Portion of plant - Specimen details
Catalogue Number: 54324 | |||||
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No Image | Plant Name | 79.01 AIZOACEAE Mesembryanthemum tortuosum | Entry Book Number | ||
Artefact Name | Portion of plant | Vernacular Name | |||
Iso Country | South Africa | TDWG Region | South Africa | ||
Parts Held | Portion of plant | Geography Description | South Africa | ||
Uses | Portion of plantUse: MEDICINES - Unspecified Medicinal Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Unspecified Medicinal Disorders | ||
Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
Donor | Great Exhib 1851 | Donor No | |||
Donor Date | 00/00/1851 | Donor Notes | |||
Collector | Collector No | ||||
Collection Notes | Collection Date | ||||
Exhibition | Expedition | ||||
Number Components | Publication | ||||
Notes: | Label source: Cape of Good Hope. 32. This species, a native of the Karroo, appears to possess narcotic properties. The Hottentots, who know it by the name of Kauw-goed, are in the habit of chewing it, and become intoxicated, while the farmers use it in t, he form of decoction or tincture as a good sedative. |