Review Article

Vangueria madagascariensis Fruit Tree: Nutritional, Phytochemical, Pharmacological, and Primary Health Care Applications as Herbal Medicine

Table 4

Medicinal applications of Vangueria madagascariensis.

Medicinal useParts of the plant usedCountryReferences

Abdominal painsRootsTanzania[45]
Abscesses, carbuncle, and scurfLeaf decoction mixed with leaves of Jatropha curcas L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss., and Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br.Mauritius[14]
AsthmaLeavesTanzania[45]
Back painFruitsKenya[46]
Bloody diarrhoeaStem barkTanzania[45]
PalpitationsBark and leavesMauritius[47]
ConvulsionsStem barkTanzania[45]
DiabetesBark, leaves, fruits, and rootsMadagascar, Mauritius, and Sudan[14, 47ā€“50]
DysenteryBark and leavesMauritius[47]
GonorrhoeaStem barkTanzania[45]
HepatitisRoots and root barkTanzania[45, 51]
HerniaStem barkTanzania[45]
HypertensionFruitsSudan[50]
Intestinal wormsRoots and root barkEritrea and Tanzania[8, 51, 52]
Kidney problemsFruitsSudan[50]
MalariaBark, roots, and stem barkKenya and Tanzania[8, 45, 51, 53ā€“57]
Mouth infectionsRootsKenya[58]
MouthwashLeaf decoction taken orally mixed with leaves of Jatropha curcas, Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam., and Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & TournayMauritius[48]
NauseaBark and leavesMauritius[47]
OedemaStem barkTanzania[45]
PurgativeRootsEritrea[52]
Stomach problemsRootsKenya[58]
TumourSeedsSudan[59]