Guiera is a flowering plant genus in the family Combretaceae. Guiera senegalensis is the only species in the genus, found in Tropical Africa in dry areas from Senegal to Sudan (requiring much sunlight and light dry soil). The plant produces the tannin 3,4,5-Tri-O-galloylquinic acid and several alkaloids of the harman family.
The plant as a whole is often decorative, however the leaves are known as a medicinal 'cure-all' in Africa. It is known for helping coughs, being hypotensive, antidiarrhetic ...
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