Cajanus cajan
Cajanus cajan
Cajanus cajan
Cajanus cajan
French: Pois d'Angole. Wolof: cepou toubab GOUN: Klékoun.
Common names: Angolan peas, Pigeon peas
African names - Hausa: waken-rnasar, waken-turawa, Goun and Fon: klékoun.
USE.
The plant is used in traditional medicine for Anti-diarrhea and depurative. The seeds are a good source of protein as a legume. But the cooking lasts well like the BENIN red bean.
PLANT DESCRIPTION
It is a plant that can reach 3 meters in height. The alternate leaves consist of 3 leaflets. The flowers are brownish-yellow. The fruit is a linear pod that contains several seeds. It grows all over West Africa.
Curative action
The leaves in infusion are anti-diarrheal and strongly diuretic. In decoction, it lowers blood pressure very quickly.
Direction of use
Diarrhea
In the presence of diarrhea, make a decoction of 15 grams of leaves in a liter of water and drink during the day. The herbal tea obtained by an infusion of the leaves is good in detoxification treatments because it is strongly depurative.
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