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=== ''Ipomoea adenioides'' ===
''[[Ipomoea adenioides]]'' Schinz is an erect silky-hairy shrub up to 1.2 m tall with white flowers and occurs in Angola, Namibia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Africa. In Namibia a root or fruit infusion is drunk to treat cardiac weakness. After castration, the leaf powder is applied to the scrotum. Raw roots are eaten as a substitute for water.
=== ''Ipomoea blepharophylla '' ===''[[Ipomoea blepharophylla]]'' Hallier f. is a prostrate herb with several stems arising from a large tuber; it has whitish flowers with a darker centre. It is widespread, but not common, throughout tropical Africa, excluding the dry and very humid regions. In eastern DR Congo dried root bark powder is mixed with food to treat malaria. A maceration of the crushed tuber is given as an enema to children to treat belly-ache and to adults to treat amoebiasis. It is also given as a drink to cattle suffering from bloating and wind. The tuber is also chewed to treat swollen glands in the neck and to facilitate the expulsion of the placenta.
=== ''Ipomoea crassipes'' ===