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Dr. Duke's Phytochemical and Ethnobotanical Databases
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Lonchocarpus cyanescens

Common Name
Yoruba Indigo

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Activity Country/Region Reference
Cataract Sierra Leone Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Leprosy Africa Uphof, J.C. Th. 1968. Dictionary of economic plants. 2nd ed. Verlag von J. Cramer.
Leprosy Sierra Leone Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Puerperium Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Puerperium Upper Volta Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Skin Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Sore Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Stomachic Ghana Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.
Yaws Africa Ayensu, Edward S. 1978. Medicinal plants of West Africa. Reference Publications, Inc.