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Chenopodium ambrosioides L. (CHENOPODIACEAE)

Nkasa kindongo, kula nioka (Kikongo), chénopode vermifuge (Fr.), Indian wormseed.

 

An annual of varying form, occasionally a perennial herb growing to over 1 m high. The plant is covered with aromatic gladular hairs and has a srong, unpleasant smell when crushed.

 

An important medicinal plant in Bas-Congo. The leaves are soaked in water and used to treat flatulence, coughs and intestinal worms.

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Uploaded on May 26, 2009
Taken on April 12, 2006