Author:
Qjure
Book:
Qjurious
Type:
Info
Chapter:
3-633.71.06
Hypoxis hemerocallidea
English: African star grass; African potato.
Region: South Africa, Mozambique, Zimbabwe.
Source: Kenton provings; Yashica Singh.
Medicinal use: benign prostatic hyperplasia; alters the activity of cytochrome P450, may interfere with other drugs as antiretroviral drugs.
Botany: bright yellow star-shaped flowers and strap-like leaves.
Use: Sotho people use Hypoxis as a charm against lightning and storms.