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The leaves can be boiled and applied<br />

to relieve ear ache.<br />

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The leaves can be boiled and brewed<br />

(like tea) for throat ailments.<br />

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The billygoat plum (also kakadu<br />

plum) is the fruit with the highest<br />

vitamin C content on the planet.<br />

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Some Aboriginal people suck on the<br />

bright orange desert mushroom to<br />

cure a sore mouth or lips.<br />

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This plant can be used to treat<br />

headaches and rhumatoid arthritis.<br />

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The leaves can be crushed and<br />

heated, then applied directly to the<br />

skin for pain relief from stingray<br />

stings.<br />

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The fruit can be used as a poultice<br />

(= cataplasm) on swollen joints.<br />

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