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General Information

Antizoma angustifolia is an evergreen shrub, sometimes with long, rambling branches, growing up to 3 metres tall[].
The plant is harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Southern Africa - Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe, northern S. Africa.

Habitat

Dry bushland, usually associated with Acacia species, at elevations from 750 - 1,700 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Evergreen Shrub
Height	3.00 m
Self-fertile	No
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

The plant is intolerant of frosts[].
A dioecious species, both male and female forms need to be grown if fruit and seed are required[].

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The roots are blood purifier, emetic and purgative[]. An infusion is used to purify the blood in the treatment of boils, and also to treat digestive disorders such as stomach-ache, stomach ulcers, colic, diarrhoea and dysentery; kidney stone; liver, gallbladder and bladder complaints; general pain and coughs[]. Women drink a root decoction during pregnancy to keep the foetus mobile; to facilitate the birth; and to aid the expulsion of the afterbirth[].

A decoction from the leaves or roots is drunk, or the leaves and roots are chewed, in order to treat digestive problems, as a remedy for general malaise and to treat AIDS[].

The plant, especially the leaves, contains a wide diversity of alkaloids[].
There are large amounts of alkaloids in the leaves, ranging from 4.7 - 10.5 mg/g dry weight, with crotsparine accounting for 72% of the total alkaloids[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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