Julbernardia globiflora
StarJulbernardia globiflora
Synonyms: Berlinia globiflora, Pseudoberlinia globiflora, Brachystegia globiflora, Westia eminii, Isoberlinia globiflora, Berlinia eminii
Safety at a glance
No rule in our tables for this herb: pregnancy, breastfeeding, incompatible pairs (十八反 / 十九畏), herb–drug, dose ceiling. This is not a safety clearance.
Not graded — No toxicity grade is recorded. Most herbs in the catalogue carry none.
Traditionally used for
- Teeth & mouth
- Bowel health
- Fertility & vitality
- Skin
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
In Zimbabwean and broader southern African traditional medicine, the bark is used as a laxative and to relieve constipation, while root decoctions are taken for diarrhoea, gonorrhoea, and as an aphrodisiac, and a root preparation is used to rinse mouth ulcers and wounds (Maroyi, 2013; PROTA). The bark also yields a strong fibre used for cordage and bark cloth.
Botanical Description
Julbernardia globiflora (munhondo) is a medium-sized to large deciduous tree of the legume family, typically 6–18 m tall, with a spreading, rounded to flat crown and rough, grey to brown fissured bark. The leaves are alternate and pinnately compound, bearing several pairs of opposite, oblong to elliptic leaflets that flush coppery-red before turning green. Small, fragrant, creamy-white flowers are massed in dense terminal panicles, giving the tree a conspicuous flowering display; the fruit is a hard, flattened, woody pod that splits explosively to release flat seeds. Widespread and often dominant across south-central Africa, it is a characteristic component of dry miombo woodland in Zimbabwe, Zambia, Mozambique, Tanzania, and neighbouring countries, growing on a range of well-drained soils.
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