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Red ash (Alphitonia excelsa), Headache vine (Clematis microphylla), Rock fuchsia bush (Eremophila), Liniment tree (Melaleuca symphyocarpa), Tamarind (Tamarindus indica) and Snakevine (Tinospora smilacina) were used for centuries by the indigenous Australians as remedies for headaches.
Cough and cold remedies include Lemon grasses (Cymbopogon), Fuchsia bushes (Eremophila), Tea trees (Melaleuca), River mint (Mentha australis) and Great morinda (Morinda citrifolia).
Blackwood (Acacia melanoxylon), Konkerberry (Carissa Ianceolata), Beach bean (Canacalia rosea), Tick-weed (Cleome viscosa), Stinging tree (Dendrocnide moroides) and Nettle (Urtica) have been used to ease the pain and inflammation of rheumatism.
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