Mushamba

Mushamba.
botanical - Lannea Discolor

Lannea discolor is an important component of the traditional, complementary, and alternative medicine health-care systems in several countries. This study is aimed at reviewing the botany, ethnomedicinal uses, phytochemical and biological activities of L. discolor. Information on its botany, medicinal uses, chemistry and pharmacological properties was undertaken using electronic databases such as Pubmed, SCOPUS, Medline, SciFinder, ScienceDirect, Google Scholar, EThOS, ProQuest, OATD and Open-thesis. Pre-electronic literature was sourced from the University Library. The species is used as herbal medicine for 24 human diseases. The major diseases and ailments treated using concoctions prepared from L. discolor include gastrointestinal problems, gonorrhea, infertility in women, convulsions, dizziness, injury, and wounds. Different aqueous and organic extracts of L. discolor exhibited anthelmintic, antibacterial, antimycobacterial, antifungal, antioxidant, antiplasmodial, and nematicidal activities. Detailed studies on the phytochemistry, pharmacological, and toxicological properties of L. discolor are required to correlate the medicinal uses of the species with its phytochemistry and pharmacological properties.
Bark for stomach. - diarrhorea.

Wounds - Fiber used as a bandage. Works through the skin. Common.
Fractures - Twigs and Fiber - parts of straight branches are tied to broken limb splints and wide strips of fiber used as bandage.

Root medicine
- convulsions - washing with infusion.
- gonorrhoea - infusion
- infertility in women (ndebele)
- swollen legs - powder taken by mouth in porridge
- sore eyes - infusion used as eye drops
- whooping cough - decotion taken by mouth
- to prevent witches getting into home
- Heavy mensturation - infusion