Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 92

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Diodia sarmentosa Migraine, gastric pains, venereal diseases, rheumatism, tuberculosis, dislocations,

sprains, analgesic

leaves, whole plant

Diodia scandens stomachache, earache, coughs, venereal diseases, snakebite leaves, roots, stem 7

Fadogia agrestis aphrodisiac, general tonic root stock 6, 7

Fadogia erythrophloea fevers, poison antidote leaves, berry 6, 7

Feretia apondanthera sedative, pain, antipyretic, snakebite, sexual asthenia, stomachic, kidney pains,

constipation, urinary tract infection, inlammation

roots, stem bark 6, 14

Gardenia erubescens Venereal diseases, cosmetic applications, tonic, aphrodisiac fruit 6, 7

Heinsia crinita digestive system disorders, emetics, headache, tetanus in horses, malaria, skin

rashes, amebic dysentery, gonorrhea, aphrodisiac, convulsions, abdominal pain,
respiratory ailments, hernia, rheumatism, head lice, kidney problems

leaves, roots 4, 14, 17

Hymenodictyon loribundum eclampsia, aphrodisiac, female infertility, dysmenorrhea, wounds roots, stem 14

Hymenodictyon parvifolium kidney pain, malaria, eclampsia, snakebite, eye inlammation roots, stem 4

Ixora congesta fevers, toothache, measles, bronchial infections, anti-inlammatory leaves, stem 6, 7

Ixora rhodesiaca Measles, colds, antimicrobial, skin diseases fruits, leaves 6

Keetia gueinzii epilepsy, hydrocele, colic, abdominal pain, anthelmintic leaves 14

Keetia leukantha hemorrhoids, swellings, astringent, scorpion bite leaves, roots 14

Keetia tenuifolia Malaria, headache, abscesses, stomachache leaves, roots 4, 14

Keetia venosa rheumatism, anthelmintic, vaginal prolapse leaves, roots

Keetia zanzibarica Convulsions, ankylostomiasis, abdominal pain, antispasmodic, malaria roots 4, 14

Lagynias lasiantha diarrhea, dysentery leaves 14

Lagynias pallidilora Paralytic stroke roots, leaves (external) 14

Lasianthus kilimandscharicus inlammation, stomachic stem bark 4

Lasianthus pedunculatus female infertility root 14

Leptactina densilora antileishmanial, stomachache, fevers leaves, stem bark 7

Massularia acuminata arthritis, rheumatism, dropsy, swellings, edema, gout; kidneys, diuretic, liver,

irregular menstrual cycle, diarrhea, pregnancy, antiabortifacients, venereal disease,
dysentery

stem bark

Meyna tetraphylla rheumatism, skin diseases aerial parts 4

Mitracarpus villosus eczema aerial parts

Mitragyna ciliata Venereal diseases, malaria, african sleeping sickness, dysentery, ingredient in

antisterility medicine

stem, leaves, roots 6, 7