Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 40

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Dilleniaceae

Dillenia indica Coughs, externally for skin diseases, in solution as soap aerial parts

Hibbertia coriacea seeds as tonic, leaves in fevers aerial parts

Tetracera boiviniana ritual antiviral, anti-infective root 7

Tetracera litoralis Malaria, fevers aerial parts

Dioscoreaceae

Dioscorea alata leaves used for fevers tubers, leaves 6

Dioscorea bulbifera Poultice for pains, fetish leaves, tuber 6, 11

Dioscorea cayenensis Wound healing, diuretic tuber, leaves 6

Dioscorea dumetorum diabetes, fever, ritual, arrow poison tuber, leaves 11

Dioscorea rotundata antidiarrhea, poultice tuber, leaves 11

Tacca leontopetaloides Vermifuge roots 6

Dipsacaceae (Caprifoliaceae)

Scabiosa columbaria Menstruation problems, venereal diseases, skin infections, baby powder, eye

diseases, cosmetics, dandruff, latulence

aerial parts

Dipterocarpaceae

Dipterocarpus alatus Measles, conjunctivitis, venereal diseases Whole herb 6

Monotes engleri stomach, skin eruptions leaves, stem, roots

Droseraceae

Drosera cistilora fevers, cough leaves, lowers

Drosera indica anodyne, antiviral leaves 7

Drosera madagascariensis skin diseases, malaria aerial parts

Ebenaceae

Diospyros abyssinica dysentery, malaria, jaundice roots, stem bark

Diospyros crassilora leaf sap for eye inlammation, extract for yaws aerial parts

Diospyros ferrea Chew sticks for tooth cleaning, stomachache leaves, sticks

Diospyros gabunensis lotion for sores, wound dressing, pains leaves, inner bark 11