Origin

Nigeria

Action:

Bark

Anti malaria and body pain reliever

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Origin

Africa

Folk medicinal uses

stem bark - A cold infusion of the stem bark in palm wine with fruits of Capsicum frutensis or a decoction of stem bark of A. boonei, Khaya grandifoliola, Cleistopholia patens and some quantity of red small pepper (Capsicum frutensis) in palm wine is a remedy for malaria. An infusion of the stem bark in cold water is drunk or used for bathing as a remedy for dizziness. An infusion of stem bark of A. boonei and a bunch of Piper guineense fruit in local gin is drunk once daily to treat impotence. Dosage should not exceed 1 tablespoonful per day. An infusion of stem bark is drunk as a cure for worms or snake bite or also to relax muscles and as a cure for rheumatic pains.

Leaves--- Breast pains are treated with native soap and bathing the affected part with extracts from young leaves of A. boonei in water.

root and stem bark and leaves - An infusion of root and stem bark and leaves is drunk as a remedy for asthma.

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Origin:

Nigeria

Part used

root,bark,leaves

Medicinal uses

Breast development,filrial woms

1) MacDonald Idu; Erhabor,Joseph O.; Efijuemue, Harriet M. / Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research. – v. 9 no. 2, 2021. – p 4.

2) Some medicinal forest plants of Africa and Latin America 67/ FAO. – FAO: Rome, 1986. – p. 42.

3) Abd El-Ghani1, Monier M./ Traditional medicinal plants of Nigeria: an overview: Agric. Biol. J. N. Am., 2016, 7(5): 220-247. - p. 225.