leaves - Specimen details
| Catalogue Number: 67010 | |||||
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| No Image | Plant Name | 17.03 FLACOURTIACEAE Aphloia mauritiana | Entry Book Number | ||
| Artefact Name | leaves | Vernacular Name | |||
| Iso Country | South Africa | TDWG Region | South Africa | ||
| Parts Held | leaves | Geography Description | South Africa | ||
| Uses | leavesUse: MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders User: Man | TDWG use | MEDICINES - Digestive System Disorders | ||
| Storage | Bottles, boxes etc | Related Items | |||
| Donor | Pharm Soc GB | Donor No | 8 B 6 | ||
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| Notes: | Label source: The leafy twigs of A.theaformis Benth. It is known to possess emetic properties. This plant is also called Voa-fotsy and is said to be used in strangury or suppression of urine in which emetics are known to be useful, probably by reflexacti, on; also in dropsy and gonorrhoea. The leaves are slightly bitter and astringent and have a flavour like that of tea. They are ovate, leathery, smooth, three quarters to three inches long, shortly stalked and serrate in the upper half. | ||||