This is a flowering tree growing wild in sub-Sahara all the way from West Africa across to the eastern areas near rivers as well as in southern regions of Africa. A decoction of its leaves have in traditional Malian medicine as well as in Senegal and Sierra Leone been used for the treatment of wounds, ulcers and infections.
Syzygium guineense D.C. [MYRTACEAE]
Local name: Kofing
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Published Feb. 11, 2011 10:19 AM