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
Uapacca guineensis
bronchitis, coughs, parasitic skin diseases, male impotence, rheumatism, female
sterility, migraine, fevers, aphrodisiac, headache
stem, roots
Uapaca heudelotii
jaundice, swellings, constipation
stem bark, roots
Uapaca kirkiana
indigestion, malaria, worms, dysentery, insect repellant, fruits as tonic
fruits, leaves
Uapaca nitida
Malaria, wound dressing, coughs, aphrodisiac
roots
Uapaca paludosa
female sterility, painful menstruation, dysentery, food poisoning
stem bark
Uapaca sansibarica
expectorant, inluenza, headache, rheumatism, fevers
leaves, stem
Uapaca togoensis
fevers, impotence, malnutrition, general fatigue, jaundice
stem bark
Zimmermannia capillipes
anthelmintic, stomachache
aerial parts
Phytolaccaceae
Hilleria latifolia
rheumatism, asthma, gonorrhea, skin infections, scabies, smallpox, jaundice,
hemostatic, headache
aerial parts
17
Phytolacca dodecandra
sponges, ish poison, purge teniafuge, conjunctivitis, venereal diseases, bilharzia,
rabies, malaria, sore throat, respiratory problems, rheumatic pain, jaundice,
epilepsy
fruits, leaves
6, 7, 17
Piperaceae
Piper capense
Coughs, anthelmintic, fevers, insecticide
leaves, fruits
6, 7
Piper guineense
Carminative, restorative soup after childbirth, embrocation for sprains
leaves, fruits
7
Piper nigrum
embrocation for sprains, colds, asthma remedy
leaves, fruits
6, 7
Piper umbellatum
hypertension, hypermenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, kidney pains, ascites, conjunctivitis,
nephropathy, threatened abortion, fevers, gonorrhea, rheumatism, migraine,
headache, earache, otitis, skin diseases, cough, abscess, abdominal pain
leaves, fruits
4, 14
Pittosporaceae
Pittosporum viridilorum
emetic, chest complaints, malaria, aphrodisiac, analgesic, digestive system
disorders, sedative
stem bark
17
Plantaginaceae
Bacopa crenata
Conjunctivitis, wound healing, headache
leaves
11
Bacopa monnieri
diuretic, antispasmodic, kidney tonic, beriberi, hoarseness, brain tonic, rheumatism,
epilepsy, hysteria, insanity, cardiac tonic, diarrhea
Whole plant, leaves
