Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 44

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Jatropha hirsuta Wounds, sores, hemorrhoids, fevers, root extract as enema roots

Jatropha multiida Purgative, inguinal lymphoadenitis, fever, oral candidamycosis, wounds, burns,

gonorrhea, hemostatic, urinary tract infections

root bark, leaves, latex

Jatropha spicata skin eruptions, anti-infective, purgative, gonorrhea roots, seeds

Jatropha zeyheri headaches, coughs, purgative, blood puriier, wound dressing, uterine pains,

irregular menstruation, emetic, body pain

tubers, young shoots 16

Lachnostylis hirta Coughs, purgative, sores aerial parts

Macaranga barteri anti-infective, intercostal neuralgia, fever, anthelmintic seeds

Macaranga capensis insanity, skin diseases, sunburn stem bark

Macaranga heterophylla Gonorrhea, amenorrhea, abortifacient, cough, snakebite leaves, stem bark, roots

Macaranga hurifolia tuberculosis, purgative, gastrointestinal disorders stem bark, sap, twigs

Macaranga kilimandscharica angina, postpartum pain, schistosomiasis leaves, stem bark, roots

Macaranga monandra female sterility, cough, dyspnea, threatened abortion, snakebite stem bark, twigs

Macaranga spinosa toothache, bronchitis, headache, liver inlammation, lung problems, stomatitis,

asthma, rheumatism, mouthwash, cough

stem bark, leaves, sap

Maesobotrya barteri dysentery, measles, gonorrhea, aphrodisiac, coughs, diarrhea, wounds leaves, stem bark

Maesobotrya loribunda external application for prickly heat, measles, leprosy, syphilis, edema leaves

Maesobotrya klaineana anthelmintic, fevers, abscess, rheumatism, edema fruit pulp, leaves

Mallotus opositifolius dysentery, hemorrhage leaves, fruits 6

Mannihort esculenta Potherb, diabetes leaves, tubers 7

Manniophytum africanum Venereal diseases, cough, bronchitis stem 6

Manniophytum lavum skin infections, stomachache, venereal diseases stem bark, twigs 16

Maprounea africana rituals, purgative, eye bath, sap for dressing penis after circumcision roots, sap 16

Mareya micrantha febrifuge, local analgesic, abortive leaves, roots 7

Mareya spicata Purgative, abortifacient, skin diseases, stomachache, constipation leaves, bark 7

Margaritaria discoidea fevers, cough, inlammatory diseases, childbirth, Cns, kidneys, diuretics; menstrual

cycle; stomach troubles, skin

root bark 7

Micrococca mercurialis fever in children, headache, ilariasis, otitis sap, leaves 4, 14

Milbraedia fallax Chest problems, purgative, antisyphilitic, expectorant Whole herb 11

Monadenium lugardae fevers, gonorrhea, chest problems, divination rituals leaves 11