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Voacanga Africana is an evergreen shrub or tree growing from 1 - 11 meters tall and branching from low down. The bole can be 2 - 30cm in diameter. The tree has a long history of traditional medicinal use in Africa, where it also supplies food and a range of commodities. Various parts of the plant are exported to pharmaceutical companies in Europe, America etc as a source of medicinal compounds. The plant is sometimes grown as an ornamental, being valued for its sweet-scented flowers. All parts of the plant are rich in alkaloids, especially the bark: the root-bark contains 5 - 10%; the stem-bark 4 - 5%; the seeds 1.5%; the leaves 0.3 - 0.45%. Voacamine is the principal alkaloid present followed by voacangine, voacangarine, voacorine and vobtusine. Many other alkaloids have also been identif
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