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Medicinal

The following notes refer to the traditional medicinal uses of the related species Coyledon orbiculata. This is a well-known medicinal plant in South Africa. The fleshy part of the leaf is applied to soften and remove hard corns and warts. The Southern Sotho use a dried leaf as a protective charm for an orphan child and as a plaything. In the Willowmore District, the heated leaf is used as a poultice for boils and other accessible inflammations, earache in particular . Van Wyk et al. (1997) report that a single leaf is eaten as a vermifuge and that the warmed juice can be used as drops for toothache or earache. They also report that the juice has been used to treat epilepsy.
PlantzAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa. http://pza.sanbi.org/cotyledon-orbiculata link

Nomenclature

Syn. = Cotyledon orbiculata undulata.
The Royal Horticultural Society Horticultural Database, available at www.rhs.org.uk

Cotyledon orbiculata var. oblonga (Haw.) DC.

Family: CRASSULACEAE
Genus: Cotyledon
Species: orbiculata L.
Variety: oblonga (Haw.) DC.
Common names: Silver Ruffles; Silver Crown
Distribution summary: South Africa
Habit: Succulent
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Glasshouse (GLASSHOUSE)


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