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<p></p> <p><b>New page</b></p><div>{{Taxobox<br /> | color = lightgreen<br /> | name = &#039;&#039;Cussonia spicata&#039;&#039;<br /> | image = Cussonia spicata.jpg<br /> | image_size = 240px<br /> | image_caption = &#039;&#039;Cussonia spicata&#039;&#039;<br /> | regnum = [[Plantae]]<br /> | divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]]<br /> | classis = [[Magnoliopsida]]<br /> | ordo = [[Apiales]]<br /> | familia = [[Araliaceae]]<br /> | subfamilia = [[Aralioideae]]<br /> | genus = &#039;&#039;[[Cussonia]]&#039;&#039;<br /> | species = &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;C. spicata&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;<br /> |binomial_authority = [[Carl Peter Thunberg|Thunb.]]<br /> | binomial = &#039;&#039;Cussonia spicata&#039;&#039;<br /> }}<br /> <br /> &#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;Cussonia spicata&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039;&#039; (known as &#039;&#039;&#039;spiked cabbage tree&#039;&#039;&#039;, &#039;&#039;&#039;lowveld cabbage tree&#039;&#039;&#039; or &#039;&#039;&#039;common cabbage tree&#039;&#039;&#039;) is a tree in the [[Araliaceae]] family. <br /> <br /> It occurs naturally in southern [[Africa]] and into tropical Africa. <br /> <br /> It is cultivated as a garden plant and can reach a height of 15 meters. It does not tolerate extreme degrees of frost. <br /> <br /> ==Ethnomedical Uses==<br /> It has been used in traditional African medicine and its [[medicinal properties]] are being investigated. <br /> <br /> *A bark [[decoction]] is used in the treatment of [[malaria]], and [[indigestion]] in a similar manner to [[tonic water]] <br /> *A root [[decoction]] is used to treat [[fever]], [[venereal disease]], as well as a [[diuretic]] and [[laxative]]. <br /> *A root bark [[decoction]] is used to treat [[mental illness]].<br /> <br /> ==References==<br /> *[http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantcd/cussonspic.htm PlantzAfrica: &#039;&#039;Cussonia spicata&#039;&#039;]<br /> *[http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/species.php?species_id=142930 Flora of Zimbabwe: &#039;&#039;Cussonia spicata&#039;&#039;]<br /> <br /> [[Category:Araliaceae]]<br /> [[Category:Flora of South Africa]]<br /> [[Category:Trees of Africa]]<br /> <br /> {{Apiales-stub}}</div>

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