• Status:Rare and found only in protected areas.
• Salutary: As its name suggests "salutaris" refers to "health giving" and is functions as a general tonic for good health.
• Leaves and bark create a strong peppery taste which becomes strongly evident if you make a tea from the dark glossy leaves.
• Likes to grow in tropical climates especially in the Northern Kwazulu Natal area of South Africa.
• Has been shown to have good anti microbial action.
  
• Traditionally used for medical conditions including flu, chest complaints, constipation, stomach ulcers, headaches, toothache and even  malaria.
• Pepper bark is taken in a number of ways including orally, smoked and also mixed with fat into an ointment.
• Has been used along with other plants as an aid in traditional divination practices.
• Can be propagated from seed, cuttings and tissue culture.

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• Commonly occurring in the savannah grasslands of South Africa, this perennial herb is also known as ishongwe in Zulu, Xysmalobium undulatum to scientists and bitterwortel in Afrikaans; describing the extremely bitter tasting root.
• Adult plants grow to about a meter in height, it creates leather- like leaves that curl at the leaf's edge. Uzara's hardy roots contain a compound called "uzarin" is prized in Europe as a herbal antidiarrhoeal remedy
• In South Africa it is used for a range of ailments including a snuff for headaches, stomach cramps, diarrhea and colds and coughs
• The root can also be ground into a powder and used to treat hides.
• When broken the stems and leaves yield a white milky latex like substance, which can be used to treat warts and other skin ailments
• Uzara distributes itself by creating a set of hairy capsules which split open releasing fluffy white seed that are distributed by the wind. It is happy to grow in a number of soil types, including hard dry conditions, making it sometimes difficult to harvest the prized root.

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• Also known as vygie in Afrikaans or sour fig in English, this fleshy succulent is a member of the so called mesemb family.
• Grows as an easy growing, ground covering succulent in a large range of conditions including; hot and dry environments and poor soils.
• The fleshy leaves contain a juice that is astringent in quality and mildly anti septic making the sour fig a commonly used medicinal plant in South Africa.
• Medicinally the triangular leaves are crushed into a pulp and used internally, as a gargle for mouth and throat infections, and for stomach complaints such as dysentery. In the past the plant has also been used for the treatment of tuberculosis.
• Topically the succulent can be used for a range of complaints simply by breaking the leaf and applying to the affected area. Uses include treatment for mild burns such as sunburn, insect bites, dry lips, cuts and scrapes and oral and vaginal thrush.
• The ripe fruits of the plant which are found beneath the flower are sometimes made into jams and curries.

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