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16 of South Africa's Healing Plants (Traditional Medicine)
In an effort to identify indigenous plants consumed by the local population in Kwa-Zulu Natal that hold potential antihypertensive properties, researchers have examined 16 plants to identify ACE inhibitor activity.
The plants were:
* Amaranthus dubius, a flowering plant also known as spleen amaranth
* Amaranthus hybridus, commonly known as smooth pigweed or slim amaranth
* Amaranthus spinosus, also known as spiny amaranth
* Asystasia gangetica, an ornamental, ground cover known as Chinese violet. Also used in Nigerian folk medicine for the management of asthma.
* Centella asiatica, a small herbaceous annual plant commonly referred to as Asiatic pennywort
* Ceratotheca triloba, a tall annual plant that flowers in summer sometimes referred to as poppy sue
* Chenopodium album, also called lamb's quarters, this is a weedy annual plant
* Emex australis, commonly known as southern three corner jack
* Galinsoga parviflora, commonly referred to as gallant soldier
* Justicia flava, also known as yellow justicia and taken for coughs and treatment of fevers
* Momordica balsamina, an African herbal traditional medicine also known as the balsam apple
* Oxygonum sinuatum, an invasive weed with no common name
* Physalis viscosa, known as starhair ground cherry
* Senna occidentalis, a very leafy tropical shrub whose seeds have been used in coffee; called septic weed
* Solanum nodiflorum, also known as white nightshade
* Tulbaghia violacea, a bulbous plant with hairless leaves often referred to as society or wild garlic
* Amaranthus dubius, a flowering plant also known as spleen amaranth
* Amaranthus hybridus, commonly known as smooth pigweed or slim amaranth
* Amaranthus spinosus, also known as spiny amaranth
* Asystasia gangetica, an ornamental, ground cover known as Chinese violet. Also used in Nigerian folk medicine for the management of asthma.
* Centella asiatica, a small herbaceous annual plant commonly referred to as Asiatic pennywort
* Ceratotheca triloba, a tall annual plant that flowers in summer sometimes referred to as poppy sue
* Chenopodium album, also called lamb's quarters, this is a weedy annual plant
* Emex australis, commonly known as southern three corner jack
* Galinsoga parviflora, commonly referred to as gallant soldier
* Justicia flava, also known as yellow justicia and taken for coughs and treatment of fevers
* Momordica balsamina, an African herbal traditional medicine also known as the balsam apple
* Oxygonum sinuatum, an invasive weed with no common name
* Physalis viscosa, known as starhair ground cherry
* Senna occidentalis, a very leafy tropical shrub whose seeds have been used in coffee; called septic weed
* Solanum nodiflorum, also known as white nightshade
* Tulbaghia violacea, a bulbous plant with hairless leaves often referred to as society or wild garlic
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Comment by Ana Maria Luiza Barbuta on April 26, 2010 at 5:39pm
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That's very interesting, my family has always relied more on traditional medicine rather than drugs and to this day I prefer using plants and plant extracts to taking pills.
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