Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
Cornaceae
Alangium chinense
Mental illness, coughs
leaves, fruits
11
Alangium salviifolium
diarrhea, asthma; fruits as purgative, leprosy, antifungal
aerial parts
Cornus (Afrocrania) volkensii
Poultice for boils, fevers
leaves
Curtisia dentata (Curtisiaceae)
diarrhea, stomach disorders, blood tonic, pimples, aphrodisiacs
aerial parts
Crassulaceae
Bryophyllum pinnatum
external application on male circumscion, burns, cough, damaged skin
fruits, leaves
7
Cotyledon orbiculata
onchocerciasis, ear infections, boils, pain relief, epilepsy, skin warts
aerial parts
Crassula muscosa
Pain relief, anti-infective
aerial parts
Kalanchoe crenata
inlammation, anti-infective agent, earache, poison antidote
juice, leaves
11
Kalanchoe densilora
antiseptic, anti-inlammatory, counterirritant
aerial parts
Tylecodon paniculatus
anti-infective agent, skin disorders
leaves
Cruciferae (
see
Brassicaceae)
Ctenolophonaceae
Ctenolophon englerianus
skin diseases, externally for body pains
leaves
Cucurbitaceae
Acanthosicyos horridus
stomachache, urine retention (prostate enlargement)
root sap
4
Acanthosicyos naudinianus
snakebite
root pulp
14
Bambekea racemosa
abortifacient, suppurating swellings, mumps, sore throat
fruits, leaves
14
Blastania imbristipula
Venereal diseases, skin diseases
fruits
11
Citrullus colocynthis
fevers, skin infections, laxative
seed, gourd
6, 11
Coccinia cordifolia
Conjunctivitis, skin diseases
fruits, leaves
6, 7
Corallocarpus welwitschii
Palpitation, circulatory system disorders, neoplasms, anodyne, cardiac problems
roots
4, 17
Cucumeropsis edulis
Vermifuge, purgative, cooked as vegetable
seed, gourd
11
Cucumis aculeatus
arrow poison, ritual, gonorrhea, sensory system disorders
fruits, leaves
Cucumis africanus
laxative, vegetable, skin diseases
fruits, leaves
Cucumis dipsaceus
digestive system disorders, poison antidote, cuts, vegetable
leaves, young shoots
Cucumis melo
Purgative, skin infections, emetic, diuretic, vermifuge
seeds, leaves
6
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