Origin

Africa

Folk medicinal uses

Bark: In Nigeria the bark is often applied as a lotion in the treatment of convulsion and backache, while it is also applied in Ghana for parasitic skin conditions and eruptions.The bark is employed throughout the area of distribution as a stomachic and laxative for children. In Ghana an infusion of the bark mixed with lime is applied as a bath for the cure of biliousness and fever in children. Part of the liquid is also administered orally in small doses for the same illness. (Traditional medicine). According to Dalziel (1937), Lonchocarpus spp. are used as a medicine for horses.

Some medicinal forest plants of Africa and Latin America 67/ FAO. – FAO: Rome, 1986. – p. 142.