Table 4 Medicinal plants documented in this study that are considered to have potential in the development of new medicinal products with commercial value [47, 48]
Species | Plant parts used |
|---|---|
Acacia karroo | Bark, exudate, leaf |
Alepidea amatymbica | Root |
Aloe arborescens | Leaf gel |
Aloe ferox | Exudate, leaf gel |
Aloe marlothii | Exudate |
Artemisia afra | Essential oil, leaves |
Bulbine frutescens | Leaf gel |
Carpobrotus edulis | Leaves, fruits |
Elephantorrhiza elephantina | Roots |
Gunnera perpensa | Roots |
Helichrysum nudifolium | Leaves |
Helichrysum odoratissimum | Essential oil, leaves |
Hypoxis hemerocallidea | Roots |
Leonotis leonurus | Leaves |
Lippia javanica | Leaves |
Mentha longifolia | Leaves |
Pittosporum viridiflorum | Bark |
Prunus africana | Bark |
Tulbaghia alliacea | Leaves |
Tulbaghia violacea | Leaves |
Typha capensis | Roots |
Withania somnifera | Leaves, roots |
Xysmalobium undulatum | Roots |
Ziziphus mucronata | Leaves, roots |