TOTAL NUMBER OF MEDICINAL PLANT RECORDS FOR KWASHIORKOR IN MPDB : 2
AQUATIC : 0 BAMBOO : 0 CLIMBERS : 0 GRASSES : 0 HERBS : 1 ORCHIDS : 0 SHRUBS : 0 TREES : 1
| Sr. No. |
Medicinal Plant's Name |
Plant's Family |
Plant category |
Medicinal Uses |
| 1 |
Cardamine trichocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich. |
Brassicaceae |
Herbs |
kwashiorkor, improve healing, good herbal bath for babies, Boil |
| 2 |
Adansonia digitata L. |
MALVACEAE |
Tree |
The leaves are hyposensitive and antihistamine. They are used to treat kidney and bladder diseases, asthma, general fatigue, Diarrhea, insect bites, and guinea worm. Leaf and flower infusions are valued for respiratory problems, digestive disorders and eye inflammation. Seeds are used to cure gastric, kidney and joint diseases. They are roasted then ground and the powder smeared on the affected part or drunk in water. The seed paste is used for curing tooth and gum diseases. The pulp is widely used in Africa as a diaphoretic to combat fevers, and to treat dysentery. The bark is used in steam baths for calming shivering and high fever. The bark is boiled and taken as a cure for body pains. This infusion is also used to treat colds, fever and influenza. A decoction of the roots is taken as a remedy for lassitude, impotence and kwashiorkor. |
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