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Thonningia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae containing the single species Thonningia sanguinea.

Thonningia

Thonningia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae containing the single species Thonningia sanguinea. It is distributed throughout much of southern and western Africa, particularly the tropical regions. Common names... Wikipedia
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Thonningia sanguinea is an obligate parasite of trees and perennial woody plants, unable to produce chlorophyll and totally dependant upon the host for its ...
Thonningia sanguinea Vahl plays an important role in traditional medicine in many African cultures. A study of the n-hexane fraction of the whole plant of ...
Thonningia is a monotypic genus of flowering plants in the family Balanophoraceae containing the single species Thonningia sanguinea.
The plant is used in medicine in N Nigeria for dysentery (Barter fide 7) and in Zaïre for dysentery and blennorrhoea (14) and in Congo the rhizome is made into ...
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a holoparasite and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
The native range of this species is Tropical Africa. It is a holoparasite and grows primarily in the wet tropical biome.
The aqueous extract of Thonningia sanguinea can provide an alternative therapy for the treatment of salmonellosis, mainly for typhoid fever caused by MDR ...
Uses in traditional medicine. For the treatment of hemorrhoids and anal lesions [2], bronchial asthma, skin diseases, dysentery, sore throat and as vermifuge [3] ...
Thonningia sanguinea (Balanophoraceae) also called kulla by the Hausa of Nigeria is a strange subterranean plant devoid of chlorophylls with bright red coloured ...