Alikahlobani nendlu yemazambane lahla endlini, lelizambane lesiganga lase afrika (Hypoxis hemerocallidea) ihlangene nesihlahla lesinetimbali futsi icinile kakhulu kantsi futsi ayinankinga nesomiso eNingizimu Afrika. Likhula ngesikhatsi setimvula tasehlobo tase Ningizimu Afrika phindze futsi inetimbali letimtfubi lokhanyakao timise kwetinkhanyeti nemacembe lanetinwele.
Balaphi besintfu bayisebentisile njengemutsi wekwelapha kuphambana kwengcondvo, 'ingadi lembi' (boshukela), iPMS kanye netifo letihlala kuletinye. Kulisebentisa ngekulandzela imigomo yesintfu kufaka kwekugcobisa lokumafutsa ekulapha timphawu letihlangene nesifo sematsambo, emazulumba labovu nekoma kwemitsambo.
Phindze kuyasebenta etimeni tesikhumba letifana nekuvutfwa kwesikhumba, emajiji, tibati, kusha, emachuchumba lamancane, tilondza temibhedze, tinsumbe, emalayini lasemitimbeni, kushiswa lilanga, nawulunywe tilwanyana kanye nesikhumba lesomile. Lesinongo lesisebentako, ihypoxoside, itsatfwa kumphandze lesalishubhu. Inengati lesetulu lefanako lengaveta kungashi kamalula kanye nekucinisa emasotja emtimba.
Ngekusebenta kuyafana nemahormone kungajikisa/ kugucule kulima kwetincenye temtimba phindze kutsambise kuluma kwemamasela. Liphindze lisebente njengentfo lenemandla leyenta ungagugi. Bongcondvongcondvo babone kutsi Lelizambane lase Afrika liyangetela ekwelapheni sifo Sembulalave (HIV/Aids), ikhensa yesinye kanye nesifo sekukhwehlela.