Large shrub ; up to 3 m tall , with whitish brown bark .
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Endemic (EN) - Rare & Threatened (RT) - National Assessment
Not Common
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In Omani studies: Miller & Morris (1988) wrote that: "The downy new growth of A. orientalis and the underbark were gathered, dried and stored for future use as a tanning agent. The dried matter was then pulverised, mixed with water or oil to a paste, and then smeared over the hide, which had already had the hair removed. The whole hide was rubbed and kneaded over a hard, flat surface until thoroughly impregnated with the paste, more water being added as the paste dried out. Once the required suppleness and colour has been reached, the hide was allowed to finally dry out, the paste was washed off, and the skin either stored like that until it was needed, or cut, stitched and made up into the required article. New soft growth was also pounded to a paste and applied to the udder of livestock suffering from mastitis, a disease of
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*Ghazanfar, S. (2007). Flora of the Sultanate of Oman, vol.2: Crassulaceae – Apiaceae. Meise, National Botanic Garden of Belgium (Scripta Botanica Begica, Vol. 36). ISBN 9789072619747 ISSN 0779-2387. *https://en.wikipedia.org *https://www.sciencedirect.com *Gledhill, D. (2008). The Names of Plants. Fourth Edition. Cambridge University Press, UK. ISBN 978-0-521-86645-3 ISSN 978-0-521-68553-5. *Miller, A., Morris, M. (1988). Plants of Dhofar, the Southern Region of Oman: Traditional, Economic, and Medicinal Uses. Published by Office of the Adviser for Conservation of the Environment, Diwan of Royal Court, Sultanate of Oman; ISBN 10: 0715708082 ISSN 13: 9780715708088.
