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Treatments
A
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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 C
Cancer, internal - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaves - Infusion
Cancer, skin, treat - Cissampelos capensis - Rhizome - Infusion
Cancer, skin, treat - Kigelia africana - Seed - Ointment
Cancer, stomach, treat - Cissampelos capensis - Rhizome - Infusion
Cancer, stomach, treat - Elytropappus rhinocerotis - Branch tips - Tincture
Cancer, treat - Centella asiatica - Leaves or above ground parts - Extracts and tinctures
Cancer, treat - Melianthus comosus - Root - Infusion
Cancer, treat - Melianthus major - Root - Infusion
Cancer, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Unspecified
Cancer, treat - Withania somnifera - Unspecified - Unspecified
Cardiac asthma, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Flowers - Tea
Cardiac asthma, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves - Decoction
Carminative (relieves flatulence), use as - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Unspecified
Carminative (relieves flatulence), use as - Acorus calamus - Rhizome - Tincture
Cataract, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Refer to notes
Cataract, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Infusion
Catarrh, treat - Cyclopia genistoides - Leaves, twigs and flowers - Decoction
Catarrh, treat - Leysera gnaphalodes - Leaves - Infusion
Chancre, treat - Euclea natalensis - Bark - Burnt to ash
Charm, confer dislike on others, use as - Conyza scabrida - Root - Unspecified
Charm, divert approaching storm, use as - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Dried
Charm, drive away/cleanse evil spirits, use as - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Infusion
Charm, drive away/cleanse evil spirits, use as - Clivia miniata - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, drive away/cleanse evil spirits, use as - Lippia javanica - Leaves- Infusion
Charm, drive away/cleanse evil spirits, use as - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root- Infusion
Charm, ensure healthy baby, use as - Carpobrotus edulis - Leaf - Unspecified
Charm, ensure prestige & security at work, use as - Adansonia digitata - Bark - Unspecified
Charm, good luck, use as - Alepidea amatymbica - Root,tuberous - Infusion
Charm, good luck, use as - Clivia miniata - Plant - Unspecified
Charm, good luck, use as - Clivia miniata - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, hunting, use as - Xysmalobium undulatum - Plant - Raw
Charm, improve chances of employment - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Burning
Charm, love/courting, use as - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Infusion
Charm, love/courting, use as - Capparis tomentosa - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, love/courting, use as - Tulbaghia alliacea - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, love/courting, use as - Tulbaghia violacea - Tuber - Infusion
Charm, make competitor unpopular & 'smelly' - Ocotea bullata - Bark - Unspecified
Charm, make strong & brave, use as - Adansonia digitata - Pith - Mixture
Charm, produce healthy baby, use as - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Sliced
Charm, protect against crocodiles, use as - Adansonia digitata - Seed - Infusion
Charm, protect against dogs and crocodiles, use as - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Unspecified
Charm, protect against evil spirits, use as - Acokanthera oppositifolia - Twigs - Burnt
Charm, protect against evil spirits, use as - Tulbaghia violacea - Tuber - Unspecified
Charm, protect against lightning, use as - Capparis tomentosa - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, protect against lightning, use as - Olea europaea africana - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, protect against lightning, use as - Pentanisia prunelloides - Leaves and flowers - Unspecified
Charm, protect against lightning, use as - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Unspecified - Unspecified
Charm, protect against storms, use as - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Infusion
Charm, protect against storms, use as - Aloe arborescens - Leaf - Infusion
Charm, protect against thunder, use as - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Infusion
Charm, protect against whirlwinds, use as - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Unspecified
Charm, protective, use as - Capparis tomentosa - Plant parts - Unspecified
Charm, protective, use as - Cissampelos capensis - Root - Unspecified
Charm, protective, use as - Cotyledon orbiculata - Leaf - Dried
Charm, protective, use as - Drimia elata - Bulb - Unspecified
Charm, protective, use as - Euclea natalensis - Bark - Infusion
Charm, protective, use as - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaf - Chewed
Charm, protective, war, use as - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Infusion
Charm, secure prestige and security at work, use as - Alepidea amatymbica - Root,tuberous - Refer to notes
Charm, ward off rain, use as - Capparis tomentosa - Plant parts - Mixture
Charm, ward off storm, use as - Capparis tomentosa - Root bark - Burnt
Charm, worship ancestors, use as - Terminalia sericea - Stick - Unspecified
Chest disease, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves and fruit - Tea
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Flowers - Tea
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Withania somnifera - Root - Decoction
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Adansonia digitata - Leaf - Decoction
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Adansonia digitata - Leaf - Poultice
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Infusion
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Rhizome and roots - Refer to notes
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Bark and root bark - Refer to notes
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root bark - Unspecified
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaf - Burnt
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaf - Mixture
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Bark and leaves and roots - Decoction
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves - Crushed
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Leysera gnaphalodes - Plant - Infusion
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Infusion
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Poultice
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Tea
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Pelargonium betulinum - Leaves and twigs - Decoction
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Salvia africana-caerulea - Leaves - Infusion
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Decoction
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaf - Chewed
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves - Poultice
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaf - Infusion
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Burning
Chest symptom/complaint, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Infusion
Chickenpox, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaves - Refer to notes
Chickenpox, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaves or above ground parts - Decoction
Chilblains, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves - Ointment
Chiufa (gangrenous inflammation of colon & rectum), treat - Trichilia emetica - Bark - Powdered
Cholera, treat - Cissampelos capensis - Rhizome and roots - Tincture
Coagulant, use as - Acacia karroo - bark
Cold sore (herpes simplex), treat - Bulbine frutescens - Sap - Extracted
Cold, chest, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Tuber - Unspecified
Cold, head, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Leaves and roots - Burnt
Cold, precaution against, use as - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Agathosma betulina - Sprig - Infusion
Cold, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Crushed
Cold, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Decoction
Cold, treat - Artemisia afra - Roots - Decoction
Cold, treat - Cyclopia genistoides - Leaves, twigs and flowers - Decoction
Cold, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves and stem - Infusion
Cold, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Flowers - Tea
Cold, treat - Olea europaea africana - Bark - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Rhizome - Fresh
Cold, treat - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Root - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaf - Infusion
Cold, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Adansonia digitata - Seed - Decoction
Cold, treat - Agathosma gonaquensis - Unspecified - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Rhizome and roots - Refer to notes
Cold, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root - Refer to notes
Cold, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Steamed
Cold, treat - Ballota africana - Plant - Tea
Cold, treat - Buddleja saligna - Leaf - Decoction - boiled in water
Cold, treat - Buddleja saligna - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Cliffortia odorata - Leaves - Tea
Cold, treat - Conyza scabrida - Leaf - Infusion
Cold, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves and twig tips - Decoction
Cold, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Root - Decoction
Cold, treat - Helichrysum petiolare - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Heteropyxis natalensis - Leaf - Infusion
Cold, treat - Heteropyxis natalensis - Leaves and stems - Tea
Cold, treat - Hippia frutescens - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaf - Infusion
Cold, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaf and stem - Infusion
Cold, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Mentha longifolia - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Mentha longifolia - Leaves - Tea
Cold, treat - Mentha longifolia - Sprig - Tea
Cold, treat - Pelargonium betulinum - Leaves and twigs - Decoction
Cold, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Decoction
Cold, treat - Peucedanum galbanum - Leaves - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Salvia africana-caerulea - Leaves - Tea
Cold, treat - Salvia africana-lutea - Leaves - Infusion
Cold, treat - Salvia chameleagnea - Leaves znd flowers - Infusion
Cold, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaves or above ground parts - Decoction
Cold, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaf - Infusion
Cold, treat - Tulbaghia violacea - Bulb and leaves - Unspecified
Cold, treat - Vernonia oligocephala - Leaf and stem - Decoction
Cold, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Chewed
Cold, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Infusion
Cold, treat - Withania somnifera - Root - Decoction
Cold, treat - Withania somnifera - Root and leaves - Refer to notes
Cold, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Infusion
Cold, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Powdered
Colds & flu, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaf - Infusion
Colds & flu, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Decoction
Colds & flu, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Infusion
Colds & flu, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaves - Infusion
Colds & flu, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Rhizome - Decoction
Colds & flu, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root - Decoction
Colds & flu, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves - Infusion
Colds & flu, treat - Catha edulis - Leaves and roots - Extract
Colic, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Infusion
Colic, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Infusion
Colic, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Warmed
Colic, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves and/or roots - Decoction
Colic, treat - Olea europaea africana - Bark - Decoction
Colic, treat - Olea europaea africana - Bark - Infusion
Colic, treat - Sceletium tortuosum - Plant - Unspecified
Colic, treat - Aspalathus linearis- Leaves and twigs - Infusion
Colic, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Lotion
Colic, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Unspecified - Unspecified
Colic, treat - Cissampelos capensis - Rhizome and roots - Tincture
Colic, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves and fruit - Tea
Colic, treat - Dombeya rotundifolia - Root - Decoction
Colic, treat - Elytropappus rhinocerotis - Twigs
Colic, treat - Geranium incanum - Leaves - Mixture
Colic, treat - Heteropyxis natalensis - Leaves and stems - Infusion
Colic, treat - Mentha longifolia - Leaf - Chewed
Colic, treat - Osmitopsis asteriscoides - Leaves - Dried
Colic, treat - Pelargonium cucullatum - Leaves - Tea
Colic, treat - Pelargonium luridum - Leaves and stalk and root - Infusion
Colic, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Decoction
Colic, treat - Salvia africana-caerulea - Twigs - Infusion
Colic, treat - Salvia chameleagnea - Leaves and flowers - Infusion
Colic, treat - Terminalia sericea - Root - Decoction
Colic, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Shoots, young - Infusion
Colic, treat - Tulbaghia violacea - Plant - Infusion
Colic, treat - Vernonia oligocephala - Leaves - Infusion
Colic, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Leaves and flowers and seeds - Decoction
Colic, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Infusion
Colic, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Tuber - Decoction
Congestion, chest, treat - Artemisia afra - Plant - Decoction
Congestion, chest, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Congestion, chest, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Powdered
Congestion, head, treat - Polygala fruticosa - Root - Unspecified
Congestion, lung, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Congestion, nasal (blocked nose), treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Fresh
Congestion, nasal (blocked nose), treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Infusion
Congestion, nasal (blocked nose), treat - Artemisia afra - Plant - Decoction
Congestion, nasal (blocked nose), treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaves - Decoction
Congestion, nasal (blocked nose), treat - Cliffortia odorata - Leaves - Infusion
Congestion, nasal (blocked nose), treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves and flowers - Rubbed between palms
Conjunctivitis, treat - Acacia karroo - Gum, bark and leaves - Emmollient
Conjunctivitis, treat - Aloe ferox - Leaves or roots - Fresh
Conjunctivitis, treat - Aloe ferox - Sap - Fresh
Conjunctivitis, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Leaves - Extract
Conjunctivitis, treat - Withania somnifera - Sap, leaf - Unspecified
Constipation, prevent - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Unspecified
Constipation, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Ground
Constipation, treat - Artemisia afra - Unspecified - Decoction
Constipation, treat - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Infusion
Constipation, treat - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Unspecified
Constipation, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Roots or stems - Decoction
Constipation, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Roots and bark - Refer to notes
Constipation, treat - Tulbaghia violacea - Tuber - Unspecified
Constipation, treat - Vernonia oligocephala - Leaves and stems - Unspecified
Constipation, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Dried
Constipation, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Unspecified
Contraception, female, use as - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Unspecified
Convulsions, treat - Acacia karroo - Root - Infusion
Convulsions, treat - Conyza scabrida - Leaf - Decoction
Convulsions, treat - Elytropappus rhinocerotis - Leaves- Infusion
Convulsions, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Rubbed
Convulsions, treat - Oncosiphon suffruticosum - Unspecified - Unspecified
Convulsions, treat - Salvia chameleagnea - Leaves- Infusion
Convulsions, treat - Withania somnifera - Leaves- Unspecified
Corns, treat - Olea europaea africana - Sap, fruit - Unspecified
Corns, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Latex - Fresh
Coryza (acute nasal catarrh), treat - Asclepias fruticosa - Stem - Dried
Cough, chronic, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Cough, chronic, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves and stem - Burning
Cough, chronic, treat - Salvia africana-caerulea - Leaves - Chopped
Cough, chronic, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, dry, treat - Athrixia phylicoides - Unspecified - Decoction
Cough, dry, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Powdered
Cough, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Leaves - Unspecified
Cough, treat - Adansonia digitata - Leaf - Decoction
Cough, treat - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Infusion
Cough, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Agathosma betulina - Sprig - Infusion
Cough, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root - Decoction
Cough, treat - Arctopus echinatus - Root, tap - Raw
Cough, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Burnt
Cough, treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Decoction
Cough, treat - Artemisia afra - Plant - Decoction
Cough, treat - Artemisia afra - Roots - Decoction
Cough, treat - Asclepias fruticosa - Root - Decoction
Cough, treat - Athrixia phylicoides - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Athrixia phylicoides - Leaves - Unspecified
Cough, treat - Athrixia phylicoides - Root - Decoction
Cough, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Steamed
Cough, treat - Ballota africana - Plant - Tea
Cough, treat - Buddleja saligna - Leaf - Decoction - boiled in water
Cough, treat - Buddleja saligna - Unspecified
Cough, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decortication
Cough, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Roots - Decoction
Cough, treat - Catha edulis - Leaves
Cough, treat - Catha edulis - Leaves - Infusion or chewed
Cough, treat - Conyza scabrida - Leaf - Infusion
Cough, treat - Cyclopia genistoides - Leaves, twigs and flowers - Decoction
Cough, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaf - Mixture
Cough, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Burnt
Cough, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Cigar/cigarettes/pipe
Cough, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Infusion
Cough, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Root - Decoction
Cough, treat - Helichrysum petiolare - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Flowers - Tea
Cough, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves and stem - Infusion
Cough, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaf - Infusion
Cough, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaf and stem - Infusion
Cough, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Decoction
Cough, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Mentha longifolia - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Osmitopsis asteriscoides - Leaves - Tincture
Cough, treat - Pelargonium betulinum - Leaves and twigs - Decoction
Cough, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Infusion
Cough, treat - Salvia africana-caerulea - Leaves - Tea
Cough, treat - Salvia africana-lutea - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Decoction
Cough, treat - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Rhizome - Fresh
Cough, treat - Siphonochilus aethiopicus - Root - Unspecified
Cough, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaf - Infusion
Cough, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaf - Infusion
Cough, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaf - Infusion and decoction
Cough, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Leaves - Infusion
Cough, treat - Tetradenia riparia - Plant and leaves - Decoction
Cough, treat - Tulbaghia violacea - Bulb and leaves - Unspecified
Cough, treat - Vernonia oligocephala - Leaf and stem - Decoction
Cough, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Decoction
Cough, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Dried
Cough, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Root - Cooked
Cough, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Infusion
Counter irritant (rubefacient), use as - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Unspecified
Cramps, after birth, treat - Xysmalobium undulatum - Root - Decoction
Cramps, intestinal, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Infusion
Cramps, intestinal, treat - Pelargonium betulinum - Leaves and twigs - Tea
Cramps, legs, treat - Dombeya rotundifolia - Roots and twigs - Decoction
Cramps, legs, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves and stem and flowers - Infusion
Cut/laceration, treat - Aloe ferox - Sap/juice, leaf - Exposed
Cut/laceration, treat - Bulbine frutescens - Sap - Exposed
Cut/laceration, treat - Carpobrotus edulis - Sap/Leaf - Lotion
Cut/laceration, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Branch tips - Burnt
Cut/laceration, treat - Osmitopsis asteriscoides - Leaves - Dried
Cut/laceration, treat - Pentanisia prunelloides - Leaves - Infusion
Cut/laceration, treat - Withania somnifera - Leaves - Poultice
Cystitis, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Unspecified
Cystitis, treat - Arctopus echinatus - Root, tap - Unspecified
Cystitis, treat - Ocotea bullata - Bark - Decoction
Cystitis, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Plant - Unspecified
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South African Traditional Medicines Research Group (SATMERG)
Traditional Healers Organization
Traditional Health Practitioners Act 2007