ALOE (Eng.)
UMHLABA (Xhosa)
BITTERAALWYN (Afr.)
The bitter yellow juice from just
below the surface of the leaf is dried until it is a dark brown to black
resinous substance and used to make laxative medicines (aloe lump / cape
aloes). NB not to be taken during pregnancy.
This juice is a strong purgative. not
to be taken during pregnancy
Leaves and roots boiled in water also
used as laxative, also for arthritis, eczema, conjunctivitis, hypertension
and stress.
The leaf gel (from the inner fleshy
part of the leaf) is used to treat burns, wounds, sores, ulcers, burns,
scrapes and skin irritations. The gel is soothing, hydrating, insulating,
protective and healing. The gel is applied directly to the skin.
Leaf gel is also used to treat
conjunctivitis and sinusitis.
Gel is also good for hair and skin
care.
Leaves can also used to make jam.
Leaves are burned, ground into a
powder and applied to venereal sores.
Dried powdered leaves are used as a
snuff.
Buddleja salviifolia
sagewood
/ butterfly bush (Eng.)
ilothane
/ igqange / ewanci (Xhosa)
saliehout (Afr.)
Fresh or dried leaves are used to
make tea (4 leaves in 1 cup of hot water) that is taken as a remedy for
colic, coughs and colds.
Same brew can be used as an eyewash,
Fresh flowers can be used to make a
sweet tea taken as a tonic (1/4 cup of fresh flowers steeped in 2 cups of
boiling water )
Bark and/or small twigs are used to
make a medicine to treat stomach upsets, or a lotion for sores, scratches, or
a wash for tired eyes.(half a cup of
bark or small twigs in 2 cups of hot water, left overnight and then strained)
Roots are thought to be poisonous but
are used to treat stomach upsets, flatulence, and diarrhoea and as a
gargle or tea for coughs. (scraped root , steeped in hot water)
Wood is hard and makes good stakes,
fishing rods, spear shafts etc.
Good hedge and windbreak.Attracts butterflies and birds.
Fresh leaf
sap is used to soothe and heal and stop bleeding for burns, sores, blisters,
rashes, itches, insect bites & stings, rashes, fever blisters, cold
sores, pimples, mouth ulcers, cracked lips, cracked fingers etcApply freshly squeezed juice liberally and
frequently to the affected skin.
The leaves
and stalks can be chopped, boiled and eaten as a vegetable.
Roots are
used to make medicine to stop vomiting and diarrhoea, and to treat convulsions,
venereal diseases, diabetes, rheumatism, urinary complaints and blood
disorders.
Chrysanthemoides monilifera
bush-tick
berry / brother berry (Eng.)
ulwamfithi (Xhosa)
bietou
/ boetabessie / bosluisbessie (Afr.)
Has edible purple berries that are
juicy and sweet, eat fresh or add them to porridge or juice – they are also believed
to clear up acne and give a brave heart (purify and strengthen the blood).
The juice is given in small frequent doses,
mixed with water, to a man suffering from impotence and people recovering
from a weakening illness like a stomach ailment or gastritis.
Ripe berries can also be used to make
jam, or syrup/cordial that can be mixed with water or soda water for a
refreshing drink. (syrup recipe: 4 cups ripe berries, 2 cups water, 2 cups
sugar, 6 cloves, 1 thumblength piece ginger root:boil all the ingredients together gently
for about half an hour in a closed pot. Stir from time to time to prevent
sticking or burning. Allow to cool. Strain through a fine sieve. Bottle the
syrup in a well-corked bottle. Serve diluted with iced water - 1 part syrup
to 8 parts water.)
Fast-growing, wind- & drought
tolerant, ideal for exposed, difficult positions, good hedge and windbreak,
and soil-binder.
Cineraria saxifraga
wild
cineraria (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
geelblom (Afr.
Good groundcover, needs little water
when established.
Coleonema album
cape
may / white confetti bush (Eng.)
-(Xhosa)
aasbossie (Afr.) (meaning bait bush)
Aromatic foliage containing essential
oils.
Fishermen rub their hands with it to
get rid of the smell of bait (aas).
Leaves can also be used to make a
deodorant wash.
Rub fresh leaves on skin and bedding
as an insect repellent, to keep ants and mosquitoes away.
Also used to treat colds and kidney
ailments.
Dovyalis caffra
kei apple (Eng.)
umqokolo(Xhosa)
kei-appel (Afr.)
Edible
fruits in summer, tasty, rich in vitamin C, can be eaten fresh or used to
make jam or jelly.Unripe fruits can
be pickled.
Juice can be
mixed into porridge.
Hardy,
drought-resistant tree that makes a good thorny hedge.
Eriocephalus africanus
wild
rosemary (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
kapokbossie
/ wilderoosmaryn (Afr.)
Aromatic foliage
Used as teas for coughs and colds,
flatulence and colic, as a diuretic and a diaphoric, also for delayed
menstruation, menstrual cramps and oedema of the legs.
Fresh leaves can be used to make a
herbal rinse, which can also be added to the bath, for cosmetic purposes, it has
an invigorating effect on skin and hair.
Fresh or dried leaves can also be
used to flavour cooked dishes instead of rosemary e.g. beans, fish, stuffing
etc
Eucomis autumnalis
pineapple
flower (Eng)
ubuhlungu
becanti (Xhosa) umathunga (Zulu)
wildepynappel (Afr.)
NB NB USE WITH CAUTION AS IT IS
POISONOUS
Shaved bulbs and roots boiled in milk
or water is used to treat colic, flatulence and distended abdomen.
Medicine made from the bulb is used
to ease a hangover, and to treat kidney and bladder conditions, nausea and
coughs, also as an enema for backache, to assist in post-operative recovery,
and to assist in healing fractures. They are taken as emetics, and to treat syphilis.
An ingredient in medicine taken
during pregnancy to facilitate delivery.
Also believed to be a protective
herb, people mixed with sheep or goat fat and smear all over the body to
protect against evil or illness.
Leaves can be used like a poultice on
suppurating sores and boils.
Winding a leaf around the wrist of a
patient is believed to bring down a fever.
Juice from the stem is used to soothe
scratches and rashes – but not as effective as Bulbine or Aloe.
Felicia amelloides
blue
daisy bush / bush felicia (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
bloublombossie (Afr.)
A tough, drought-tolerant,
wind-resistant, compact shrub, excellent groundcover to bind the soil,
particularly in sandy areas.
Leaves and flower stalks can be used
to make lime-yellow dye.
Felicia sp (groundcover)
Haemanthus coccineus
paintbrush
/ march flower (Eng.)
uzaneke (Zulu)
velskoenblaar
/ rooikwas (Afr.)
NB
NB bulb is poisonous, use with caution.
Medicine made from the leaves steeped
in vinegar and honey for a few days and then boiled was used to treat asthma.
Sliced bulb steeped in vinegar for a
few days, strained and diluted, was used as a diuretic and to treat dropsy.
A bulb was broken open, warmed and
then smeared with fat and applied to bruises and sprains
Fresh leaves or leaf pulp is used to
treat ulcers, wounds and anthrax in cattle. They are bound in a poultice over
the wound where they act as an antiseptic and drawing agent.Also soothes and keeps the wound moist.
Root used as an emetic.
The name seeroogblom is derived from
the fact that the pollen can cause burning and irritation to the eyes or
hayfever.
Hebenstretia dura
cat's
tail (Eng.)
impishimpishi
omkhulu (Zulu)
katstert (Afr.)
Easy to grow, summer-flowering bedding
or edging plant.
The Zulu people use it to make a wash
for warriors to protect them in times of war
Helichrysum sp.
the species with felty fragrant
leaves all have much the same properties as follows:
Helichrysum cymosum
gold
carpet (Eng.)
imphepho (Xhosa)
goue
tapyt (Afr.)
Fresh or dried leaves can be used to
make tea, drunk daily, to treat coughs, colds and chest complaints, headache,
or gargled to treat a sore throat. .
The leaves can also be used as a
wound dressing to prevent infection.
Pain is relieved by inhaling smoke
from burning leaves.
Neat, fast-growing groundcover with
aromatic leaves, excellent for hot dry areas.
Helichrysum odoratissimum
- (Eng.)
imphepho (Xhosa)
KOOIGOED /
KRUIE (Afr.)
Fresh or
dried leaves can be used to make tea, drunk daily, to treat coughs, colds and
chest complaints, headache, or gargled to treat a sore throat. (1 cup of
boiling water poured over 1/4 cup of fresh leaves, and the tea is left to
stand for 5 mins, then strained and 2 or 3 cups drunk daily to clear the
condition)
The leaves
can also be used as a wound dressing to prevent infection.(change dressing twice daily)
Leaves and
stems can be burned as incense, the smoke will repel insects, fumigate the
room. also invoke the good will of the ancestors.
Inhaling
smoke from burning leaves and stems is used to treat a cold, and also has a
mild sedative effect and can be helpful for insomnia.
Strongly
aromatic perennial.
Helichrysum petiolare
- (Eng.)
imphepho (Xhosa)
kooigoed
/ kruie (Afr.)
Fresh or dried leaves can be used to
make tea, drunk daily, to treat coughs, colds and chest complaints, headache,
or gargled to treat a sore throat. (1 cup of boiling water poured over 1/4
cup of fresh leaves, and the tea is left to stand for 5 mins, then strained
and 2 or 3 cups drunk daily to clear the condition)
Leaves also to treat heart
conditions, stress, hypertension, anxiety and over-excitement.
The leaves can also be used as a
wound dressing to prevent infection.(change
dressing twice daily)
Leaves and stems can be burned as
incense, the smoke will repel insects, fumigate the room. also invoke the
good will of the ancestors.
Leaves and stems also used as bedding
or for a pillow, the pleasant smell aids sleep.
Hypoestes aristata
ribbon
bush (Eng.)
uhlonyane (Zulu)
seeroogblommetjie
/ lintbos (Afr.)
The young leaves can be eaten as a
vegetable, cooked like spinach.
Pulped leaves can be applied in a
dressing to treat sore eyes.
Roots are chewed for influenza,
coughs, colds and sore throats in East Africa and rootbark to treat malaria.
Mentha longifolia
wild mint (Eng.)
inxina / inzinziniba (Xhosa)
kruisement (Afr.)
Tea made
from fresh or dried leaves is taken to treat colds, stomach upsets, colic and
indigestion, stomach upsets, croup, painful menstruation and urinary tract
infections. (1/4 cup fresh leaves 1 cup boiling water stand for 3 min)
Medicine
made from boiling leaves in milk or water can be used for all respiratory
ailments (coughs, colds, asthma, bronchitis etc).
Chewing a
fresh leaf also aids digestion, heartburn and colic.
Crushed
fresh leaves can be inserted into the nostril to relieve a headache or a
cold.Fresh leaves also placed under
the sufferer’s bedding to help them breathe.
Fresh leaves
can be rubbed on the skin, and pillows and blankets, to keep mosquitoes away.
Leaves are also
delicious in salads and vegetable dishes.
Pelargonium betulinum
camphor
pelargonium
iswaga (Zulu)
kanferblaar
/ maagpynbossie (Afr.)
Fresh leaves are used to make tea to
treat colic, stomach cramps and flatulence as well as coughs, colds and ‘flu.
(1/4 cup of fresh leaves to 1 cup of boiling water, allowed to stand and seep
for 5 minutes and drunk a little at a time)
Steam from leaves in boiling water is
inhaled to clear the head and sinus.
Fresh leaves can be used in cooking
to flavour dishes and to flavour puddings, cakes, jam, jelly and
cooldrinks.
Pelargonium cucullatum
hooded
pelargonium (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
wildemalva (Afr.)
Large, softly hairy fragrant leaves.
Leaves are an old remedy for coughs
and colds and chest ailments.
Fresh leaves are used to make tea to
treat colic, kidney problems, and aching joints, and to bring down fevers.
(steep 1/4 cup of roughly chopped leaves in 1 cup of boiling water for 5
minutes, then cool and strain)
A strong brew can also be added to the
bath to soothe aches and pains in joints and muscles, and to soften and
soothe the skin.
The leaf can be warmed in water and
crushed a little, and applied to wounds and bruises, stings and bites,
cracked heels and abscesses - used as a poultice and bound in place with a
crepe bandage or plaster.
The root is used to treat diarrhoea
Flowers are edible can be eaten fresh
e.g. in salads or used to decorate fruit salads or desserts.
Polygala myrtifolia
september bush (Eng.)
uchwasha (Zulu)
septemberbossie / langelede (Afr.)
In the old
days in the Cape (pre 1860s) the bark was scraped off, stirred in water and the
mixture used to wash the dead before burial.
The whole
plant is used in traditional medicine in KZN.
Recent test
show they have anti-microbial activity and can be used to treat oral
candidiasis.
Fast-growing,
low maintenance and water-wise, an excellent windbreak or hedge.
Rhus sp
Salvia africana-lutea
golden
sage / brown sage / dune sage (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
bruinsalie
/ sandsalie / strandsalie (Afr.)
Fresh leaves are used to make tea
that is a good remedy for coughs, colds and bronchitis as well as ‘female’
ailments (1 cup boiling water over 1 thumblength sprig and stand for 5 mins).
Chewing a fresh leaf will ease a sore
throat, and soothe indigestion and flatulence.
Leaves can be used to make a
disinfectant wash or lotion. (dilute 1 litre sage tea to 1 litre warm water
with 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar)
Can be used to flavour food like
ordinary /European sage.
Hardy, aromatic shrub, is water-wise,
wind-resistant & thrives in coastal gardens.
Salvia chameleaegnea
rough
blue sage / african sage (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
bloublommetjiesalie
/ afrikaansesalie (Afr.)
Sticky, strongly aromatic leaves.
Use fresh leaves and flowers to make
tea to treat coughs, colds, colic, heartburn, diarrhoea, flatulence, whooping
cough, and ‘female’ ailments. (pour 1 cup of boiling water over 1 tbsp of
fresh leaves and flowers, stand for 5 mins then strain. Half a cup of tea can
be sipped slowly at intervals 3 to 6 times a day to ease the condition.)
Dried leaves were used to treat
epilepsy and convulsions.
Chewing a fresh leaf will ease a sore
throat, and soothe indigestion and flatulence.
Fresh leaves
used in the treatment of ear infection and earache. A cut leaf is heated and
the juice dripped into a teaspoon and dropped gently into the ear. A piece of
warmed leaf is held behind the ear the ear as well until the pain subsides.
The leaf can also be used in this way for toothache.
The root is
a used to treat haemorrhoidsand intestinal
worms, . (1 tbsp chopped raw root, chewed well and the juice swallowed and
the rest discarded, each morning until the piles subsides, or until the worms
are removed)
Root also
used in the prevention of miscarriage where there has been a history of
miscarriages. (2 tbsp chopped root boiled in 1 litre water for 10 min,
strained and cooled)
Root also
used to treat ulcers, stomach problems and diarrhoea.
The root,
finely sliced, is used as an external application for haemorrhoids and
varicose veins.
It is also
considered to be a protective plant and a little is drunk to protect oneself
against lightning, as well as any member of the family believed to have been
bewitched or influenced in any way.
The leaf can
be used to make a strong and durable string or rope, and is used in building,
for weaving baskets and mats, for binding fractures in humans and animals and
for making fishing nets.
During
circumcision ceremonies certain tribes make a ceremonial garb from the woven
fibres, believing the boy wearing it will be endowed with strength, virility
and courage in his adult years.
Tough, easy growing perennial.S. columbaria the species most often used
in traditional medicine.S. incisa may
have same properties but not tested yet.S. incisa easy to grow on the flats.
Fresh root is used to make a wound
wash and a lotion for sores.
Dried powdered root can be used as a
pleasantly fragrant, soothing, dusting powder. (root is washed, dried and
then pounded between stones)
S. columbaria used to treat colic,
heartburn, sterility, venereal sores, sore eyes, dusting powder, and the
roots to make wound-healing ointment or antiseptic wash or lotion to treat
sores, skin ulcers, veld sores etc
Thamnochortus insignis
albertinia
thatching reed (Eng.)
- (Xhosa)
dekriet (Afr.)
A tall reed-like perennial with long
straight stems.
The stems are used to make
serviceable brooms and to thatch roofs.
The flowerheads can also be used in
flower arranging, both fresh and dried.
Tulbaghia violacea
wild
garlic (Eng.)
icinzini (Xhosa)
wildeknoffel (Afr.)
Strongly aromatic bulbous plant that
is said to repel moles and snakes.
Leaves and bulbs used to treat TB
Fresh leaves can be chopped into a
salad or eaten raw in a sandwich to chase away coughs, colds and flu.
Fresh leaves & flowers can be
cooked like spinach or used as a peppery seasoning for meat and potatoes.
Tubers used to make love charm
emetics and as enemas to treat stomach ailments, constipation,
Leaves are rubbed on the head for
sinus headaches.
Diviners rub the plant all over the
body as protection from evil spirits before ritual dancing.
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