Description

Common Name: Aidan Tree

IMPORTANT INFORMATION: Tisane of Tetrapleura Tetraptera To Get Pregnant

Tetrapleura tetraptera is a deciduous tree growing 20 – 25 metres tall. The bole, which can be 50 – 90cm in diameter, is slender and older trees have very small, low, sharp buttresses. In the forest, the crown is fairly small, thin and rounded, becoming flat when old, but it tends to spread when in the open
The tree is commonly harvested from the wild for its edible fruit, medicinal applications and other commodities, all of which are used locally. The plant, especially the fruit, is often sold in local markets as food and medicine.

Known Hazards

The seedpod has been used as a fish poison

Botanical References

Habitat

Forest, especially secondary forests, grow best in the rainforest. It is found throughout the high forest zone, in riverine forests, in the southern savannah-woodland and the forest outliers in the African plains

Properties

Edibility Rating
Medicinal Rating
Other Uses Rating
Habit	Deciduous Tree
Height	20.00 m
Cucultivationatus	Wild

Cultivation Details: Tisane of Tetrapleura Tetraptera To Get Pregnant

A plant of the moist tropical lowlands, where it is found at elevations up to 600 metres

It grows best in areas where annual daytime temperatures fall within the range of 25 of – 30°c but can tolerate 20 – 35°c

Requires a sunny position

Edible Uses: Tisane of Tetrapleura Tetraptera To Get Pregnant

Fruit – raw or cooked. The fruit pulp is rich in sugars and may be used in flavouring both sweet and savoury foods

The dark, red-brown seedpods have four longitudinal ridges – two of these are woody, and e other two are filled with a soft, sugary, edible pulp with a caramel-like odour[

It is shiny, glabrous, dark purple-brown, usually slightly curved, 15 – 25cm long by about 5cm across, the 4 longitudinal, wing-like ridges nearly 3 cm broad[

Advantages of 04 SIDES

The plant is a commonly used and important medicinal herb in parts of Africa, being employed in treating a wide range of conditions. All parts of the plant are used, though the fruits are the most widely and commonly employed

It is reported that the fruit has antiarthritic, anti-inflammatory and anti-diabetic properties. It is used to treat cardiovascular disorders, hypertension, convulsions and epilepsy, gastro-intestinal disorders, malaria and other fevers, diabetes, asthma and chest pain, low body immunity, flu and colds, reproductive disorders, cancer of the breast and uterus, skin disorders for newly born babies, wounds and burns, back pain and general body pains and weakness, dental disorders

The stem bark is used to treat cardiovascular disorders, gastrointestinal disorders, malaria and other fevers, low body immunity, reproductive disorders, cancer of the breast and uterus, general body pains and weakness, dental disorders

The leaves are used to treat convulsions and epilepsy, malaria and other fevers, reproductive disorders, general body pains and weakness

We used the root bark is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, malaria and other fevers

The seed is used to treat gastrointestinal disorders, malaria and other fevers, snake bites

The plant is used in managing schistosomiasis, a chronic parasitic disease caused by blood flukes (trematode worms)

Other Uses

Tannin is obtainable from the fruit pulp

The fruits and flowers are used as perfumes and in pomades prepared from palm oil

heartwood is reddish to brown; the sapwood is white. About the  wood is fairly hard and heavy, of moderate durability