Ballota africana (Cat herb)

Kattekruie [Afrikaans]

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Tinctures from leaves used in treating insomnia and headaches.

Ballota africana under cultivation in Kirstenbosch National Botanical Gardens, Cape Peninsula [photo H.G. Robertson, Iziko ©]