Catalog of Major African Medicinal Plants - African Medicinal Plants - page 65

Platycelyphium voense laxative, anti-inlammatory aerial parts 4

Prosopis africana anxiety states, analgesic leaves 7, 1 6

Pseudovigna argentea abscesses root 14

Psoralea (Cullen) spicata Galactagogue, skin diseases stem 4

Pterocarpus angolensis headache, depressed fontanel, gonorrhea, hypermenorrhea, abortifacient,

schistosomiasis, abortifacient, mouth ulcers

stem bark, fruits, roots

Pterocarpus mildbraedii diarrhea, fevers, urinal antiseptic leaves, fruits, roots 6

Pterocarpus santalinoides antidiarrhea, abortifacient, amebic dysentery, fevers, hemorrhoids, trypanosomiasis leaves, roots, twigs 7

Pterocarpus seriaceus dysentery, diarrhea, fever, malaria, venereal diseases, toothache, skin diseases leaves, stem bark

Pterocarpus soyauxii fevers, diarrhea, wound dressing, toothache, gonorrhea, cough, excessive

menstruation, inlammations, edemas, whitlow, incipient hernia, uterine
hemorrhage, dysentery, antifungal

leaves, stem bark 7

Pterolobium stellatum stomachic, infertility, urinary system, tuberculosis, snakebite roots, leaves 4

Rhynchosia albissima aphrodisiac, male impotence, purgative root 14

Rhynchosia hirta otitis, sciatic pain syndrome, ease childbirth, expel placenta, schistosomiasis,

kwashiorkor, stomachache

roots, leaves 14

Rhynchosia minima Cardiac pain, diarrhea, schistosomiasis, tuberculosis, venereal diseases, bladder

and kidney problems, menopausal problems

roots, leaves 14

Rhynchosia nyasica breast abscess, jaundice, coughs, tuberculosis leaves, roots 14

Rhynchosia resinosa diarrhea, abdominal pain, dysmenorrhea, sterility, expel maggots from wounds,

dilation of birth canal

roots, whole plant 4

Rhynchosia sublobata tachycardia, gallbladder disorders, diarrhea, toothache roots, stem 4, 14

Samanea saman Convulsions, venereal diseases leaves, fruits 16

Schotia brachypetala diarrhea, heartburn, hangovers, nervous conditions, insanity, fontanel depression in

babies

stem bark, roots 4, 17

Scorodophloeus zenkeri rheumatism, headache, genitourinary problems, aphrodisiac, purgative, measles,

enlarged spleen

leaves, stem bark 4, 14

Senna absus (Senna insularis) antimicrobial, analgesic leaves 6

Senna alata abortifacient, labor, external application for skin diseases fruits, leaves 8

Senna alexandrina Purgative, ascites, dyspepsia, wound dressing leaves, pods 6, 7

Senna angustifolia (C. Alexandrina) laxative, postpartum leaves, pods 16

Senna hirsuta Coughs, sedative, analgesic leaves 11

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