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This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.
Calotropis procera (AitQ) Dry. in Ait.
tobbeya, yahara-zaf, ghinda (A)
ghinda, akalo, tomfi (T)
gala, boha (Som)
usher (Arabic)
Shrub or small tree up to 4 meters high with thick bark and characteristically pale green fleshy leaves.
The plant is quite common in low altitude areas from sea level to 1500 meters. It prefers, even in this area, dry sandy stream beds. Plant is very conspicuous because of the large pale green leaves and the inflated fruit.
Its latex is generally considered poisonous both to humans and stock. Animals do not graze on it. However, if the leaves and branches are harveste and left on the ground to bleed overnight, it is safe to feed to stock.
The latex causes heart paralysis and as a medicine it is used to treat leprosy in man.
Green leaves are used to dispel swellings which are applied externally as compresses.
The root is used as tonic.
The plant is reportedly used in the treatment of venereal diseases.
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herbs, medical, medicinal, poisonous, plant, folk medicine, ethiopia
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