Warburgia ugandensis | WAMZEDU BOTANICAL GARDEN

Warburgia ugandensis (CE)

The wood is resistant to insect attack and very strong. It was commonly used for the yoke pole of ox-wagons, the Disselboom. Extracts of Warburgia Ugandensis (CE) e.g. its bark, leaves have been reported to show some antimalarial, antifungal, and antibacterial properties in vitro or in animal models. The species is listed as Critically Endangered (CE) on the IUCN Red List. This indicates that the species faces an extremely high risk of extinction in the wild.

Wamzedu Botanical:

At Wamzedu Botanical Garden (SHG) we have taken urgent conservation actions such as nursery tree preparation, easiest ways of propagation from seeds so as to ensure the survival of Warburgia ugandensis (CE) in its natural habitat. So far, we have a tree nursery bed of 300 (Three hundred) seedlings so as to ensure they are protected and not to be extinct due to human invasion.

Uses

Bark: The dried bark is commonly used as a remedy for stomach-ache, constipation, toothache, cough, fever, muscle pains, weak joints, general body pains and stomach worm
The inner bark is reddish and bitter and it is used in the treatment of variety of conditions including the common cold.
Leaves / Roots: The roots or leaves can be boiled in water and the decoction drunk to treat Malaria.

Wood: Used for building, making furnitures, used for fuel to make charcoal.

Warburgia Ugandensis due its medicinal value has become critically endagered and it is listed by IUCN as endagered in its Red List of Threatened Species.

Warburgia Ugandensis - Nursery

Ferdand Mghalu Inspecting Warburgia Ugandensis

At Wamzedu Botanical Garden Nursery Bed

Fedand Mghalu - Vice Chairman of Wamzedu Botanical Garden (SHG) inspecting Warburgia Ugandensis at Wamzedu Botanical Garden Nursery Bed

Warburgia Ugandensis Nursery Bed Inspection

Sagalla - 2025

Allan Mwashumbe - Chairman, Ferdand Mghalu - Vice Chairman, and Gibran Nura - Secretary of Wamzedu Botanical Garden (SHG) at Warburgia Ugandensis Nursery Bed.

performing weeding, watering, thinning, mulching and adding fertilizers to the Nursery Bed.

Warburgia Ugandensis - Forest

Inspecting Warburgia Ugandensis

At Sagalla Forest

During research on Critically endangered warbugia ugandensis tree at sagalla. Tree fell due to harvesting of its bark due to medicinal values. More actions for reservations needed so as to preserve this tree.

Warburgia Ugandensis Tree Inspection

Sagalla Forest - 2026

Warbugia ugandensis tree bark exploited because of high medicinal value of its bark. Wamzedu Botanical Garden SHG is preserving nursery of seedlings and its propagation method so as to plant more trees to enable it not being extinct.