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Entry

1  dendemona

Part of speech

2  noun

Explanations in English

3 a plant, a decoction of the bark of which acts as a purgative, and is used by the Betsimisaraka for disorders of the stomach [Betsimisaraka] [1.2]

Explanations in French

4 arbuste dont l'écorce est purgative. [Tankarana] [1.19] 5 Probablement un Anthocleista(Gentianaceae) : l'infusion des feuilles et écorces est administrée aux malades qui souffrent de l'intestin et du foie, lorsqu'ils ont la bouche amère. [Betsimisaraka] [1.196]

Vocabulary

6  Botany: medicinal plants

Scientific name

7 Anthocleista

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Updated on 2025/11/09