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Medicinal

Traditionally used as a medicine for coughs, colds, flatulence, colic.
PlantzAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa. www.plantzafrica.com

Other use

used in cooking, pot-pourris and for skin and hair in baths or shampoo.
PlantzAfrica.com. South African National Biodiversity Institute, South Africa. www.plantzafrica.com

Geographical distribution

  • Africa, Southern Africa, Cape Provinces

Eriocephalus africanus L.

Family: ASTERACEAE
Genus: Eriocephalus
Species: africanus L.
Common names: Wild rosemary; Kapokbos
Distribution summary: South Africa
Habit: Shrub
Hardiness: H3 - Half hardy; unheated greenhouse/mild winter
Habitat: Clay and granite slopes
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Southern Hemisphere Wolfson bed (N), Plants in pots (POT)
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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