The apple of Sodom is a species of flowering plant in the dogbane family, Apocyanaceae that is native to North Africa, tropical Africa, Western Asia, South Asia and Indochina. It is also called Bomu-Bomu (Yoruba) and Tufatia (Hausa).
The plant produces a milky sap which contains a complex mix of chemicals, some of which are steroidal heart poisons known as ‘Cardiac aglycones'.
Traditionally the latex obtained from the plant is used against snake bite or scorpion sting.
As an expectorant: four or six dry leaves of C. procera are ground and then mixed with about one teaspoon of Shea butter and water; this is taken orally.
As a coagulant: Bomu-Bomu is used as a coagulant of fresh milk by boiling the milk and the crushed leaves together, enabling the milk to separate into fat and whey; this is left over night to ferment and later sold as local cheese (Wara(Yoruba); Fura(Hausa)).
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