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Reference VC 01 has information about 13 plants

Reference: VC 01
Author: Carrière, M.
Title: Plantes de Guinée à l'usage des éleveurs et des vétérinaires. CIRAD-EMVT, République Française, Ministère de la coopération: Dép. d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire, 238 p. , (1994) Voir également:http://perso.wanadoo.fr/a.i.r.e./guilex.htm

Aframomum sulcatum (Oliv. et Hanb.) K. Schum.
Official name: Aframomum sulcatum (Oliv. et Hanb.) K. Schum.
Family: Zingiberaceae
Symptoms: V(068)
Recipes: V(068), ONS., RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: yaya (Malinké) , gogo.(Poular), gogué(Soussou) , tohin(Gueué)

Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name: Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family: Combretaceae
Synonyms: Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Pictures: Anogeissus_leiocarpus2.jpg , Anogeissus_leiocarpus3.jpg , HA06Anogeissus_leiocarpus.jpg , Anogeissus_leiocarpus1.jpg
Symptoms: V(008)
Recipes: Vb(008) calf, infusion roots, (pastoralist Peulh) , diarrhoea, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: krékété (Malinké), godioli (Poular)

Bafodeya benna (Sc. Elliot) Prance
Official name: Bafodeya benna (Sc. Elliot) Prance
Family: Rosaceae
Symptoms: V(008)
Recipes: Vb(008) calf, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: sigonaï (Malinké) , sigon, sigo (Poular), sigonyi (Soussou)

Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A. Rich.
Official name: Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A. Rich.
Family: Bixaceae
Synonyms: Cochlospermum niloticum Oliv.
Pictures: HA03Coch_tinctorium.jpg , Cochlospermum_tinctorium1.jpg , HA06Cochlospermum tinctorium.jpg
Symptoms: V(008)
Recipes: Vb(008) calf, infusion roots, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (Malinké) tiriba , ourouba, (Poular) diaroundé, (Soussou:) filiara guèsé.

Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Official name: Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Family: Poaceae
Pictures: Eleusine_indica1.jpg , Eleusine_indica2.jpg , HA01Eleusine_indica.jpg , Eleusine_indica3.jpg , HA05Eleusine_indica.jpg
Symptoms: V(101)
Recipes: V(101), roots, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (Malinké) trassa, tarassa, tièmbi, binbirima, gbintima, (Kissi) tayondo, (Poular) siguiri, diandialé, (Sousou), tiguilini, siguirigni, sékédi, (Guerzé) gbénéwanlou

Erythrina senegalensis A.DC.
Official name: Erythrina senegalensis A.DC.
Family: Fabaceae
Pictures: HA03Erythrina_senegalensis.jpg , Erythrina_senegalensis1.jpg
Symptoms: V(039)
Recipes: V(039), ONS., RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (Malinké) lérou,léroung, timéba, timini, (Poular) botiola, n'botiola, botioula, mbolatiola, bodioloa

Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.
Official name: Ficus ingens (Miq.) Miq.
Family: Moraceae
Pictures: Ficus_ingens3.jpg , Ficus_ingens1.jpg , Ficus_ingens2.jpg , Ficus_ingens4.jpg , Ficus_ingens5.jpg , HA03Ficus_ingens.jpg
Symptoms: V(002)
Recipes: Vb(002), figs, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: tourou (Malinké), tourou (Séré), ibbé (Poular)

Jatropha curcas L.
Official name: Jatropha curcas L.
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms: Jatropha acerifolia Salisb.; Jatropha afrocurcas Pax.
Pictures: Jatropha_curcas1.jpg , Jatropha_curcas2.jpg , Jatropha_curcas3.jpg , HA05Jatropha _curcas.jpg , Jatropha_curcas4.jpg
Symptoms: V(068), V(091)
Recipes: V(068), V(091), ONS., RNS., VO.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (Malinké) banin, kadi, (Poular) kidi(Soossou) baha, barhané

Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss.
Official name: Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss.
Family: Meliaceae
Synonyms: Swietenia senegalensis Desv.
Pictures: Khaya_senegalensis3.jpg , Khaya_senegalensis4.jpg , Khaya_senegalensis2.jpg , HA06Khaya_senegal.jpg , Khaya_senegalensis1.jpg
Symptoms: V(054), V(054)
Recipes: Veq(054), Vm(054), ONS., RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: diala (Malinké), yalando (Kissi), kahi (Poular)

Leptadenia hastata (Pers.) Decne.
Official name: Leptadenia hastata (Pers.) Decne.
Family: Asclepiadaceae
Synonyms: Leptadenia lancifolia (Schumach & Thonn.) Decne.
Pictures: Leptadenia_hastata2.jpg , HA06Leptadenia_hastata.jpg , Leptadenia_hastata1.jpg
Symptoms: V(112)
Recipes: Veq(112), whole plant, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (Malinké) son-niougou, (Poular) safato

Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Official name: Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Family: Rubiaceae
Synonyms: Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine
Pictures: HA05Nauclea_latifolia.jpg , Nauclea_latifolia3.jpg , Nauclea_latifolia1.jpg , Nauclea_latifolia2.jpg
Symptoms: V(006), V(091)
Recipes: V(006), V(091), maceration roots, RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (Malinké) badi, badigrin, doundou, marilin, badou, baro, bati, (Kissi)koulondo, wouroundo, nando, (Poular) doundouké, (Soussou) doundaré, doundaké,(Guerzé)baïla

Psorospermum senegalense Spach
Official name: Psorospermum senegalense Spach
Family: Hypericaceae
Symptoms: V(149)
Recipes: V(149), ONS., RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: kéti diankouma, kitidiankouma, karédiangouma, karidiakouma (Malinké), kéti, kéeti, kéeti diankouma (Poular) , kobéra-firé (Soussou)

Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.
Official name: Pterocarpus erinaceus Poir.
Family: Fabaceae
Pictures: HA06Pterocarpus_erinaceus.jpg , Pterocarpus_erinaceus1.jpg , Pterocarpus_erinaceus2.jpg , Pterocarpus_erinaceus3.jpg
Symptoms: V(022)
Recipes: V(022), ONS., RNS.
Region: West Africa
Country: Guinea
Vernacular name: (malinké) gbèn, bèn, gbènè, (Kissi) kamélo, koïla, kouéla, (poular) bani, bani dané, bani bahlé,banigué, bary, (Sousou) kari, karé, karinyi,karenyi, (Gwerzé) gbé