Hunteria umbellata
Conservation status:
Upper and Lower Guinea, from Ghana to Cameroon and Central African Republic
Widespread
Global Distribution:
Widespread
Uses:
Clinical research has shown that Hunteria umbellata has anti-obesity and antihyperlipidaemic effects confirming the its use in folk medicine in Nigeria where water infusion of the dried seeds of this species has a reputation for the local management of obesity and hyperlipidaemia. A bitter decoction is also made from the bark and the roots and used to precent miscariages and in the treatment of menorrhoea