In agreement with the present results,the work of de Morais
Lima etal.(2012) has shown that some Combretum species are
extensively used in traditional medicine against inflammation,
infections, diabetes,malaria,bleeding,diarrhea and digestive
disorder sand others as a diuretic.Some studies involving the
investigation of biological activities of Combretum leprosum point
to similar actions as those observed for other species of the genus.