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This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.

Simarubaceae

Brucea antidysenterica Mill

woinos, kolla+wanza(A)

meleta (T)

abalo, tamija, komeni (G)

hadawi (Sam)

Shrub or tree up to seven meters high. Very common shrub at the edge of semi-humid forests or overgrazed mid-highland areas

The pulverized leaves mixed with butter are highly valuable in the treatment of skin diseases and leprosy. Wounds are dressed with the same preparation.

The boiled bark of the root and the fruits are used as medicine against dysentery and fever hence the name of the plant, B. antidysentarica.

The yellow-red fruits if eaten are said to be fatal to livestock, especially sheep.

The decoction of the plant is used by some natives to prevent bloat in livestock.

 

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