Kooboo-berry

Aka: mukwatikwati

produces small bright red-orange edible fleshy fruits, eaten fresh by both humans and wildlife.

bark and root are the medicinal parts. used to lower high blood pressure.
the triterpene compounds in the celastraceae family relaxes blood vessels and reduces vascular resistance.

mukwatikwati stem bark is used for chronic joint pain and back pain. the bark is typically decocted (boiled) for use.

mukwatikwati bark is a traditional african remedy for diarrhea, especially bloody diarrhea.
works through astringent tannins (which bind to gut proteins, reducing fluid loss and creating a protective coating on inflamed gut tissue) plus broad antimicrobial activity that kills the bacteria causing the infection.
good for travelers' diarrhea, dysentery, food poisoning, and gut infections.

kills gram-positive bacteria, gram-negative bacteria, AND fungi. effective against fusarium (a major fungal pathogen that ruins crops and produces mycotoxins).
used for urinary tract infections, respiratory infections, skin infections, and stomach infections.
can drink the bark as a tea.

documented traditional African use for gonorrhea and other STDs across multiple ethnic groups.