Kalanchoe crenata - A West African species, much used in medicine in the region. In Ghana, for example, the leaves are boiled or macerated in water, to be used as a sedative for asthma (Dalziel). It also formed part of a Yoruba headache remedy in the Ewé ritual (Verger), and the leaves, either on their own or combined with other ingredients formed a medicine to treat not only headache but also more serious illnesses, including smallpox. They are also viewed there as a poison antidote.
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