Warburgia ugandensis

Warburgia ugandensis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
(unranked):	Angiosperms
(unranked):	Magnoliids
Order:	Canellales
Family:	Canellaceae
Genus:	Warburgia
Species:	W. ugandensis
Binomial name
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague
Synonyms
Warburgia breyeri Pott

Warburgia ugandensis, also known as Uganda greenheart, is a species of evergreen tree native to Africa. The wood is resistant to insect attack and very strong. It was commonly used for the yoke pole of ox-wagons, the Disselboom. Early Indian immigrants to Kenya, working on the construction of the railway, used the leaves to flavour their curries before the chilli plant was commonly introduced. The flavour is fiercely hot and subtly different to chillies. Widely used medicinally, including as a treatment for VD by Maasai gentlemen, who tie a cylinder of bark around the requisite part of the body that troubles them.

References

• http://www.worldagroforestrycentre.org/sea/Products/AFDbases/af/asp/SpeciesInfo.asp?SpID=1699
• Olila D, Olwa-Odyek, Opuda-Asibo J (2001). "Antibacterial and antifungal activities of extracts of Zanthoxylum chalybeum and Warburgia ugandensis, Ugandan medicinal plants". Afr Health Sci. 1 (2): 66–72. PMC 2141554. PMID 12789119. {{cite journal}}: Unknown parameter |month= ignored (help)CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)