Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 3
Common names
English bush tea-bush (Sierra Leone). French gros baume (Senegal, Berhaut). SENEGAL: BALANTA brégé (JB) DIOLA (Bayot) tayan (JB) FULA-PULAAR (Senegal) gumgûné, ngungun, kuyhuye (JB) MANKANYA nana, nani (JB) ngambi, lugalub gôr (JB) NON duté = some tea; from French: du thé (JB; K&A) dutu toa, dutu ndiidi (JB) WOLOF
Uses
(shoot-tips) Food: general Food: sauces, condiments, spices, flavourings (leaf) Drink: infusions (leaf) Medicines: generally healing (leaf) Medicines: pain-killers (leaf) Medicines: naso-pharyngeal affections (leaf) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (leaf, root) Medicines: stomach troubles (leaf) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (leaf) Medicines: vermifuges (leaf) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (leaf) Medicines: menstrual cycle (leaf) Medicines: pregnancy, antiaborifacients (leaf) Medicines: lactation stimulants (incl. veterinary) (leaf) Medicines: abortifacients, ecbolics (leaf) Medicines: fabrifuges (leaf) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (leaf, stem, root) Phytochemistry: hydrogen cyanide Phytochemistry: insecticides, arachnicides (leaf, seed) Phytochemistry: fatty acids, etc. Phytochemistry: alkaloids Agri-horticulture: weeds, parasites Agri-horticulture: fodder Agri-horticulture: veterinary medicine Agri-horticulture: composting, manuring Social: religion, superstitions, magic Social: ceremonial
References
References:1. Adegoke & al., 1968: 13–33. 2. Ashrif 15, K. 3. Berhaut, J, 1967: 169. 4. Bouquet, 1969: 142. 5. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 97. 6. Burkill, IH, 1935: 1220. 7. Dalziel, 1937: 461. 8. Deighton 895, K. 9. Deighton 1691, K. 10. Hartwell, 1969, c: 2