page_title: Elytropappus rhinocerotis
section_title: Uses
hierarchical_section_title: Elytropappus rhinocerotis / Uses
caption_attribution_description: English: Renosterbos in cultivation in an indigenous arid garden soon after planting. Cape Town.
context_page_description: Elytropappus rhinocerotis is a species of flowering plants in the daisy family, Asteraceae, endemic to South Africa. It is a very obvious component of the unique Renosterveld Vegetation Type, which is named after this bush.
context_section_description: Elytropappus rhinocerotis is a medicinal plant in traditional African medicine. The young tips of the branches are used in traditional medicine to treat indigestion and stomach ulcers. The foliage tips are now usually added to wine or brandy for such medicinal consumption.
caption: Renosterbos bush (juvenile), in a Cape Town garden.
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