Table 2.
Vitex doniana plant parts and their uses in Djidja district
| Plant parts used | Use categories | Uses |
|---|---|---|
| Roots | Folk medicine | Against snake and scorpion bites, haemorrhoids, malaria, ulcers, diabetes, sexual impotence, stomach-ache, wounds, constipation, eye pains, intestine worms, sprain |
| Bark | Folk medicine | Sterility, haemorrhoids, snake and scorpion bites, intestine worms, ulcers, stomach-ache, diabetes, constipation, malaria, wounds, sexual impotence, eye pain, cough, amenorrhea, dysmenorrhea, strokes |
| Trunk and branches | Construction and fuel | Fuel wood, charcoal, planks, beam |
| Other uses | Drums, stool of the king | |
| Leaves | Food | Household use for consumption as cooked vegetable |
| Sales | Sale as cooked vegetable | |
| Folk medicine | Haemorrhoids, snake bites, mouth candidiasis, whitlow, annulet, malaria, ulcers, sexual impotence, stomach-ache | |
| Other uses | Ink | |
| Fruits | Food | Direct consumption of fruits, juice making |
| Sales | Sale of fruits for direct consumption | |
| Folk medicine | Haemorrhoids |