Salvia Nilotica

Scientific Name: Salvia Nilotica

Common Name: Yellow Bauhinia

Family: Lamiaceae

Names in other languages: no others recorded 

• General Information 

Salvia nilotica is a perennial shrub growing in the eastern African highlands from Ethiopia to Zimbabwe, between 900 and 3,600 m (3,000 and 11,800 ft) elevation. It has many creeping rhizomes and stems about 60–90 cm (24–35 in) tall. The small flowers, in whorls of 6–8, range from purple to rose to white

Features of Bauhinia Tomentosa that make it identifiable:  

• The Stem is erect, branched, with multicellualr flattish hairs, shorter capitate glandular hairs

• The Leaves are in a basal rosette and along stems,

• The flowers are small, in whorls of 6–8, range from purple to rose to white

• The fruit brown nutlets, fatly ellipsoid

• Uses (non medicinal) 

• essential oils (non medicinal purposes) 

• Medicinal Uses:  

• Essential oils (medicinal purposes) 

• plant is used for the treatment of cold, fever, stomach disorders, diarrhea, and as a skin cleaner and spice