🌻Cape & Southern African Herbalism
Num-num (Carissa)
Carissa macrocarpa
About Num-num (Carissa)
Num-num (Carissa) (Carissa macrocarpa) is a herb used in the Cape & Southern African Herbalism tradition to help with High Blood Pressure, Digestive Issues, Immune Support, and Fever, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Carissa macrocarpa is a shrub native to South Africa. It is commonly known as the Natal plum and, in South Africa, the large num-num. In Zulu, as well as in the Bantu tribes of Uganda, it is called Amathungulu or umThungulu oBomvu. In Afrikaans the fruit is called noem-noem.
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist
Parts used
Aerial Parts · bothLeaves · both