The fresh leaf produces a jelly-like juice that is wonderful for burns, rashes, blisters, insect bites, cracked lips, acne, cold sores, mouth ulcers and areas of cracked skin.

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The roots are less often used (mainly to prevent or treat madness).

Van Wyk, B.E., Van Oudtshoorn, B Gericke, N. (2000). Medicinal Plants of South Africa, Briza Publications. 2nd ed

Early records(Smith,1895) exist for the use of the rhizomes and roots to treat scrofula-a form of tuberculosis affecting the lymph nodes- and the leaf juice as a styptic.

Brendler, T., Eloff J.N., Gurib-Fakim, A.,Philips, L.D. (2010) African Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Association for African Medicinal Plant Standards.

The fresh whole plant, including the roots of B.abyssinica, is used to make a tea, for use by women to treat unspecified ailments, vaginal and bladder problems, infertility, back pain, and cough.

Brendler, T., Eloff J.N., Gurib-Fakim, A.,Philips, L.D. (2010) African Herbal Pharmacopoeia. Association for African Medicinal Plant Standards.

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