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Thonningia

 * ... that the herb Thonningia sanguinea (pictured) is used in traditional African medicine for a wide variety of conditions, including asthma, hemorrhoids, gingivitis, malaria, rickets, incontinence and bedwetting?
 * ALT:... that in Ghana and Côte d'Ivoire, pointy flower heads of the herb Thonningia sanguinea (pictured) are often tied to the ankles of young children to help them learn to walk?
 * Comment: Not a self-nom. --PFHLai (talk) 23:14, 25 May 2013 (UTC)
 * Comment: Not a self-nom. --PFHLai (talk) 23:14, 25 May 2013 (UTC)

Created by Tortie tude (talk). Nominated by PFHLai (talk) at 23:14, 25 May 2013 (UTC).


 * Symbol confirmed.svg For the ALT (the original hook is cited to an offline source, AGF Symbol voting keep.svg for that one). Article long and new enough, hook is interesting (I prefer the ALT). Quick spotcheck shows no problems with close paraphrasing. Sasata (talk) 18:08, 31 May 2013 (UTC)