Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 5
Common names
English West African sarsparilla. French salsepareille indigène. SENEGAL: BEDIK ga-karadyáďy (FG&G) DIOLA ka ngunam (JB) DIOLA (Fogny) ka gomnuma (K&A) MANDING-MANDINKA narara (Lafitte; K&A) MANINKA kâ karinâ (CHOP fide K&A) GUINEA-BISSAU: BIAFADA bum-halala (JDES; RdoF) MANDING-MANDINKA n’arara (JDES; R
Uses
(leaf, tuber) Food: general (root) Food: sauces, condiments, spices, flavourings (leaf, root) Medicines: generally healing (root) Medicines: blood disorders (leaf, root) Medicines: pain-killers (leaf) Medicines: sedatives, etc. (leaf, root) Medicines: arthritis, rheumatism, etc. (leaf) Medicines: eye treatments (leaf, root) Medicines: ear treatments (root) Medicines: oral treatments (leaf) Medicines: pulmonary troubles (root) Medicines: stomach troubles (root) Medicines: laxatives, etc. (leaf) Medicines: diarrhoea, dysentery (root) Medicines: kidneys, diuretics (leaf, root) Medicines: cutaneous, subcutaneous parasitic infection (leaf) Medicines: genital stimulants/depressants (leaf) Medicines: menstrual cycle (root) Medicines: lactation stimulants (incl. veterinary) (young shoot, tuber) Medicines: abortifacients, ecbolics (root) Medicines: venereal diseases (root) Medicines: fabrifuges (leaf) Medicines: leprosy (leaf) Medicines: dropsy, swellings, oedema, gout (root) Medicines: malnutrition, debility (leaf) Medicines: insanity (leaf) Medicines: heart (leaf, root) Phytochemistry: glycosides, saponims, steroids (fruit) Phytochemistry: miscellaneously poisonous or repellent Phytochemistry: alkaloids (stem) Products: fibre (stem) Products: farming, forestry, hunting and fishing apparatus (stem) Products: household, domestic and personal items (stem) Products: containers, food-wrappers Social: religion, superstitions, magic
Description
A climbing shrub with prickly lianous stems, common in savanna and in closed and transition forest throughout the Region, and widespread in the rest of tropical Africa and in S Africa.The plant has a slightly sweet and acidulous taste. The leaves are repo
References
References:1. Abbiw, 1990: 10, 182, as S. kraussiana. 2. Adegoke & al., 1968: 13–33, as S. kraussiana. 3. Bouquet, 1969: 229–30, as S. kraussiana Meisn. 4. idem, 1972: 47 as S. kraussiami Meisn. 5. Bouquet & Debray, 1974: 164 as S. kraussiana. 6. Carpente