Traditional Medicinal Uses, Phytoconstituents, Bioactivities, and Toxicities of Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. (Fabaceae): A Systematic Review

Table 2

Ethnobotanical uses of Erythrina abyssinica reported in the literature.

No.	Disease/ailments treated	Parts used	Method of preparation and administration	Country	Authors
1	Malaria, fevers	R, SB, L, F	Boiled and taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Ethiopia, Eritrea, DR Congo, Sudan, Rwanda	[9, 13, 18, 21, 24, 28, 58, 72–82]
2	Inflammatory disorders, eye problems, and pain	SB, R, Sd	Boiled and taken orally; powdered, mixed with petroleum jelly, and smeared on the wound/swollen part. For eye problems, it is applied as liniment	Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya, South Sudan	[13, 19, 20, 27, 72, 83–88]
3	Bacterial and fungal infections	SB, L, F, WP	Decoction taken orally; powdered and licked; sliced bark chewed; cold infusion taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Burundi	[13, 72, 89–91]
4	Skin and soft tissue infections, leprosy, and wounds	SB, F, L	Boiled in petroleum jelly and smeared at the tissue, herbal bath of infected skin part	Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Rwanda	[20, 24, 72, 81, 87, 92–95]
5	Tuberculosis (cough)	SB, R, L, F	Decoction taken orally; powdered and licked	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Burundi, Zimbabwe	[31, 61, 72, 73, 95–99]
6	Cancer	SB, L, F	Boiled and taken orally	Uganda, Kenya	[39, 72, 100]
7	HIV/AIDS	SB, R, L	Decoction taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania	[2, 39, 72, 98, 101–103]
8	Infertility, birth control, pregnancy related conditions	SB, R	Decoction, squeezing, chewing, taken orally	Uganda, Kenya	[31, 72, 73, 104–106]
9	Blood disorders (anaemia and jaundice)	R, SB, L, F	Boiled and taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania	[27, 31, 72, 84, 107–109]
10	Venereal diseases	SB, L, F, RB	Boiled and taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Zimbabwe, Rwanda	[19, 20, 63, 72, 87, 92, 100, 105, 110–112]
11	Diabetes mellitus	SB, L	Boiled and taken orally	Uganda	[72, 113, 114]
12	Hepatitis, measles, scabies, herpes, mumps, liver diseases	SB, R, L	Decoction and cold infusions taken. Dried leaf ash is mixed with oil or butter and applied externally to treat scabies	Rwanda, Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania	[22, 23, 101, 115]
13	Pneumonia	SB	Boiled in water and taken orally	Kenya	[92, 100]
14	Convulsions and CNS disorders	SB	Decoction, pound, and add salt	Uganda	[31]
15	Gastrointestinal disorders (diarrhea, stomach ache, vomiting, constipation, ulcers, dysentery, colic)	SB, R, L	Boiled, honey added, and taken orally. Decoction taken, or pounded, salt added, and taken. Root decoction with Rhamnus prinoides roots taken for colic. Decoction of young roots taken for constipation in children	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania, Eritrea, Angola, Rwanda	[4, 19, 26, 29, 31, 87, 92, 101, 106, 107, 116–118]
16	Helminthiasis	SB	Decoction taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania	[87, 105, 119, 120]
17	Snake bites/antidote for poisoning	R, SB, RB	Sap used/pounded and applied at the bite. Boiled and taken orally	Uganda, Kenya, Tanzania	[15, 16, 19, 109, 121, 122]

Parts used: L: leaves, R: roots, RB: root bark, Sd: seeds, SB: stem bark, F: flowers, and WP: whole plant.