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 use | Parts of the plant used | Country | References |
| Abdominal pains | Roots | Tanzania | [45] | Abscesses, carbuncle, and scurf | Leaf decoction mixed with leaves of Jatropha curcas L., Azadirachta indica A. Juss., and Ipomoea pes-caprae (L.) R. Br. | Mauritius | [14] | Asthma | Leaves | Tanzania | [45] | Back pain | Fruits | Kenya | [46] | Bloody diarrhoea | Stem bark | Tanzania | [45] | Palpitations | Bark and leaves | Mauritius | [47] | Convulsions | Stem bark | Tanzania | [45] | Diabetes | Bark, leaves, fruits, and roots | Madagascar, Mauritius, and Sudan | [14, 47ā50] | Dysentery | Bark and leaves | Mauritius | [47] | Gonorrhoea | Stem bark | Tanzania | [45] | Hepatitis | Roots and root bark | Tanzania | [45, 51] | Hernia | Stem bark | Tanzania | [45] | Hypertension | Fruits | Sudan | [50] | Intestinal worms | Roots and root bark | Eritrea and Tanzania | [8, 51, 52] | Kidney problems | Fruits | Sudan | [50] | Malaria | Bark, roots, and stem bark | Kenya and Tanzania | [8, 45, 51, 53ā57] | Mouth infections | Roots | Kenya | [58] | Mouthwash | Leaf decoction taken orally mixed with leaves of Jatropha curcas, Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam., and Sporobolus africanus (Poir.) Robyns & Tournay | Mauritius | [48] | Nausea | Bark and leaves | Mauritius | [47] | Oedema | Stem bark | Tanzania | [45] | Purgative | Roots | Eritrea | [52] | Stomach problems | Roots | Kenya | [58] | Tumour | Seeds | Sudan | [59] |
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