Wild Dagga Loose Herbs
R62,00 – R812,50
Description
Botanical name: Leonotus leonurus
Common names: Wild dagga, Lion’s ear, Leonotis (Eng,) Wildedagga, Duiwelstabak (Afr,) Imvovo, Utywala-bengcungcu, Umfincafincane, Umunyamunya (isiXhosa,) Umfincafincane, Umcwili, Imunyane, Utshwala-bezinyoni (isiZulu.)
Family: Lamiaceae
Wilde dagga is a beautiful upright shrub with a wide distribution in South Africa. This plant is very adaptable to a diverse planting area.
Uses:
The flowers, leaves and twigs are used as teas, poultices, ointments, smokables and tinctures with a binter flavor profile.
Ancient and modern documented uses of the plant have described it as a remedy for stomach ailments, skin conditions, epilepsy, headaches and raspatory ailments including coughs, colds and influenza.