Scientific Name :Lysimachia ruhmeriana Vernacular Name :Umuyobora, Akayobora. Family name :Umuyobora, Akayobora. Geographic Distribution :open humid places near swamps and stream, 1700- 2400 ms
Botanical Description Perennial herb, erect or decumbent, up to 1 m high. Leaves alternate, broadly elliptic to lanceolate. Flowers in congested or lax racemes. Pedicels, up to o.5 cm long. Corolla pink, up to 0,2-0.3 cm long.
Medicinal Use Leaf juice as a remedy for hepatic diseases. In Rwanda Lysimachia ruhmeriana is an important medicinal plant. The roots are used against tapeworms and madness, they are furthermore used to treat poisoning, snakebites, hepatitis, sanies blebs, sciatica and kwashiorchor. They serve as an abortifascient agent as well. Mitari Emmanuel uses Lysimachia ruhmeriana (roots) to treat the pounding headache in combination with
