Transvaal-teak
StarPterocarpus angolensis
Synonyms: Pterocarpus dekindtianus, Pterocarpus bussei, Pterocarpus dekindtianus var. latifoliolatus
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
- Nose & throat
- Digestion
- Bowel health
- Menstrual & women's health
- Skin
Western Herbalism Properties
Traditional Uses
Kiaat is an important medicinal tree across southern Africa. The bark and its blood-red gummy, resinous exudate (kino) are valued chiefly as a powerful astringent: they are used to treat diarrhoea, heavy menstruation, nosebleeds and other bleeding, and are applied to sores, ringworm and skin problems, as well as being taken for stomach-ache, schistosomiasis and malaria, and to stimulate breast-milk supply (van Wyk et al., 2009; PROTA, 2008). The strong astringency of the tannin- and pigment-rich bark and kino, with their documented use on wounds and skin lesions, underpins its astringent and vulnerary actions.
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Botanical Description
Pterocarpus angolensis (kiaat, Transvaal teak, bloodwood, mukwa) is a medium to large deciduous tree of the Fabaceae, widespread in the woodlands of southern and south-central Africa. It has a rounded crown, dark, fissured bark, and compound (imparipinnate) leaves with several pairs of leaflets. Showy, sweetly scented, orange-yellow pea flowers are borne in sprays before or with the new leaves. The distinctive fruit is a flat, woody, rounded pod surrounded by a broad bristly wing, persisting on the tree. When the bark or wood is cut it exudes a deep blood-red, gummy, astringent sap — "false dragon's blood" or kino — which gives the tree its common names. It grows in open deciduous woodland and savanna.
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