Boscia senegalensis
West African drought-resistant shrub used in Sahelian medicine for diabetes, hypertension, and as famine food. Seeds processed to remove bitterness and eaten. Root decoction for syphilis and mental illness in Nigerian folk medicine.
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Diabetes medications, antihypertensives.
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Raw seeds are toxic. Processed forms generally safe.
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