Diamond leaf Seeds (Euclea divinorum)

Diamond leaf Seeds (Euclea divinorum)

Price for a pack of 5 seeds

Euclea divinorum, called diamond leaf, diamond-leaved euclea, magic guarri, and toothbrush tree, is a species of flowering plant in the genus Euclea, native to eastern and southern Africa.

A shrub or small tree, it has many uses in Africa, including as a source for dye for wool, for tanning leather, and an ink, and as a preservative for milk, and by chewing on a twig, as a toothbrush.

Grows up to about 6 metres tall, but with occasional specimens up to 15 metres

In traditional medicine the root extracts and dried powdered roots are used both internally and externally. Taken internally, they are used for the treatment of gastro-intestinal disturbances, cancer, miscarriage and jaundice. They are applied externally to treat ulcers, leprosy, wounds, arthritis, snakebites, headache, toothache and gonorrhoea
The fruits, bark and roots are used as a purgative (in soup) also as a tonic for anaemia.