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.
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.