Prunus africana

It is sometimes called “African plum” but it is closer to the cherry laurel than fruit plum trees. It is an evergreen tree growing in the mountainous regions of sub-Saharan Africa.

The extract from the bark of the tree is marketed.
African plum, used in herbal medicine, is proposed in the treatment of urinary symptoms of benign prostatic hyperplasia. African plum improves in a modest but significant way the power of the urinary jet.