Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 108

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Costus lucanisianus insanity, coughs, measles, wounds, ilariasis, galactagogue leaf sap, aerial parts 14

Costus schlechteri fevers, diabetes mellitus, chest problems, smallpox, diseases of the eyes stem, rhizomes 6, 11

Costus spectabilis fever, allergic dermatosis, gonorrhea, eye injuries leaves, stem

Curcuma longa anti-inlammatory, vermifuge, embrocation, catarrh, lumbago, malaria, yellow fever rhizome 6, 11

Kaempferia aethiopica Carminative, analgesic, fevers, labor complications root stock 6, 16

Siphonochilus aethiopicus diarrhea, dysentery; laxatives, anodyne, vermifuges rhizome, aerial parts 17

Zingiber officinale indigestion, coughs, stimulant, antimicrobial, abdominal pain, amnesia, bronchitis,

aphrodisiac, arthritis, genitourinary system disorders, ritual, analgesic, carminative

rhizome 6, 11

Zygophyllaceae

Augea capensis tonic, salt substitute roots 11

Balanites aegyptiaca tonic, antiparastic, fevers, ish poison, abortifacient, molluscicide fruits, roots, stem 6, 11

Balanites maughamii Coughs, antiparastic, insecticide fruits 16

Balanites wilsoniana emmenagogue, anthelmintic, fevers, anti-inlammatory fruits, leaves 16

Kaempferia ethelae analgesic, antispasmodic, premenstrual syndrome, malaria, fevers rhizome, leaves 11

Tribulus maximus diuretic, skin diseases fruits, leaves 16

Zygophyllum album insecticide, general massage for stroke, not for oral consumption aerial parts

Zygophyllum foetidum antiseptic, dressing for chronic sores, insecticide leaves 16

Zygophyllum morgsana Convulsions, paralytic stroke seeds 4