Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 14

Plant:!Aloe&littoralis!! Family:!Aloaceae13!or!Asphodelaceae5!! Common(names:!! Aukoreb47!! Bergaalwyn22!! Bergaalwyn47!! Bergaloe22!! Endobo22!! Koreb22!! Mopane!aloe12! MopanieSaalwyn47!! Oshindombo22!! Otjindombo22!! WindhoekSaalwyn22!! Windhoek!Aloe5!! Windhuk!Aloe47!! ! Range:( This!plant!can!be!found!most!in!the!north!as!well!as!in!the!central!highlands!of! Namibia5.!!Aloe&littoralis!has!a!variable!habitat!including!outcrops,!hilltops,!and! plains!but!occurs!most!prominently!on!rocky!hill!slopes5,!22.!!!! ! Diagnostic(characteristics:( !Windhoek!Aloe!can!grow!up!to!4!m!in!height.!!Its! leaves!can!grow!to!be!0.7!m!long!and!30!mm!thick12.!! The!plant!has!long!swordSlike!leaves!that!narrow!at! the!ends!with!toothed!margins12.!!Also,!this! succulent!does!not!drop!its!leaves!during!a! particular!season12.!!Depicting!a!central!stalk!that!is! very!typical!of!other!aloes,!it!is!distinguished!by!its! large!size!and!tall!form5.!!! ! The!Windhoek!aloe!has!long!tubular!inflorescences! that!will!usually!reach!1.5!m!at!most5.!!These! flowers!range!from!yellow!to!pink!or!even!red5.!! Usually!these!flowers!develop!from!April!to!June,! giving!way!to!fruit!from!June!to!August12.!!A.& littoralis!has!small!capsule!fruits!with!black!seeds! that!are!thin,!delicate,!and!winged12.!! ( Governmental(protection(status:(( This!succulent!is!protected!under!the!Nature!Conservation!Ordinance5.!! ( Indigenous(medicinal(use:!! Schistosomiasis!can!be!treated!with!a!decoction!of!dry!leaves9.!!The!Himba! use!the!sap!of!the!plant!to!treat!nipple!soreness!from!newborn!feeding50.!!The!sap,!if!