Agriculture Reference
In-Depth Information
table 2.1 (
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Catalog of Major african Medicinal Plants
Plant Name
Medicinal Use
Parts Used
references
Ficus leprieurii
Cough, viral infection, inlammation, cold
fruits, leaves
7
Ficus natalensis
Pains, venereal diseases, lumbago, arthritis, headache, induction of labor, cataract,
toothache, malaria
fruits, leaves
6
Ficus ovatifolia
breast cancer, painful menstruation
stem bark
Ficus platyyphlla
Physical itness tonic, arrow poison antidote
twigs, fruits, stem bark
Ficus sur
Cough, sore throat, diarrhea, stomach pain in babies, chest pain, infertility, uterine
pain, gonorrhea, edema, pain, rheumatism, diarrhea, stomach problems, tonsillitis
leaves, stem, shoots,
sap
Ficus sycomorus
tuberculosis
roots
Ficus thonningii
bronchitis, urinary tract infection, respiratory infections, cough, uterine hemorrhage,
gonorrhea, tonic
leaves, fruits
6
Milicia excelsa
aphrodisiac, hypertension, spleen pain, lumbago, cough, asthma, heart trouble,
stomach pain, abdominal pain, edema, ascites, dysmenorrhea, gonorrhea,
ilariasis, general fatigue, rheumatism, sprains, female infertility, galactagogue,
aphrodisiac, tonic, purgative, rituals
leaves, stem bark
Morus alba
diabetes, skin infection, wound healing, hypertension, analgesic, anthelmintic,
antiasthmatic, antibacterial, antirheumatic, antitussive, astringent, diaphoretic,
diuretic, emollient, expectorant
leaves, fruits, all parts
7, 1 7
Morus mesozygia
dysentery, rheumatism, lumbago, intercostal pain, neuralgia, colic, stiffness, debility,
diarrhea
all plant parts
17
Morus nigra
diabetes, diaphoretic, analgesic, laxative, anthelmintic, astringent, odontologic,
purgative
leaves, fruits, all parts
17
Musanga cecropioides
facilitates childbirth, emmenagogue, fevers, abortifacient
leaves, stem
6, 7
Neosleotiopsis kamerunensis
Conjunctivitis, skin eruptions
leaves
11
Sleotiopsis kemerunensis
fevers, skin infections, yellow fever
leaves
7
Treculia africana
laxative, chronic cough, skin infections, high-protein source, anthelmintic, carious
teeth, whooping cough, leprosy, laxative
fruits, leaves, stem
6, 7
Trilepisium madagascariense
amenorrhea, neuralgia, rheumatism, conjunctivitis, anemia, dysentery, diarrhea,
lumbar pains, circumcision wounds
stem bark, leaves
14
Moringaceae
Moringa oleifera
in children as dietary supplement, for rickets, kwashiorkor, fevers, bronchitis,
headache, scurvy, abscesses, and digestant; in adults as digestant, antioxidant,
scurvy, fevers, splenomegaly, gingival ulcers, pulmonary diseases, rheumatism,
dystocia
leaves, seeds, roots
6, 11
