UMCKALOABO, SERIOUS
NATURAL ANTIBACTERIAL
Umckaloabo
(Pelargonium sidoides) is a medicinal geranium-like plant from southern Africa with antibacterial properties. The root is used
for the treatment of acute and chronic infections of the throat, nose and ear
cavities, for sinusitis, acute and chronic bronchitis and tuberculosis. Research in Europe is verifying what
traditional medicine men of Lesotho
and South Africa
have long known about this herb.
Englishman,
Charles Henry Stevens claimed the Umckaloabo plant cured his tuberculosis back
in 1897. Stevens built a business
selling the root powder in Europe without
revealing the origin of the medicine, and finally in 1972 German research
identified the plant. Now Umckaloabo
products are widely sold in Germany.
This wild
geranium is adorned with trailing stems, grey foliage and deep burgundy-black
flowers. California nurserymen have called it one of
the best silver foliage perennials. Sow
seeds anytime in the spring, perhaps a few seeds every week until the end of spring. Germination of the Umckaloabo is said to be
moderate in nature, meaning is does not germinate easily. It is a hardy perennial in zones 10-11+.
The
following is a very informative site for Umckaloabo, it outlines as follows:
Umckaloabo
(Pelargonium sidoides)
Related
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Background
Uses
Tradition
Dosing
Safety
Interactions
with Drugs
(And an
impressive list of) Attributions
Shebolith
Says…on occasion something on TV prompts her to begin research on a
subject. Such is the case in this
instance. Dr. Oz recommended Umckaloabo
on his TV show a couple of weeks ago.
After looking through his site this morning and not finding, anything about
the plant, Umckaloabo, or its medicinal properties Shebolith Says…thinks Dr. Oz
is not that serious about promoting Alternative Health Care using Herbs and
other natural remedies.
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