Table 1.

Names, plant parts and Traditional usage of herbs investigated

Plant Name	Common name	Plant part	Traditional usage	References
Acacia mearnsii De Wild. Family: Leguminosae	Blackwood Black Wattle	Bark	Diarrhoea, dysentery, sore throat, coughs, children fever, tooth ache	[35]
Aloe arborescens Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe	Leaves	Vomiting, Skin ailments, diarrhoea, urinary complaints, rheumatism, tuberculosis	[35, 62]
Aloe striata Family: Xanthorrhoeaceae	Aloe	Leaves	Treatment of constipation	[63]
Cyathula uncinulata (Schrad.) Schinz Family: Amaranthaceae	NA	Leaves	Antidiarrhoea, philter or medicine for love	[64]
Eucomis autumnalis (Mill.) Chitt. Family: Asparagaceae	Common Pineapple Flower	Bulb	Decoctions of bulb and roots for colic, flatulence	[65]
Eucomis comosa (Houtt.) Wehrh. Family: Asparagaceae	Pineapple lily	Bulb	Help teething in children and to treat rheumatism	[66]
Hermbstaedtia odorata Wild Cockscomb Family: Amaranthaceae	Rooi-aarbossie	Leaves	Cleansing stomach wash alone or with Acaccia xanthophloea and Cappa	[35]
Hydnora africana Thunb. Family: Hydnoraceae	Warty Jackal Food, Jakkalskos Kanip	Tuber	Diarrhoea, plant dried ground raw for dysentery, amenorrhoea, swollen glands	[66]
Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker. Family: Hypoxidaceae	African potato	Tuber	Headaches, dizziness, mental disorders, to treat cancers, inflammation, HIV, diarrhoea	[67, 68]
Pelargonium sidoides DC. Family: Geraniaceae	Rose-scented Pelargonium	Root	Gonorrhoea, diarrhoea, dysentery, root decoction severe diarrhoea, stomach ailment in children	[35]
Psidium guajava L. Family: Myrtaceae	Guava	Leaves	Leaves used for diarrhoea, Infusion of leaves for bloody diarrhoea, infusion as enema for severe diarrhoea	[35]
Schizocarphus nervosus (Burch.) van der Merwe Family: Asparagaceae	White Scilla	Corms	Rheumatic fever, dysentery. All purpose herb.	[69, 70]

Key: NA not available