Kamyuye

At a glance

Origin / distribution: Africa, Ghana, Upper Volta, Tanzania, ", Kenya, Nigeria

Cultural traditions: not documented

Recorded uses: Bite(Snake), Chest, Cholagogue, Cold

Science studied: SESQUITERPENES, SESQUITERPENE-ALCOHOLS

Research volume: 0 indexed records · volume only · methodology ↗

Legal status: Varies by jurisdiction; not assessed in this record.

Names and identity

Family: Lamiaceae

Scientific name: Hoslundia opposita

Common names: Kamyuye, Butter Berry, Hwahwa-hweshiri, Muvuvudzi, Orange Bird-berry, Orange Bird-berry / Butterberry, Tsuimbatsuiru, amahibane, bobuľník protistojný, hwahwa hweshiri, isiphulageja, kamyuye, ubukhukhudwane, utshwala-benyoni, uyaweyawe, 苦莓草

POWO: 447886-1 · WCVP June 2026 / POWO backbone

History

The source record documents this plant in Africa, Ghana, Upper Volta, Tanzania, ", Kenya, Nigeria.

It records these historical or traditional applications:

• Bite(Snake)
• Chest
• Cholagogue
• Cold
• Cystitis
• Diuretic
• Fatality
• Fever

This summary is limited to the cited source record.

Origins and distribution

• Africa
• Ghana
• Upper Volta
• Tanzania
• "
• Kenya
• Nigeria

Documented cultural uses

• Bite(Snake)
• Chest
• Cholagogue
• Cold
• Cystitis
• Diuretic
• Fatality
• Fever
• Herpes
• Herpes zoster
• Hookworms
• Jaundice

Cultural record detail

These entries are transcribed from the cited ethnobotanical source; they do not represent current advice or a claim of efficacy.

• Bite(Snake) · Africa · "
• Chest · Africa · "
• Cholagogue · Ghana · "
• Cholagogue · Upper Volta · "
• Cold · Tanzania · "
• Cystitis · Africa · "
• Diuretic · Ghana · "
• Diuretic · Upper Volta · "
• Fatality · " · "
• Fever · Ghana · "
• Fever · Upper Volta · "
• Herpes · Ghana · "
• Herpes zoster · Africa · "
• Hookworms · Africa · "
• Jaundice · Ghana · "
• Laxative · Ghana · "
• Liver · Africa · "
• Mental · Africa · "
• Purgative · Ghana · "
• Skin · Ghana · "
• Sore(Throat) · Tanzania · "
• Stomach · Ghana · "
• Swelling · Africa · "
• Tea · Ghana · "

17 additional documented entries remain in the source record.

Contemporary uses

Contemporary practice is not documented separately in this record.

Scientific research

Indexed records indicate research activity; they do not establish efficacy or safety.

Indexed research records

• Hoslundia opposita vahl; a potential source of bioactive compounds with antioxidant and antibiofilm activity for wound healing. · 2024 source ↗
• Antiproliferative activity of Hoslundia opposita leaf extract and fractions against a human glioblastoma cell line (U251) · 2024 source ↗
• Ethanol leaf extract of <i>Hoslundia opposita</i> in <i>in vivo</i> antioxidant and hepatoprotective activity using an animal model. · 2022 source ↗

Scientific compounds

Chemical presence is not evidence of clinical efficacy.

• SESQUITERPENES
• SESQUITERPENE-ALCOHOLS

Legality

No exact international trade listing was returned by the CITES checklist for this accepted name. Country-specific law is not assessed here.

Consult the CITES species checklist for current international and national requirements.

Reference images

Sources

Plants of the World Online (POWO) · Kew data terms; cite POWO/WCVP

World Checklist of Vascular Plants (WCVP) · CC BY 3.0

CC0 · Dr. Duke raw CSV archive

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