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Medicinal

In traditional herbal medicine the whole plant is used by Maale and Ari ethnic communities in southern Ethiopia to treat amoebiasis (an infection of the intestines caused by a parasitic amoeba Entamoeba histolytica).
BMC Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4269-10-46/tables/1

Geographical distribution

  • Africa, East Tropical Africa, Kenya
  • Africa, East Tropical Africa, Tanzania
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Ethiopia
  • Africa, Northeast Tropical Africa, Somalia

Pelargonium quinquelobatum Hochst.

Family: GERANIACEAE
Genus: Pelargonium
Species: quinquelobatum Hochst.
Common names: Bato ketero deshe
Distribution summary: East Africa
Habit: Perennial
Hardiness: H2 - Tender; cool or frost-free greenhouse
Garden status: Currently grown
Garden location: Plants in pots (POT)
Reason for growing: Medicinal


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