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{{Short description|Species of flowering plant}} |
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| regnum = [[Plant]]ae |
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| divisio = [[Flowering plant|Magnoliophyta]] |
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| classis = [[Dicotyledon|Magnoliopsida]] |
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| ordo = [[Oxalidales]] |
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| species = '''''C. ferruginea''''' |
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| binomial = ''Cnestis ferruginea'' |
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The shrub '''''Cnestis ferruginea''''' is native to [[Africa]]. It is best known for its uses in [[herbal medicine]]. |
The shrub '''''Cnestis ferruginea''''' is native to [[Africa]]. It is best known for its uses in [[herbal medicine]]. |
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==Medicinal uses== |
==Medicinal uses== |
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The [[tart]], [[astringent]] fruit is chewed for [[oral hygiene]]. [[Extract]]s from the fruit have been found to have [[antimicrobial]] effects, especially against [[gram-positive bacteria]]. |
The [[Tart (flavor)|tart]], [[astringent]] fruit is chewed for [[oral hygiene]]. [[Extract]]s from the fruit have been found to have [[antimicrobial]] effects, especially against [[gram-positive bacteria]].<ref>Lewis, W.H. and M.P.F. Elvin-Lewis. (2003). ''Medical Botany: Plants Affecting Human Health, 2/e''. Hoboken: [[John Wiley & Sons|Wiley]], page 409. {{ISBN|978-0-471-62882-8}}</ref> |
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==References== |
==References== |
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==Further reading== |
==Further reading== |
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* Olugbade T.A., J.O. Oluwadiya, and W.A. Yisak. (1982). Chemical constituents of ''Cnestis ferruginea'' DC. I. Petroleum ether fraction. ''Journal of Ethnopharmacology'' 6(3):365-70 |
* Olugbade T.A., J.O. Oluwadiya, and W.A. Yisak. (1982). Chemical constituents of ''Cnestis ferruginea'' DC. I. Petroleum ether fraction. ''Journal of Ethnopharmacology'' 6(3):365-70 |
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Latest revision as of 13:05, 21 March 2021
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Scientific classification | |
Kingdom: | Plantae |
Clade: | Tracheophytes |
Clade: | Angiosperms |
Clade: | Eudicots |
Clade: | Rosids |
Order: | Oxalidales |
Family: | Connaraceae |
Genus: | Cnestis |
Species: | C. ferruginea
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Binomial name | |
Cnestis ferruginea Vahl ex DC.
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The shrub Cnestis ferruginea is native to Africa. It is best known for its uses in herbal medicine.
Medicinal uses[edit]
The tart, astringent fruit is chewed for oral hygiene. Extracts from the fruit have been found to have antimicrobial effects, especially against gram-positive bacteria.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ Lewis, W.H. and M.P.F. Elvin-Lewis. (2003). Medical Botany: Plants Affecting Human Health, 2/e. Hoboken: Wiley, page 409. ISBN 978-0-471-62882-8
Further reading[edit]
- Olugbade T.A., J.O. Oluwadiya, and W.A. Yisak. (1982). Chemical constituents of Cnestis ferruginea DC. I. Petroleum ether fraction. Journal of Ethnopharmacology 6(3):365-70
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