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Cussonia arborea
Cussonia arborea is a deciduous small to medium sized tree within the family Araliaceae. Extracts of the species are widely used in traditional medicine to treat a variety of ailments.
Rutin and quinic acid esters have been isolated from the methanol extracts of the species. Triterpene saponins, including Cussonosides A and B have been isolated from the species.
The species is widely distributed in West, Central and East Africa. From Guinea and Senegal in West Africa westwards to Eritrea and Ethiopia in the horn of Africa and southwards to Zimbabwe. It occurs in open forests, woodlands and savannahs.
Bark decoction is used to treat malaria in Nigeria. In Ghana, Malawi and Zimbabwe, extracts are used to treat mental health related issues. Its leaves are used in a decoction to treat rheumatism and oedema. A water decoction of bark extracts is used as a topical treatment of gonorrhea and a root decoction is drunk for the treatment of diarrhea.
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Text excerpted from the Wikipedia article Cussonia arborea by its contributors, under CC BY-SA 4.0; the excerpts are shared under the same licence.
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.
