Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 95

Spermacoce verticillata leprosy, fever in children, paralysis, skin diseases, wounds, whitlow, abortifacient,

anemia, venereal diseases

Whole plant, leaves 14

Tarenna gracilis anthelmintic, repellant roots 4, 14

Tarenna graveolens Malaria, articular rheumatism, ulcers, smallpox roots 14

Tarenna littoralis Menopausal syndrome, amenorrhea, chest pain, coughs roots, leaves 4

Tarenna pavettoides Cough, poison, nasopharyngeal affections roots, whole plant 14, 17

Tennantia sennii fevers, diarrhea fruits 4

Tricalysia ovalifolia inlammation, snakebite roots 11

Uncaria africana Cough, aphrodisiac stem bark, roots 7

Uncaria gambier Wound dressing, mouthwash, astringent lotion stem bark, leaves 7

Vangueria infausta fevers, parasitic diseases stem, leaves, roots 11

Xeromphis nilotica Poultice for muscular pains, emetic poison antidote fruit, root 11

rutaceae

Adenandra villosa stomachache, venereal diseases aerial parts 4

Aeglopsis chevalieri stomachache, antiparasitic fruit rind, leaves 16

Afraegle paniculata Carminative, febrifuge, convulsions, rheumatism, mental illness, dysmenorrhea,

postpartum pain, bronchitis, anthelmintic

fruit rind, leaves 4, 16

Agathosma betulina inlammation, kidney and urinary tract infections, appetite stimulant, cystitis,

prostatitis, digestive, carminative, cough, inluenza, colds, hangover, rheumatism,
gout, antispasmodic

leaves 18

Agathosma gnidioides Convulsions, fever, coughs, diaphoretic, sleep aid, rheumatism leaves 4, 11

Araliopsis tabouensis Venereal diseases, stomachache, pulmonary diseases, subcutaneous parasitic

infections, febrifuge

roots, stem 7, 1 7

Calodendrum capense diarrhea, to dye the skin whitish, emollient stem bark, leaves, oil 4, 17

Citrus aurantifolia tonic, stomachache fruits (unripe) 7

Citrus aurantium Carminative, tonic, stomachic fruits, leaves 6, 7

Citrus paradisi tonic, skin infections fruits 6, 7

Citrus sinensis laxative, leaves for fever, malaria steam therapy fruits, leaves 6, 7

Clausena anisata fever, headache roots, leaves 7

Diosma thyrsophora diarrhea, pulmonary diseases aerial parts 4

Fagaropsis angolensis Malaria, expectorant, male sterility stem bark 17

Fagaropsis hildebrandtii fevers, bronchitis aerial parts 4

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