Medicinal Plants of Namibia | Page 46

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GreenSyellow!flowers!adorned!in!red!striations!and!shaped!like!a!cup!will!form!
throughout!the!year!depending!on!local!conditions13.!!Distinct!brown,!hairy!fruit!will!
also!be!present!general!through!the!year13.!!These!dry!wooly!fruit!will!occur!in!
clusters!and!upon!cracking!open!release!blueSgrey!seeds.!!These!seeds!tend!to!look!
like!ticks,!earning!it!the!name!of!tick!tree13.!!!!
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Governmental(protection(status:(
The!forestry!legislation!is!currently!sheltering!this!species13.!!

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Indigenous(medicinal(use:!!
The!Himba!ingest!a!decoction!made!from!the!boiled!root!of!this!plant!to!help!treat!
indigestion!and!abdominal!pains!after!childbirth47.!!The!plant!should!not!be!used!if!
pregnant!or!menstruating!because!it!thins!the!blood47.!!!!!

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