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Official name :
Tabernaemontana usambarensis K.Schum. ex Engl.
Family :
Apocynaceae
1 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HK 52
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J. O.
Title :
Some common african herbal remedies for skin diseases: with special reference to Kenya
Medicinal and poisonous plants of the tropics.
Proceedings of symposium of the 14th International botanical congress, Berlin, 24 july - 1 august 1987, 44-69, (1987)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, latex from leaves or stems of Tabernaemontana usambarensis applied directly onto the wound
H(004), sap from crushed stems used
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
kitondo (Luhya), kawala (Kamba)
