In traditional medicine ailments such as coughs, colds and infections are treated with this popular medicinal plant. The leaves are used by Rastafarians to make an infusion to treat asthma, chest problems and high blood pressure. The smoke of the burning leaves is inhaled as a pain reliever. The leaves are also widely used on wounds to prevent infection.

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H. petiolare is used in South African traditional medicine to treat fever, catarrh, cold, cough, menstrual disorders, kidney-related infections, chest problems, high blood pressure, and erectile dysfunction.

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