Table 1 Names, plant parts and Traditional usage of herbs investigated

Acacia mearnsii De Wild.

Family: Leguminosae

Blackwood

Black Wattle

Bark

Diarrhoea, dysentery, sore throat, coughs, children fever, tooth ache

[35]

Aloe arborescens

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

Aloe

Leaves

Vomiting, Skin ailments, diarrhoea, urinary complaints, rheumatism, tuberculosis

[35, 62]

Aloe striata

Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae

Aloe

Leaves

Treatment of constipation

[63]

Cyathula uncinulata

(Schrad.) Schinz

Family: Amaranthaceae

NA

Leaves

Antidiarrhoea, philter or medicine for love

[64]

Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt.

Family: Asparagaceae

Common Pineapple Flower

Bulb

Decoctions of bulb and roots for colic, flatulence

[65]

Eucomis comosa (Houtt.) Wehrh.

Family: Asparagaceae

Pineapple lily

Bulb

Help teething in children and to treat rheumatism

[66]

Hermbstaedtia odorata Wild

Cockscomb

Family: Amaranthaceae

Rooi-aarbossie

Leaves

Cleansing stomach wash alone or with Acaccia xanthophloea and Cappa

[35]

Hydnora africana

Thunb.

Family: Hydnoraceae

Warty Jackal Food,

Jakkalskos Kanip

Tuber

Diarrhoea, plant dried ground raw for dysentery, amenorrhoea, swollen glands

[66]

Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker. Family: Hypoxidaceae

African potato

Tuber

Headaches, dizziness, mental disorders, to treat cancers, inflammation, HIV, diarrhoea

[67, 68]

Pelargonium sidoides DC.

Family: Geraniaceae

Rose-scented Pelargonium

Root

Gonorrhoea, diarrhoea, dysentery, root decoction severe diarrhoea, stomach ailment in children

[35]

Psidium guajava L.

Family: Myrtaceae

Guava

Leaves

Leaves used for diarrhoea,

Infusion of leaves for bloody diarrhoea, infusion as enema for severe diarrhoea

[35]

Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe

Family: Asparagaceae

White Scilla

Corms

Rheumatic fever, dysentery. All purpose herb.

[69, 70]