Chrysobalanus (Gao)
Chrysobalanus icaco
About Chrysobalanus (Gao)
Chrysobalanus (Gao) (Chrysobalanus icaco) is a herb used in the Hausa Traditional Medicine tradition to help with Diarrhea, Wound Healing, Fever, and Digestive Issues, among 1 other condition it addresses. The aerial parts and leaves are the parts traditionally used, used both internally and topically.
Botanical background
Chrysobalanus icaco, the cocoplum, paradise plum, abajeru or icaco, is found near sea beaches and inland throughout tropical Africa, tropical Americas and the Caribbean, and in southern Florida and the Bahamas. It is also found as an exotic species on other tropical islands, where it has become a problematic invasive. Although taxonomists disagree on whether Chrysobalanus icaco has multiple subspecies or varieties, it is recognized as having two ecotypes, described as an inland, much less salt-tolerant,...
Source: Wikipedia, via iNaturalist