Dacryodes Edulis

Dacryodes edulis

West and Central African fruit tree whose bark and leaf are used in Cameroonian and Congolese traditional medicine for wound healing, dysentery, and anemia. Fruit is major food source ('bush butter'). Resin applied to parasitic skin infections.

Safety Profile

Contraindications

None well established for fruit. Bark/leaf — limited data.

Interactions

Unknown.

Side Effects

Fruit safe as food. Bark — astringent, GI upset.