Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 14

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Anisophyllea laurina Wound dressing, anthelmintic, fevers, astringent leaves 6, 11

Anisophyllea purpurascens Pain killer, emetic aerial parts

Poga oleosa emollient, laxative, skin diseases, toothache, gonorrhea kernel, leaves 6, 11

annonaceae

Annickia chlorantha fever, sleeping sickness, malaria, dysentery, liver diseases stem bark, roots 6, 7

Annickia polycarpa Malaria, cutaneous leishmaniasis, ulcers, jaundice, antiseptic stem

Annona muricata fever, cicatrizant for wounds, sudoriic for children leaves 7

Annona senegalensis Wound healing, chest colds, diarrhea, dysentery Gum, roots 6

Annona squamosa skin eruptions, insecticide leaves 6, 7

Annonidium friesianum insecticide, astringent stem bark

Artabotrys aurantiacus stomach pain, abortifacient, smallpox, embrocation for pain roots, leaves

Artabotrys brachypetalus impotence, infertility, abdominal pain, convulsions roots 14

Artabotrys modestus stomachache, diarrhea, nausea, anti-inlammatory leaves, roots 7

Artabotrys stenopetalus Gastrointestinal disorders, splenomegaly, aphrodisiac, fertility leaves, roots

Asteranthe asterias antimalarial, antitrypanosomiasis and antimycotic activity aerial parts

Cleistopholis patens hemostatic agent for fresh wounds exudate from leaves 7

Cyathocalyx pruniferus skin diseases, antiparasitic stem bark, twigs

Dennettia tripetala Cough, appetite stimulant fruits, leaves 6

Hexalobus crispilorus Purgative, emetic, venereal diseases, wounds, furuncle, swollen gland

Hexalobus monopetalus fevers, mouth infections, inlammation, headache, diabetes, dysmenorrhea, colic,

swollen glands, body pains, wounds

stem bark, roots, twigs 19

Isolana campanulata bronchial infections, skin diseases, fevers, hematuria, bilharzia, tonic roots, stem bark 8

Mkilua fragans antimicrobial, antifungal, pain relief aerial parts, volatile oil

Monanthotaxis trichanta headache, fevers leaves 6, 7

Monodora angolensis Purgative, roots for urethral stricture stem, roots 7

Monodora myristica Carminative, antiparasitic fruits, leaves 6

Monodora tenuifolia Parasitic skin diseases, dysentery, rituals fruits, leaves 7

Neostenanthera myristicifolia tumors leaves, roots 11

Ophrypetalum odoratum earache, sinusitis leaves

Pachypodanthium barteri dropsy, swellings, edema, gout; tumors, cancers; vermifuge leaves, seeds