Eswatini's Flora - siSwati Names and Uses - HYPERICACEAE
Compiled by Chris Long, © December 2005
| Hypericum | |
| aethiopicum (Small Hypericum) nsukumbili, unsukumbili, | |
| Medicinal: | Backache, kidney infections, sores & venereal diseases. |
| subsp. aethiopicum | |
| subsp. sonderi | |
| perforatum * (Small Hypericum) | |
| Cultural: | In Europe has religious significance but this not confirmed in Africa. |
| Medicinal: | Widely used for 2000 years for depression, anxiety & insomnia. |
| revolutum (Small Hypericum) | |
| Medicinal: | Medicinal. Strong curry smell. |
| subsp. keniense | |
| subsp. revolutum | |
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