Several other ''Gomphocarpus'' species in tropical Africa are used medicinally.
=== ''Gomphocarpus cancellatus'' ====== and ''Gomphocarpus G. filiformis'' ===
''[[Gomphocarpus cancellatus]]'' (Burm.f.) Bruyns and ''[[Gomphocarpus filiformis]]'' (E.Mey.) D.Dietr. occur in Namibia and South Africa. Dried and powdered roots or aerial parts are used as a snuff to treat influenza and colds.