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Uvaria chamae
Finger-root
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Plantae
Clade:	Tracheophytes
Clade:	Angiosperms
Clade:	Magnoliids
Order:	Magnoliales
Family:	Annonaceae
Genus:	Uvaria
Species:	U. chamae
Binomial name
Uvaria chamae P.Beauv.

Uvaria chamae, commonly known as finger root or bush banana is a climbing large shrub or small tree native to tropical West and Central Africa where it grows in wet and dry forests and coastal scrublands. The common name refers to the fruit growing in its small bunches; the fruit is edible and widely eaten. U. chamae is a medicinal plant used throughout its range to treat fevers and has antibiotic properties. An extract of Uvaria chamae, administered orally at 300–900 mg/kg/day showed significant antimalarial activity against both early and established infections.

References

1. Bongers, F.; M. P. E. Parren; D. Traore, eds. (2005). Forest Climbing Plants of West Africa: Diversity, Ecology and Management. CAB International. ISBN 0-85199-914-X.
2. ^ Iwu, Maurice M. (1993). Handbook of African Medicinal Plants. CRC Press. ISBN 0-8493-4266-X.
3. Okokon, J. E; Ita, B. N; Udokpoh, A. E (2013). "The in-vivo antimalarial activities of Uvaria chamae and Hippocratea africana". Annals of Tropical Medicine & Parasitology. 100 (7): 585–90. doi:10.1179/136485906X118512. PMID 16989684. S2CID 46151429.

External links

• Uvaria chamae in West African plants – A Photo Guide.

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