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General Information

Mostuea batesii is an erect shrub growing up to 1.5 metres tall[].
The plant is sometimes harvested from the wild for local medicinal use.

Known Hazards

None known

Botanical References

Range

Tropical Africa - Cameroon and the Central African Republic, south to Gabon and DR Congo.

Habitat

Rainforest in dense primary formations as well as the more open, secondary growth areas, at elevations from sea-level up to 750 metres[].

Properties

Medicinal Rating
Habit	Shrub
Height	1.00 m
Cultivation Status	Wild

Cultivation Details

Not known

Edible Uses

None known

Medicinal

The grated root is used to dispel sleep or as an aphrodisiac with similar action to that of Tabernanthe iboga. It is consumed alone or mixed with Tabernanthe iboga; extended use may lead to cerebral troubles[]. A root decoction is taken as an anthelminthic by children[].

Mostuea batesii contains 0.06% indole alkaloids in the leafy stems, 0.15% in the roots and 0.33% in the root bark. The root bark alkaloids are related to sempervirin and gelsemine[].
Subcutaneously administered root-bark extract had a mean lethal dose of 0.25 g/kg in mice, and death was preceded by a phase of hyperexcitability[].
In anaesthetized dogs, an intravenous dose of up to 0.10 g/kg produced hypotension followed by hypertension. A short phase of tachyardia and hyperpnoea was succeeded by cardiac and respiratory depression. A higher dose only produced hypotension[].

Other Uses

None known

Propagation

Seed -

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