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Local medicinal uses of ”Voacanga thouarsii” include as a treatment for wounds, sores, [[gonorrhoea]], [[eczema]], heart problems, [[hypertension]], [[rheumatism]], stomach-ache and snakebite.<ref name=PROTA/> |
Local medicinal uses of ”Voacanga thouarsii” include as a treatment for wounds, sores, [[gonorrhoea]], [[eczema]], heart problems, [[hypertension]], [[rheumatism]], stomach-ache and snakebite.<ref name=PROTA/> |
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[[Voacangine]], [[ibogaine]], [[voacamine]], [[vobtusine]], [[voacristine]], [[iboluteine]], [[vobasine]], 18′-decarbomethoxyvoacamine and [[voaluteine]] are shown to be present in the crude extract from the bark of Voacanga thouarsii, Roem. et Schult. var. obtusa Pichon.<ref>{{cite journal | vauthors=((Goldblatt, A.)), ((Hootele, C.)), ((Pecher, J.)) | journal=Phytochemistry | title=The alkaloids of voacanga thouarsii var. obtusa | volume=9 | issue=6 | pages=1293–1298 | date= June 1970 | url=https://linkinghub.elsevier.com/retrieve/pii/S0031942200853212 | doi=10.1016/S0031-9422(00)85321-2}}</ref> |
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Latest revision as of 11:22, 20 November 2025
Species of plant
Voacanga thouarsii, the wild frangipani,[2] is a species of small tree in the family Apocynaceae.
Voacanga thouarsii grows as a small tree up to 20 metres (70Â ft) high, with a trunk diameter of up to 80 centimetres (30Â in). Its fragrant flowers feature a pale green, creamy or white corolla. The fruit is dark green, spotted with paired follicles, each up to 10 centimetres (4Â in) long.[3]
Distribution and habitat
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Voacanga thouarsii grows natively in tropical and southern Africa and in Madagascar.[2] Its habitat is forest and savanna from sea-level to 600 metres (2,000Â ft) altitude.[3]
Local medicinal uses of Voacanga thouarsii include as a treatment for wounds, sores, gonorrhoea, eczema, heart problems, hypertension, rheumatism, stomach-ache and snakebite.[3]
Voacangine, ibogaine, voacamine, vobtusine, voacristine, iboluteine, vobasine, 18′-decarbomethoxyvoacamine and voaluteine are shown to be present in the crude extract from the bark of Voacanga thouarsii, Roem. et Schult. var. obtusa Pichon.[4]
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