Helinus integrifolius Seeds - Indigenous Climber Creeper Vine - Ethnobotanical Dreamherb

Helinus integrifolius is a South African indigenous species from the Eastern Cape, Free State, Gauteng, KwaZulu-Natal, Limpopo, Mpumalanga, North West and Western Cape Provinces. Common names include Seepbos or Seepbossie in Afrikaans and Soap Bush, Soap Creeper or Soap Plant in English and Ubulawu Obude, Ukumbuqwekwe or Ityolo in Xhosa and Uphuphuphu, Uxuphukwekwe or Ubhubhubhu in Zulu. It has many ethnobotanical uses. Helinis integrifolius has oneirogenic or dream inducing properties. Several sources attribute this to a high saponin count. Saponins are a chemical substance found in certain plants and are believed to be beneficial to the body. One of the characteristics of Saponins is that it produces foam when in contact with water. The name is derived from the latin word sapo, meaning soap. The main effects according to the Xhosa: mental clarity, lucid dreams and improved dream recall. Helinus integrifolius is a forest creeper with large oval leaves and during summer it bears starry orange and green flowers.

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