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Ethnobotanical Plant Ficus asperifolia

Common Name
Sandpaper Tree; Epin

Activities

Uses for this plant.
Click on column headings to sort table by that column. *Unless otherwise noted all references are to (Duke, 1992)
Activity Country/Region Reference
Tumor Nigeria Hartwell, J.L. 1967-71. Plants used against cancer. A survey. Lloydia 30-34.
Tumor Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Tumor Nigeria Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Urogenital Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.