Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 48

table 2.1 ( Continued ) Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants

Plant Name Medicinal Use Parts Used references

Gisekiaceae

Gisekia pharnaceoides inlammation, purgative, boils leaves 6

Gnetaceae

Gnetum africanum Purgative, tonic, vegetable, male tonic, piles, high blood pressure, antidotes

(venomous stings, bites), ease childbirth, painkiller

leaves, stem 6, 11

Gnetum buchholzianum Constipation, potherb, tonic, ease childbirth leaves, stem 6, 17

Goodeniaceae

Scaevola plumieri bath for fevers, indigestion, wound dressing, diuretic, inlammation leaves 7

Scaevola taccada tuberculosis, anticontraceptive, abscesses, menstrual problems, edema, chill,

scrotal swellings, skin ailments, swellings, elephantiasis

leaves, roots 4

Scaevola thunbergii antispasmolytic, stomachache leaves 4

Gramineae ( see Poaceae)

Grubbiaceae

Grubbia tomentosa anti-inlammatory, cosmetics aerial parts

Guttiferae ( see Clusiaceae, Calophyllacae, araliaceae)

haemodoraceae

Wachendoria thyrsilora anti-inlammatory, skin diseases, venereal diseases roots

hamamelidaceae

Trichocladus ellipticus indigestion, laxative, anti-inlammatory stem bark 6

heliconiaceae

Heliconia bihai respiratory system disorders leaves 17

huaceae

Afrostyrax lepidophyllus stem bark as a famine food, fevers stem bark

Hua gabonii fevers, anti-infective agent stem bark