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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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