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Bulbine frutescens

Bulbine - Bulbine frutescens
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bulbine e1587184229402

Common names: bulbine, snake flower, cat's tail, burn jelly plant (English); intelezi, ingelwane (Xhosa); ithethe elimpofu, ibhucu (Zulu); balsem kopieva, rankkopiva, geelkatstert (Afrikaans). 
Botanical name: Bulbine frutescens

Bulbine frutescens, also known as bulbine, snake flower, cat’s tail, or burn jelly plant, is a popular water-wise garden plant that is also cultivated for its medicinal properties. It is a fast-growing, succulent perennial that forms spreading clumps with yellow or sometimes orange flowers fluffy stamens. 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. It prefers full sun but will also grow in semi-shade. It can be propagated from seed, cuttings, or division of clumps in spring.

Uses & Benefits: cosmetics, indoor, medicine, pot plant, small garden, water-wise, wind tolerant

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Nature & Cultivation

Family: Asphodelaceae
Type: geophyte, ground cover, succulent
Vegetation type:  
Flower colour: orange, yellow
Flowering season: Autumn, Spring, Summer
Plant-animal interactions: bees, butterflies
Red list status: Least Concern

Light-level: afternoon sun, full sun, morning sun, semi-shade
Soil type: sandy, well-composted, well-drained
Soil pH: 
Propagation: cuttings, division, seed

Use as Medicine

Safety: no safety concerns

Herbal traditions: Cape Herbal Medicine
Plant parts used: leaf gel, leaves, roots

First-aid use: acne, arthritis, blisters, boils, burns, cold sores, colds & 'flu, cough, cracked lips, diarrhoea, dry skin, eczema, grazes, insect bites, mouth ulcer, rashes, ringworm, scratches, wounds 
Medical use:  
Veterinary use:  

Plant qualities: bitter, cooling, moistening, mucilaginous, soothing
Plant actions: anti-HIV, anti-cancer, anti-inflammatory, antibacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, demulcent, emollient, vulnerary
Phytochemical constituents: aloctin A, aloctin B, flavonoids, glycoproteins, phenols, polysaccharides

Plant preparations: cream, fresh, gel, infusion - aqueous, plaster, poultice

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