Erythrina vogelii

A tree 8–16 ft. high, with woody branches armed with small firm falcate prickles

Health Benefits and uses of Erythrina vogelii

Unspecified plant parts, probably bark and/or roots, are used in traditional medicine in Côte d’Ivoire, to treat pains, rheumatism, bronchial complaints, gonorrhoea and haematuria, and as poison antidote.
The root bark showed significant in-vitro activity against gram-positive bacteria (Enterococcus faecalis and Staphylococcus aureus) and the plant-pathogenic fungus Cladosporium cucumerinum. The isoflavonoids 1-methoxyphaseollidin and isowighteone were isolated as antifungal constituents amongst the many flavonoids present. Erythrina vogelii contains only traces of alkaloids and is less toxic than American Erythrina spp.
Anti-oxidant activity