NAME: Brucea antidysenterica
FAMILY: Simaroubaceae
COMMON NAMES: bitter bark tree
LOCAL NAMES: aballo, m'fankta
USEFUL PART(s): Root bark
GENERAL USES:
The plant is used for its medicinal value
The wood is used as firewood and for construction in roof
GEOGRAPHIC DISTRIBUTION
Guinea
Nigeria
Ethiopia
Angola
Malawi
Zambia
WHY IS IT GREEN?
Brucea antidysenterica medicinal values include
Cancer
Dysentery
Anthelmintic
Fever
Diarrhea
Indigestion
stomach-ache
FUN FACT
Brucea antidysenterica is a monoecious woody or small tree about 7 m tall used in local medicine
The fruit is bitter and said to be poisonous to farm animal
FURTHER READINGS
Chen, M., Chen, R., Wang, S., Tan, W., Hu, Y., Peng, X., & Wang, Y. (2012). Chemical components, pharmacological properties, and nanoparticulate delivery systems of Brucea javanica. International Journal of Nanomedicine. https://doi.org/10.2147/IJN.S31636
Dong, S. H., Liu, J., Ge, Y. Z., Dong, L., Xu, C. H., Ding, J., & Yue, J. M. (2013). Chemical constituents from Brucea javanica. Phytochemistry, 85, 175–184. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.phytochem.2012.08.018
Kefe, A., Giday, M., Mamo, H., & Erko, B. (2016). Antimalarial properties of crude extracts of seeds of Brucea antidysenterica and leaves of Ocimum lamiifolium. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine, 16(1). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12906-016-1098-9