bulbine capitata/burns

BACKGROUND The gel from the leaves of Bulbine natalensis (BN) and Bulbine frutescens (BF) is commonly used as a traditional medicine in South Africa for the treatment of skin wounds and burns. Treatment with both leaf gel extracts has previously been demonstrated to increase tensile strength and

OBJECTIVE In South Africa the local population relies extensively on indigenous plants in the formulation of traditional medicines to treat skin ailments. The scientific merits of many of these plants used to treat wounds and burns are yet to be validated. Bulbine natalensis and Bulbine frutescens

Ethnopharmacological relevance: The genus Bulbine (Asphodelaceae) is spread across Southern Africa and Australia and has been traditionally used for various medicinal applications such as treating skin diseases, burns, diarrhoea, and sexually transmitted