Study of two plants used in traditional medicine in Zimbabwe for skin problems and rheumatism: Dioscorea sylvatica and Urginea altissima

Cogne, A.L.; Marston, Andrew; Mavi, S.; Hostettmann, Kurt

doi:10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00347-0

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Study of two plants used in traditional medicine in Zimbabwe for skin problems and rheumatism: Dioscorea sylvatica and Urginea altissima

ContributorsCogne, A.L.; Marston, Andrew; Mavi, S.; Hostettmann, Kurt

Published inJournal of ethnopharmacology, vol. 75, p. 51-53

Publication date2001

Abstract

Two plants used in Zimbabwean traditional medicine, Dioscorea sylvatica (Dioscoreaceae) and Urginea altissima (Liliaceae), produce mild inflammation and itching when rubbed on the skin. Investigations of the causes of these cutaneous reactions showed that raphides of calcium oxalate are, at least in part, responsible for the effects. Histamine could not be detected.

Keywords

urginea altissima
dioscorea sylvatica
traditional medicine
skin
calcium oxalate
contact dermatitis
irritation
nettle

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COGNE, A.L. et al. Study of two plants used in traditional medicine in Zimbabwe for skin problems and rheumatism: Dioscorea sylvatica and Urginea altissima. In: Journal of ethnopharmacology, 2001, vol. 75, p. 51–53. doi: 10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00347-0

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PID : unige:11735
DOI : 10.1016/s0378-8741(00)00347-0

Journal ISSN0378-8741

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