Cussonia spicata

The reason that the African people

call this plant Elephant Toothbrush is

that elephants really like this plant.

More than other plants. You see them

grazing among the Cussonia many times.

It also helps to clean their teeth

Medical Use : The roots of this plant

are considered powerful.

In Africa the people use the carrot juice

as a medicine against Fever, Malaria,

Digestive problems and even Venereal diseases.

To prepare this medicines they cook the carrot juice.

You can say that The Elephant Toothbrush is a

typical African Medicine Plant.

The plant is green year round, It means a full year joy in your house.
The plant helps keep house or office air clean.
You can put the plant everywhere above 3 °C.
For outdoor use it is important to avoid too much wind because it can damage the leaves.
The watering of the plant can be moderate.
Fertilizing once per month
very easy to prune the plant by cutting the branches.
The plant will bring new and even more branches.
when some branches are becoming too long you can do it without risk.
You can cut the branch on two different ways:
One way is to cut them just above one of the leaves.
For example above the first leave from the bottom.
Another way is to cut the branch directly on the stem.
Then it will bring a few new shoots as well.