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Albizia coriaria is a deciduous tree from tropical Africa, grown mainly for its timber and used widely in traditional medicine from its bark. It is a large, spreading tree best suited to warm, seasonally dry climates.
Albizia coriaria is a deciduous tree native to Tropical Africa belonging to the family Fabaceae, the root and stem bark are widely used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of diseases.
In ethnomedcine, some studies have been conducted on the leaves, roots and stem bark of the species. Oleane and acacic acid type saponins were identified in root extracts of the species. The triterpenoids, lupeol and lepenone, betulic acid and benzyl alcohol have been identified in extracts of the plant.
The species is native to Tropical Africa, from Ivory Coast in West Africa eastwards to Ethiopia and Kenya and southwards to Angola and Tanzania.
Stem bark extracts of the species are used in decoctions for the treatment of diarrhea in Nyanza, Kenya. The bark stem is also used to treat dermatological, respiratory and odontological ailments. However, consumption of high doses of herbal remedies containing Albizia coriaria can be toxic.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Albizia coriaria by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts and the care summary drawn from them are shared under the same licence.
The care summary was written by AI (Claude, Anthropic) from the sources on this page, with general growing knowledge where they are silent. Check before relying on it.
Life form, climate and native range: World Checklist of Vascular Plants, Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (CC BY 3.0), reformatted; see Plants of the World Online.
