Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 12

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Leucosphaera bainesii Gastrointestinal disorders, hemorrhoids, gastric bleeding, wounds, inlammations roots, whole plant 4, 14

Pandiaka heudelotii Postpartum medication, tonic leaves 6

Pandiaka lanuginosa anti-inlammatory local application Whole plant

Psilotrichum elliottii hemostatic, analgesic, snakebite, aphrodisiac leaves, roots 19

Psilotrichum scleranthum Pain relief, aphrodisiac, menorrhagia root bark 19

Pupalia lappacea sore throat, fevers, anti-infective leaves 6, 11

Salicornia pachystachya Vegetable, diuretic leaves

Salsola somalensis tapeworm, purgative, gonorrhea, female sterility, testicular problems roots, whole plant 14

Suaeda aegyptiaca fertility, wound healing leaves 4

Suaeda monoica hemostatic, female sterility, asthma roots, leaves 14

amaryllidaceae

Agapanthus africanus Chest problems, ease childbirth, expel placenta, expectorant, cardiac problems,

emetic, paralysis

rhizomes, roots 4, 14

Allium ascalonicum fevers, embrocation bulbs, leaves 11

Allium cepa Carminative, rubefacient, anticholestremic, antidiabetic, antimicrobial, antitussive bulb (rhizome) 11

Allium sativum hypertension, diabetes, anti-inlammatory, bronchitis rhizomes 7

Boophane disticha burns, wound dressing, skin diseases, rituals bulb, lowers 7, 11

Clivia miniata fever, ease childbirth, snakebite, infertility, urinary infections roots, bulbs 14

Crinum macowanii Venereal diseases, increase lactation or blood volume, anxiolytic bulbs, leaves 6, 11

Crinum papilosum inlammatory diseases, fevers bulbs, whole plant 11

Crinum stuhlmannii toothache, fevers, skin diseases Whole plant 11

Hymenocallis littoralis skin infection, antipyretic, rheumatic pains, amenorrhea leaves, roots 16

Nerine bowdenii anti-inlammatory Corms 4

Scadoxus multilorus scabies, poultice for local inlammation bulbs, whole plant 11

Tulbaghia leucantha bronchial congestion, asthma, insanity Whole plant 16

Ungernia indica anti-inlammatory, pain relief bulbs 11

anacardiacea

Anacardium occidentale arthritis, colds, and steam therapy for malaria leaves, fruits 7

Antrocaryon micraster General tonic, laxative leaves 16