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Conservation status<br />

No information on its conservation status was found.<br />

Medicinal uses<br />

The bark is boiled in broth and taken as a tonic, while the roots are boiled and the<br />

liquid drunk as a remedy for diarrhoea and indigestion (Hutchings et al., 1996).<br />

Data from ethnobotanical survey<br />

The bark is boiled and the resulting liquid is drunk. The person with sores has to<br />

drink a spoon three times a day (Mhlongo 2007, pers. comm.).<br />

Chemical content<br />

Tannins are reported to be found in the bark (Hutchings et.al., 1996).<br />

3.2.9 Scientific name : Gerbera ambigua (Cass.) Sch. Bip.<br />

Zulu name : Uhlambihloshana<br />

Common name : Botter blom<br />

Figure 3.12 Gerbera ambigua in its flowering stage.<br />

(www.plantzafrica.com/plantefg/gerberambig.htm)<br />

Botanical description<br />

Gerbera ambigua is a stemless, perennial herb with a basal rosette <strong>of</strong> leaves<br />

emerging from a silky crown. Its cylindrical roots are thick and fleshy, while its leaves<br />

are very variable in shape, size, petiole length and covering hairs. Its flower stalks<br />

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