Bulbinella:
Indigenous to South Africa, Bulbinella is often used in landscaping where a drought-resistant, tough groundcover is required. Squeeze the fresh leafs to extract the clear, jelly-like juice that is wonderful for burns, rashes, blisters, insect bites, cracked lips and skin, acne, cold sores and mouth ulcers. Growing this plant is like having a first aid kit on hand, especially for children’s daily knocks and scrapes. As a traditional folk remedy it is taken as an infusion of a few fresh leaves in a cup of boiling water, strained and used for coughs, colds and arthritis.