Skip to main content
African Traditional Medicine
Pharmacopoeia and Resources for Research
Primary links
Home
Plants
Treatments
Books
Journal articles
Monographs
Theses
User account menu
Register
Subscribe
Log in
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 L
Labour, facilitate - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Decoction
Labour, facilitate - Clivia miniata - Leaves and rhizome - Unspecified
Labour, induce - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Unspecified
Labour, induce - Clivia miniata - Leaves - Unspecified
Labour, induce - Dombeya rotundifolia - Bark - Decoction
Lactation, induce - Withania somnifera - Unspecified - Unspecified
Lactation, reduce - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Warmed
Laxative (for constipation), use as - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Corm - Unspecified
Laxative (for constipation), use as - Aloe ferox - Leaves or roots - Decoction
Laxative (for constipation), use as - Capparis tomentosa - Roots or root bark - Unspecified
Laxative (for constipation), use as - Catharanthus roseus - Leaves - Extraction
Laxative (for constipation), use as - Olea europaea africana - Fruit - Extract
Leprosy, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Unspecified
Leprosy, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Stem and root - Unspecified
Leprosy, treat - Centella asiatica - Leaves or above ground parts - Extracts and tinctures
Leprosy, treat - Centella asiatica - Unspecified - Unspecified
Leprosy, treat - Chironia baccifera - Plant, whole - Infusion
Leprosy, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Leaves - Powdered
Leprosy, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root bark - Decoction
Leprosy, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaf - Decoction
Leprosy, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves and twigs and flowers - Infusion
Leprosy, treat - Trichilia emetica - Seed oil - Refer to notes
Leukaemia, treat - Catharanthus roseus - Unspecified - Unspecified
Lice infestation (pediculosis), treat - Aloe ferox - Root - Decoction
Lice infestation (pediculosis), treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves and twigs - Infusion
Lice, head, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaf - Infusion
Limbs, broken, treat - Trichilia emetica - Seed oil - Refer to notes
Limbs, lower, warm up - Lippia javanica - Leaves - Poultice
Lips, cracked, treat - Bulbine frutescens - Sap,juice / leaf - Squeezed
Liver problem, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Infusion
Liver problem, treat - Catharanthus roseus - Root - Unspecified
Liver problem, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaf - Infusion
Liver problem, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaves or above ground parts - Decoction
Liver problem, treat- Harpagophytum procumbens - Unspecified - Unspecified
Lumbago, treat - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Unspecified
Lumbago, treat - Trichilia emetica - Bark or leaf - Infusion
Lung (pulmonary) disease/disorder, treat - Oncosiphon suffruticosum - Leaves - Infusion
Lupus (skin disease), treat - Melianthus comosus - Plant - Mixture
Lymphatic vessel insufficiency, treat - Centella asiatica - Leaves or above ground parts - Extracts and tinctures
Download CSV
Download JSON
Download XML
Useful links
South African Traditional Medicines Research Group (SATMERG)
Traditional Healers Organization
Traditional Health Practitioners Act 2007