Description
A shrub or small tree bearing small, sweet berries similar in flavour to mulberries.
Medicinal Uses
Root extracts are used for heart complaints; leaf and root infusions treat coughs and upset stomach; leaves are used as a purgative for dysentery and diarrhoea.
Food Uses
Ripe berries are eaten fresh, though not easy to digest in quantity.
Cultivation
A wild shrub or small tree of savanna and woodland margins.
