A literature search on medicinal plants used for contraception in South Africa by referencing textbooks, scientific databases, government policies and documents on contraception, theses and dissertations, and other web sources identified a minimum of 25 medicinal plants, including B. latifolia.
Moroole 2019
Scientific Name:
Bulbine natalensis (syn. latifolia)
Family Name:
Xanthorrhoeaceae
Common Name:
bulbine, ibhucu, rooiwortel
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ORIGINAL RESEARCH BY: J. Mohanasundarum, MD, PhD
February 2016
LATEST UPDATES BY: Oren Rabinowitz, MSc
April 2021