Sunday 9 April 2017

Coastal Golden-leaf

Coastal Golden-leaf

a tree in the Phyllanthaceae family and is native to tropical and southern Africa as well as to the Island of RĂ©union in the Indian Ocean

Bridelia micrantha has been used locally in folk medicine, variously as an anti-abortifacient, an antidote, a laxative or purgative; and to treat diverse conditions of the central nervous system (headache), eye (infections, conjunctivitis), the gastrointestinal system (abdominal pain, constipation, gastritis), respiratory system (common cold), and the skin (scabies); [10] and used hygienically as a mouthwash

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