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<big>''[[Combretum platypterum]]'' (Welw.) Hutch. & Dalziel</big>
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== Origin and geographic distribution ==
''Combretum'' is a very large genus, comprising about 250 species distributed worldwide in the tropics and subtropics. About 140 species occur in tropical Africa. Several other ''Combretum'' species are medicinally used in West and Central Africa.
=== ''Combretum demeusei'' ===''[[Combretum demeusei]]' De Wild. is a liana, which occurs in rain forest from Guinea east to Central Africa. In DR Congo a leaf decoction, maceration or infusion is drunk, and bananas are eaten, to treat intestinal worms.
=== ''Combretum mortehanii'' ===''[[Combretum mortehanii]]' De Wild. & Exell is a liana, which occurs in the forests of Central Africa. In the Central African Republic powdered young leaves are applied to ulcers. A root decoction is drunk to treat cough. Sap of the root bark is taken as an antidote for ''Securidaca longipedunculata'' Fresen. poisoning.
=== ''Combretum zenkeri'' ===''[[Combretum zenkeri]]'' Engl. & Diels is a shrub or liana, which occurs in secondary forest of Guinea east to Cameroon. In Côte d’Ivoire crushed seeds, together with seeds of ''Aframomum melegueta'' K.Schum. and ''Capsicum'' pepper, are made into suppositories to treat dysentery. Leaf sap, together with leaf sap of ''Struchium sparganophorum'' (L.) Kuntze, is drunk to treat male sterility. An extract of the leaves is drunk and used as a wash to treat oedema. In Ghana twigs are chewed to treat menstrual pain. In Benin a leaf maceration is applied to heal fractures. In Nigeria a leaf decoction is taken to treat intestinal worms.
== Ecology ==
== Author(s) ==
* E.N. Matu , CTMDR/KEMRI, P.O. Box 54840–00200, Nairobi, Kenya
== Correct citation of this article ==
Matu, E.N., 2011. '''Combretum platypterum''' (Welw.) Hutch. & Dalziel. [Internet] Record from PROTA4U. Schmelzer, G.H. & Gurib-Fakim, A. (Editors). PROTA (Plant Resources of Tropical Africa / Ressources végétales de l’Afrique tropicale), Wageningen, Netherlands. <http://www.prota4u.org/search.asp>. Accessed {{CURRENTDAY}} {{CURRENTMONTHNAME}} {{CURRENTYEAR}}.
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