Boscia (Shepherd's Tree)
Boscia albitrunca
About Boscia (Shepherd's Tree)
Boscia (Shepherd's Tree) (Boscia albitrunca) is a herb used in the African Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Eye Health, Wound Healing, Digestive Issues, and Fever. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Boscia albitrunca, commonly known as the Shepherd tree or Shepherd's tree (Afrikaans: Witgat, Sotho: Mohlôpi, Tswana: Motlôpi, Venda: Muvhombwe, Xhosa: Umgqomogqomo, Zulu: Umvithi), is a protected tree in South Africa. The species epithet "albitrunca" refers to the oftentimes white trunk. It is an evergreen tree native to southern and tropical Africa, living in the hot, dry, and often brackish low-lying areas, sometimes on abundant lime or occasionally found in rocky terrain. It is a common tree...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist