c-ray
12-31-2007, 03:18 AM
from http://sutherlandia.org
Sutherlandia frutescens is regarded as the most profound and multi-purpose of the medicinal plants in Southern Africa. Because of its efficacy as a safe tonic for diverse health conditions it has enjoyed a long history of use by all cultures in Southern Africa.
Sutherlandia powerfully assists the body to mobilize its own resources to cope with diverse physical and mental stresses, and it should therefore be more correctly known as an adaptogenic tonic.
The traditional Tswana name Phetola alludes to this: Phetola means it changes, meaning that the plant changes the course of many illness into a favorable outcome. (Similar to the European concept of an alterative). The North Sotho name Lerumo-lamadi means the spear for the blood meaning that Sutherlandia is a powerful blood-purifier or all-purpose tonic.
plenty of info at the above link
it is a legumous shrub so it would presumably grow decently in marginal conditions, but it is native to south africa so it would need to be grown at usda plant hardiness zone 9 or warmer, or in a greenhouse
supposed to be an excellent hiv medicine, as is the african potato
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/19
Sutherlandia frutescens is regarded as the most profound and multi-purpose of the medicinal plants in Southern Africa. Because of its efficacy as a safe tonic for diverse health conditions it has enjoyed a long history of use by all cultures in Southern Africa.
Sutherlandia powerfully assists the body to mobilize its own resources to cope with diverse physical and mental stresses, and it should therefore be more correctly known as an adaptogenic tonic.
The traditional Tswana name Phetola alludes to this: Phetola means it changes, meaning that the plant changes the course of many illness into a favorable outcome. (Similar to the European concept of an alterative). The North Sotho name Lerumo-lamadi means the spear for the blood meaning that Sutherlandia is a powerful blood-purifier or all-purpose tonic.
plenty of info at the above link
it is a legumous shrub so it would presumably grow decently in marginal conditions, but it is native to south africa so it would need to be grown at usda plant hardiness zone 9 or warmer, or in a greenhouse
supposed to be an excellent hiv medicine, as is the african potato
http://www.nutritionj.com/content/4/1/19