The resurrection plant Myrothamnus flabellifolia – believed to be one of the most ancient plants on the planet – is widely used in African traditional medicine. Known in isiZulu as Uvukakwabafile, which translates roughly to ‘awake from the dead’, it can dry out almost completely and survive.
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