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Treatments
A
(195)
B
(192)
C
(331)
D
(176)
E
(72)
F
(108)
G
(65)
H
(126)
I
(109)
J
(15)
K
(13)
L
(39)
M
(92)
N
(22)
O
(11)
P
(144)
R
(73)
S
(253)
T
(105)
U
(41)
V
(27)
W
(66)
List of Treatments starting with A
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Acacia caffra - Leaf - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Acacia karroo - Root - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Acokanthera oppositifolia - Leaf - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Acorus calamus - Rhizome - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root - Powdered
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root, tuberous - Refer to notes
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Artemisia afra - Plant - Dried
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Asclepias fruticosa - Root - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Boophone disticha - Bulb scales - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Catharanthus roseus - Plant, whole - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Datura stramonium - Fruit - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Roots or stems - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Gunnera Perpensa - Root - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Unspecified
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Powdered
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Bulb - Infusion
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves and twigs - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Terminalia sericea - Root - Powdered
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Vernonia oligocephala - Flower - Decoction
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Refer to notes
Abdominal pain/cramps/complaint, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Tuber - Decoction
Abdominal rupture, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Infusion
Abdominal rupture, treat - Clivia miniata - Root - Infusion
Abdominal rupture, treat - Melianthus comosus - Leaf - Dried, powdered
Abortion (miscarriage), prevent - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Abortion (miscarriage), prevent - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Powdered
Abortion (miscarriage), prevent - Terminalia sericea - Root - Powdered
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Agathosma betulina - Seed - Extraction
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Aloe ferox - Unspecified - Unspecified
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Kigelia africana - Bark and leaves - Decoction
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Trichilia emetica - Bark - Infusion
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Decoction
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Withania somnifera - Leaves - Unspecified
Abortion, induce (abortifacient) - Withania somnifera - Root - Unspecified
Abrasions (scratches), treat - Adansonia digitata - Leaf - Poultice
Abrasions (scratches), treat - Bulbine frutescens - Sap - Fresh
Abrasions (scratches), treat - Hypericum perforatum - Flowers
Abrasions (scratches), treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Latex - Fresh
Abscess, treat - Acacia karroo - Flowers and buds - Poultice
Abscess, treat - Chironia baccifera - Leaves and stem and roots and flower - Infusion
Abscess, treat - Chironia baccifera - Leaves and stems and roots - Refer to notes
Abscess, treat - Cliffortia odorata - Unspecified - Infusion
Abscess, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Leaf - Fresh
Abscess, treat - Melianthus major - Leaves - Unspecified
Abscess, treat - Pelargonium cucullatum - Leaf - Crushed, warmed
Abscess, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Pounded
Abscess, treat - Withania somnifera - Leaf - Poultice
Abscess, treat - Withania somnifera - Root - Powdered
Abscess, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Powdered
Abscess, treat - Ziziphus mucronata - Leaf - Poultice
Acidity, treat (antacid) - Nylandtia spinosa - Seeds - Unspecified
Acne (pimples), treat - Aloe ferox - Leaves - Dried
Acne (pimples), treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Ground
Acne (pimples), treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Infusion
Acne (pimples), treat - Athrixia phylicoides - Leaves - Infusion
Acne (pimples), treat - Chironia baccifera - Leaves and stems and roots and flowers - Infusion
Acne (pimples), treat - Chironia baccifera - Plant - Decoction
Acne (pimples), treat - Crinum macowanii - Bulb and leaves - Mixture
Acne (pimples), treat - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Unspecified
Acne (pimples), treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Infusion
Ague (malarial fever), treat - Euclea natalensis - Root - Decoction
Alcohol abuse, treat - Sceletium tortuosum - Unspecified - Infusion
Allergic reaction, treat - Carpobrotus edulis - Unspecified - Unspecified
Amenorrhoea (menstruation, absent/scanty) treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves - Decoction
Anaesthetic, use as - Dichrostachys cinerea - Leaves - Pounded
Anaesthetic, use as - Sceletium tortuosum - Plant - Unspecified
Analgesic (for pain relief), use as - Acorus calamus - Rhizome
Analgesic (for pain relief), use as - Acorus calamus - Rhizome - Refer to notes
Analgesic (for pain relief), use as - Melianthus comosus - Leaf - Dried, powdered
Analgesic (for pain relief), use as - Sceletium tortuosum - Unspecified - Unspecified
Anasarca (massive oedema), treat - Buddleja saligna - Root - Decoction
Angina (chest pain), treat - Carpobrotus acinaciformis - Leaves - Decoction
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Acokanthera oppositifolia - Wood - Unspecified
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Acorus calamus - Rhizome - Unspecified
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Acorus calamus - Unspecified - Unspecified
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Artemisia afra - Plant - Unspecified
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Athrixia phylicoides - Roots and leaves - Extraction
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Dichrostachys cinerea - Roots or stems - Decoction
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Euclea natalensis - Root - Decoction
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Lippia javanica - Leaf - Infusion
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Pelargonium sidoides - Plant - Decoction
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Trichilia emetica - Root - Decoction
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Tulbaghia violacea - Tuber - Unspecified
Anthelmintic (worms, intestinal, expel/vermifuge), use as - Withania somnifera - Plant - Unspecified
Anthrax, prevent (disinfect meat) - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves - Unspecified
Anthrax, prevent (disinfect meat) - Lippia javanica - Plant - Unspecified
Anthrax, prevent (disinfect meat) - Withania somnifera - Plant - Unspecified
Anthrax, treat - Acokanthera oppositifolia - Roots - Decoction
Anthrax, treat - Acokanthera oppositifolia - Leaves and/or Roots - Unspecified
Anthrax, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Plant - Unspecified
Anthrax, treat - Withania somnifera - Sap, leaf - Fresh
Anti-inflammatory, use as - Adansonia digitata - Bark and leaves - Unspecified
Anti-purgative, use as - Terminalia sericea - Bark and leaves - Extract
Anti-purgative, use as - Terminalia sericea - Root, bitter - Extract
Antibiotic (bacterial/fungal infection), use as - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Ointment
Antipyretic (fever, reduce/treat), use as - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Decoction
Antispasmodic (spasm/s, treat), use as - Acorus calamus - Rhizome - Unspecified
Antispasmodic (spasm/s, treat), use as - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Unspecified
Antispasmodic (spasm/s, treat), use as - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Unspecified
Antispasmodic (spasm/s, treat), use as - Mentha longifolia - Leaves - Infusion
Antispasmodic (spasm/s, treat), use as - Mondia whitei - Bark & roots
Anxiety, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Infusion
Anxiety, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves and stem - Decoction
Anxiety, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Tuber - Decoction
Anxiety, treat - Sceletium tortuosum - Plant - Refer to notes
Anxiety, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaf - Infusion
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Acorus calamus - Unspecified - Unspecified
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Athrixia phylicoides - Root - Infusion
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Unspecified
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Curtisia dentata - Bark - Unspecified
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Datura stramonium - Leaf - Infusion
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Crushed
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Heteropyxis natalensis - Bark - Powdered
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Added to beer
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Refer to notes
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Securidaca longepedunculata - Roots and bark - Refer to notes
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Unspecified
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Withania somnifera - Root - Unspecified
Aphrodisiac (sexual stimulant), use as - Xysmalobium undulatum - Tuber - Powdered
Apoplexy, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Apoplexy, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Bulb - Powdered
Appetiser, use as - Acorus calamus - Roots - Infusion
Appetiser, use as - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Unspecified
Appetiser, use as - Elytropappus rhinocerotis - Leaves - Infusion
Appetiser, use as - Hypericum perforatum - Flower bud
Appetiser, use as - Prunus africana - Leaf - Infusion
Appetite loss, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves and/or roots - Decoction
Appetite loss, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves and flowers - Cigar/cigarette/pipe
Appetite loss, treat - Catha edulis - Bark - Decoction boiled in water
Appetite loss, treat - Gunnera Perpensa - Root - Decoction
Appetite loss, treat - Leysera gnaphalodes - Unspecified - Infusion
Appetite loss, treat - Mondia whitei - Bark and roots - Unspecified
Appetite loss, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Unspecified - Unspecified
Appetite, reduce - Catha edulis - Leaves - Infusion or chewed
Arthritis, treat - Aloe ferox - Leaves or roots - Decoction
Arthritis, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Infusion
Arthritis, treat - Chironia baccifera - Unspecified - Mixed
Arthritis, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves and twig tips - Decoction
Arthritis, treat - Hypericum perforatum - Unspecified - Ointment
Arthritis, treat - Oncosiphon suffruticosum - Unspecified - Unspecified
Arthritis, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Leaves and stems - Warmed
Arthritis, treat - Peucedanum galbanum - Seeds - Infusion
Arthritis, treat - Peucedanum galbanum - Unspecified - Mixed
Asthma, treat - Acorus calamus - Rhizome - refer to notes
Asthma, treat - Adansonia digitata - Leaf - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root - Powdered
Asthma, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Roots - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Asclepias fruticosa - Plant - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Ballota africana - Plant - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves - Unspecified
Asthma, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves and flowers - Unspecified
Asthma, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Unspecified - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Catha edulis - Leaves
Asthma, treat - Catha edulis - Leaves - Infusion or chewed
Asthma, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaf - Refer to notes
Asthma, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Burnt
Asthma, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Dried
Asthma, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Refer to notes
Asthma, treat - Hypericum perforatum - Flowers - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaf - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves and stem - Burning
Asthma, treat - Mentha longifolia - Leaves - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Rhizome - Fresh
Asthma, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Unspecified - Unspecified
Asthma, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaf - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves - Unspecified
Asthma, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves and twigs - Fresh or dry
Asthma, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves and twigs - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves and twigs - Poultice
Asthma, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Root - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Tulbaghia violacea - Bulb and leaves - Unspecified
Asthma, treat - Withania somnifera - Bark - Infusion
Asthma, treat - Withania somnifera - Rootbark - Decoction
Asthma, treat - Zantedeschia aethiopica - Rhizomes - Decoction
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