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[[File:Sutherlandia frutescens 01.jpg|thumb|right|''Sutherlandia frutescens'', ''cancer bush'', ''Balloon pea'']]
'''Sutherlandia frutescens''' is a southern African legume which has traditionally been used as an indigenous medicine for a variety of ailments.It is a shrub with bitter, aromatic leaves. Red-orange flowers appear in spring to mid-summer.
==Uses==
{{Uses|Cancer}}, {{Uses|HIV}}, {{Uses|TB}}, {{Uses|Heartburn}}, {{Uses|Gastritis}}, {{Uses|Esophagitis}}, {{Uses|Joint pain}}.
== Description Common names== Sutherlandia frutescens is a small bush growing up to about 1m high. It is native to dry parts of southern Africa, preferring full sun but tolerant of a wide variety of soil types. It is a tough plant, hardy, fast growing and drought tolerant but short lived. Seeds germinate readily in around 2 to 3 weeks and established plants self-seed readily. Seedlings may be vulnerable to damping off, but provided it is in well drained soil, it grows readily and is not very vulnerable to pests.{{Common names|kn=āvarike|ml=|sa=Aaavartaki|ta=āvārai|te=taṃgēḍu|hi=Tarwar|en=Avaram senna}}
== Uses Properties==Reference: Dravya - Substance, Rasa - Taste, Guna - Qualities, Veerya - Potency, Vipaka - Post-digesion effect, Karma - Pharmacological activity, Prabhava - Therepeutics.===Dravya===
==Common name=Guna===
===Vipaka=== ===Karma=== ===Prabhava=== ==Habit=={{Habit|Climber shrub}} ==Identification=====Leaf==={{Leaf|alternate|stipulate|biternately compound, triangular in outline, papery-thin with serrate margins, lateral leaflets smaller than terminal leaflet}}<ref name="Leaf"/> ===Flower==={{Flower|Unisexual||White||Flower Symmetry is Bilateral, Inflorescence Type is Panicle, Flowering Period is Free-Flowering and Flowering Habit is Polycarpic}} ===Fruit==={{Fruit|Simple Fruit||Mature Fruit Colour(s) [Angiosperms & Gymnosperms] is Brown|Fruit Type is Dehiscent Dry Fruit (Capsule)|12-20 seeds}} ===Other features=== ==List of Ayurvedic medicine in which the herb is used== ==Where to get the saplings====Mode of Propagation=={{Propagation|Seeds}}. ==How to plant/cultivate==Sutherlandia frutescens is a small bush growing up to about 1m high. It is native to dry parts of southern Africa, preferring full sun but tolerant of a wide variety of soil types. It is a tough plant, hardy, fast growing and drought tolerant but short lived<ref name="How to plant/cultivate"/> ==Commonly seen growing in areas=={{Commonly seen|Grassland area}}, {{Commonly seen|Savannah area}}, {{Commonly seen|Open Ground area}}. ==Photo Gallery==<gallery class="left" caption="" widths="140px" heights="140px">Sutherlandia frutescens-PICT2442.JPGSutherlandia frutescens-PICT2444.JPG</gallery> == References == <references><ref name="intchemical composition">[http://www.stuartxchange.org/ParolParolan.html "Constituents"]</ref><ref name="Leaf">[https://plantsflorafaunaweb.usdanparks.gov.sg/corespecial-pages/profileplant-detail.aspx?symbolid=SUFR3 1362 "Sutherlandia frutescensmorphology"]</ref><ref name="int2How to plant/cultivate">[httphttps://wwwen.plantzafricawikipedia.comorg/plantqrswiki/sutherfrut.htm Sutherlandia_frutescens "Sutherlandia frutescensCultivation"]</ref>
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== External Links ==* [http://www.herbgarden.co.za/mountainherb/herbinfo.php?id=130 Sutherlandia frutescens on pza.sanbi.org]* [http://pza.sanbi.org/lessertia-frutescens Information and links on Sutherlandia frutescens]*[https://enwww.wikipediasutherlandia.org/wikiuses.html Sutherlandia frutescens on Leaders in Natural Traditional African Medicines]* [http://Sutherlandia_frutescens www.herbalafrica.co.za/sutherlandiap.html Sutherlandia frutescenson herb garden]
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