Herbal Medicinal Plants
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Local
herbal remedies should only be used under the guidance
of a knowledgeable herbal medicine practioner |
| Alpinia zerumbet, shell ginger A decoction of flowers with a piece of rootstock is taken as a diuretic. The leaf decoction is used to bathe skin afflictions. The fresh leaves are wrapped around the head to relieve headache. A combined decoction of leaves and flowers is a remedy for catarrh Margaret Ischmael |