Calpurnia aurea
East African shrub used in Ethiopian, Kenyan, and South African traditional medicine for intestinal worms, ectoparasites (lice, ticks), and skin diseases. Contains calpurmenine quinolizidine alkaloids. Important traditional veterinary medicine.
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Antiparasitic drugs, sedatives.
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GI upset. Alkaloid toxicity at high doses.
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