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

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.
AuthorsA L Cogne, A Marston, S Mavi, K Hostettmann
JournalJournal of ethnopharmacology (J Ethnopharmacol) Vol. 75 Issue 1 Pg. 51-3 (Apr 2001) ISSN: 0378-8741 [Print] Ireland
PMID11282443 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't)
Chemical References
  • Histamine
Topics
  • Histamine (analysis)
  • Humans
  • Liliaceae (chemistry)
  • Magnoliopsida (chemistry)
  • Medicine, African Traditional
  • Phytotherapy
  • Rheumatic Diseases (therapy)
  • Skin Diseases (therapy)
  • Zimbabwe

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