| Combretum species |
Vernacular name and English name |
Ethnomedicinal Use |
| Combretum hereroense Schinz
subsp. hereroense |
Ithetshane (Ndebele) Mouse-eared Combretum (English) Murovamhuru (Shona) Mutechani (Shona) Russet bushwillow (English) |
Bilharzias, headache, infertility in women |
| Combretum imberbe Wawra |
Leadwood (English), Monzo (Shona), Muchenarota (Shona), Mutsviri (Shona), |
Coughs. Colds, diarrhoea |
| Combretum platypetalum Welw. ex M.A. Lawson subsp. oatesii (Rolfe) Exell |
Bepu (Shona) Dwarf red Combretum (English) Red wings (English) Redwings (English) |
Swelling caused by mumps, pneumonia, abdominal pains, diarrhoea, antiemetic, dysmenorrhoea, infertility in women, earache, epistaxis, haeophysis |
| Combretum zeyheri Sond |
Large-fruited bushwillow (English) Muchenja (Shona) Mupembere-kono (Shona) Muruka (Shona) Umbhondo (Ndebele) Umbula (Ndebele) |
Toothaches, cough, scorpion bite, bloody diarrhoea, arrest mensual flow, eye lotion, embrocation, abdominal disorders. |
| Combretum elaeagnoides Klotzsch |
Large-fruited jesse-bush Combretum (English), Oleaster bushwillow (English), Muswati (Shona), Mukalanga , Mugupa (Ndebele), Mukapo (Shona) |
Antifungal, malaria |
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