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Treatments
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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 P
Pain during pregnancy, treat - Harpagophytum procumbens - Tuber - Dried, powdered
Pain, abdomen, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Infusion
Pain, bladder, (cystalgia), treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves and flowers - Infusion
Pain, chest, treat - Alepidea amatymbica - Root - Decoction
Pain, chest, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Bark - Cigar/cigarette/pipe
Pain, chest, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Roots - Decoction
Pain, chest, treat - Drimia elata - Bulb scales - Unspecified
Pain, chest, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaf or root - Refer to notes
Pain, feet, treat - Melianthus comosus - Plant - Decoction
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Adansonia digitata - Bark - Decoction
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Artemisia afra - Plant - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Asclepias fruticosa - Unspecified - Infusion
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves - Infusion
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Cissampelos capensis - Rhizome - Infusion
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Clivia miniata - Rhizome - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Datura stramonium - Leaves - Fresh or dry
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Datura stramonium - Stem - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves - Crushed
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Euclea undulata - Roots - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Melianthus comosus - Leaf - Dried
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Osmitopsis asteriscoides - Leaves - Tincture
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Dried
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark and roots - Unspecified
Pain, general/multiple sites, treat - Withania somnifera - Leaves - Heated
Pain, intercostal (between ribs), treat - Prunus africana - Bark - Unspecified
Pain, labour, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves - Infusion
Pain, labour, treat - Cannabis sativa var. indica - Leaves - Unspecified
Pain, muscles, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Dried
Pain, pleuritic, treat - Conyza scabrida - Root - Burnt, powdered
Pain, post-partum, treat - Artemisia afra - Unspecified - Unspecified
Pain, post-partum, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Plant - Decoction
Pain, post-partum, treat - Vernonia oligocephala - Plant - Extract
Pain, rheumatic, treat - Peucedanum galbanum - Sap, leaf - Fresh
Pain, rheumatic, treat - Withania somnifera - Plant - Unspecified
Palpitations, cardiac arrhythmia, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Corm - Unspecified
Palpitations, cardiac arrhythmia, treat - Dombeya rotundifolia - Bark - Decoction
Panacea, taken as - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Decoction
Paralysis, hemiplegic (one side), treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaves - Cigar/cigarette/pipe
Paralysis, limbs, treat - Tulbaghia alliacea - Bulb - Decoction
Paralysis, limbs, treat - Osmitopsis asteriscoides - Leaves - Tincture
Paralysis, partial, treat - Leonotis leonurus - Leaf - Unspecified
Paralysis/palsy, treat - Tulbaghia alliacea - Bulb and roots - Infusion
Paralysis/palsy, treat - Tulbaghia alliacea - Root - Bruised
Paralysis/palsy, treat - Tulbaghia alliacea - Roots - Refer to notes
Paralysis/palsy, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves - Infusion
Parasites, intestinal, treat - Trichilia emetica - Bark - Unspecified
Parasites, intestinal, treat - Withania somnifera - Unspecified - Unspecified
Penile irritation, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Powdered
Penis size, increase - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Cut
Penis size, increase - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Unspecified
Perspiration/sweating (diaphoresis), reduce - Adansonia digitata - Bark and leaves - Unspecified
Phlegm, loosen - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Burnt
Piles, treat - Sutherlandia frutescens - Leaves or above ground parts - Decoction
Piles, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Infusion
Piles, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Unspecified - Infusion
Piles, treat - Chironia baccifera - Leaves and stems and roots - Refer to notes
Piles, treat - Cliffortia odorata - Leaves - Tea
Pimples (acne), treat - Artemisia afra - Leaves - Poultice
Pimples (acne), treat - Bulbine frutescens - Sap,juice / leaf - Squeezed
Placenta (afterbirth), assist delivery - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Decoction
Placenta (afterbirth), assist delivery - Conyza scabrida - Leaves - Extract
Placenta (afterbirth), assist delivery - Geranium incanum - Leaves - Tea
Placenta (afterbirth), retained, expel - Chironia baccifera - Leaves and stem and fruit - Fresh
Placenta (afterbirth), retained, expel - Pentanisia prunelloides - Leaf - Poultice
Placenta (afterbirth), retained, expel - Pentanisia prunelloides - Leaves and stem and flowers - Infusion
Placenta (afterbirth), retained, expel - Pentanisia prunelloides - Root - Decoction
Placenta (afterbirth), retained, expel - Salvia africana-caerulea - Twigs - Infusion
Placenta (afterbirth), retained, expel - Terminalia sericea - Root - Decoction
Plague, treat - Tarchonanthus camphoratus - Leaves - Unspecified
Pleurisy, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Pleurisy, treat - Conyza scabrida - Roots - Burnt, powdered
Pleurisy, treat - Euclea natalensis - Root - Decoction
Pleurisy, treat - Lippia javanica - Leaves and stem - Burning
Pleurodynia, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Decoction
Pleurodynia, treat - Euclea natalensis - Root - Decoction
Pneumonia, treat - Kigelia africana - Bark and roots - Infusion
Pneumonia, treat - Artemisia afra - Root - Decoction
Pneumonia, treat - Artemisia afra - Root - Infusion
Pneumonia, treat - Ballota africana - Leaves - Steamed
Pneumonia, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Root - Powdered
Pneumonia, treat - Capparis tomentosa - Roots or root bark - Decoction
Pneumonia, treat - Cyclopia genistoides - Leaves, twigs and flowers - Decoction
Pneumonia, treat - Dichrostachys cinerea - Root - Infusion
Pneumonia, treat - Dodonaea angustifolia - Leaves and twig tips - Decoction
Pneumonia, treat - Securidaca longepedunculata - Root - Infusion
Pneumonia, treat - Terminalia sericea - Root - Decoction
Pneumonia, treat - Terminalia sericea - Root - Infusion
Pneumonia, treat - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Infusion
Poisoning, treat - Adansonia digitata - Seed - Unspecified
Postnatal medicine, use as - Agapanthus africanus - Rhizome and roots - Decoction
Pregnancy, ensure a safe delivery - Agapanthus africanus - Plant - Refer to notes
Pregnancy, ensure a safe delivery - Agapanthus africanus - Root - Infusion
Pregnancy, ensure a safe delivery - Asclepias fruticosa - Unspecified - Infusion
Pregnancy, ensure a safe delivery - Clivia miniata - Leaves or roots - Infusion
Pregnancy, ensure a safe delivery - Euclea undulata - Unspecified - Infusion
Pregnancy, ensure a safe delivery - Polygala fruticosa - Root - Mixture
Pregnancy, medicine, use as - Clivia miniata - Leaves - Unspecified
Premenstrual tension syndrome, treat - Geranium incanum - Leaves - Infusion
Proctitis, treat - Withania somnifera - Root - Unspecified
Prostate hypertrophy, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Corm -Extract
Prostate hypertrophy, treat - Prunus africana - Bark - Extract
Prostate problems, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Leaves and stem - Mixture
Prostate problems, treat - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Leaves and stem - Unspecified
Prostate problems, treat - Prunus africana - Bark - Extract
Prostatitis, treat - Agathosma betulina - Leaves - Unspecified
Psoriasis, treat - Centella asiatica - Plant - Refer to notes
Purgative (for purification), use as - Kigelia africana - Fruit - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Kigelia africana - Fruit, ripe - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Tulbaghia alliacea - Bulb and roots - Infusion
Purgative (for purification), use as - Asclepias fruticosa - Leaves and latex - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Athrixia phylicoides - Root - Decoction
Purgative (for purification), use as - Capparis tomentosa - Unspecified - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Euclea natalensis - Roots - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Euclea undulata - Roots or root bark - Refer to notes
Purgative (for purification), use as - Hypoxis hemerocallidea - Unspecified - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Leonotis leonurus - Flowers or leaves or stems - Infusion
Purgative (for purification), use as - Leonotis leonurus - Leaf - Decoction
Purgative (for purification), use as - Peucedanum galbanum - Seed - Infusion
Purgative (for purification), use as - Prunus africana - Bark - Extract
Purgative (for purification), use as - Trichilia emetica - Bark- Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Trichilia emetica - Root - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Trichilia emetica - Unspecified - Unspecified
Purgative (for purification), use as - Xysmalobium undulatum - Tuber - Unspecified
Purgative, use as - Tulbaghia alliacea - Plant - Unspecified
Purgative, use as - Aloe ferox - Sap/juice, leaf - Extracted
Purgative, use as - Buddleja saligna - Root - Scraped
Purgative, use as - Catharanthus roseus - Leaves or roots - Unspecified
Purgative, use as - Centella asiatica - Leaves - Infusion
Purgative, use as - Centella asiatica - Leaves or above ground parts - Extracts and tinctures
Purgative, use as - Chironia baccifera - Plant - Unspecified
Purgative, use as - Chironia baccifera - Plant, whole - Decoction
Purgative, use as - Cissampelos capensis - Rhizome - Refer to notes
Purgative, use as - Trichilia emetica - Root - Extract
Purgative, use as - Vernonia oligocephala - Plant - Tea
Purgative, use as - Warburgia salutaris - Bark - Unspecified
Purification rites, perform - Sclerocarya birrea - Bark - Decoction
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South African Traditional Medicines Research Group (SATMERG)
Traditional Healers Organization
Traditional Health Practitioners Act 2007
