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Official name : Acacia nubica Benth.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Acacia oerforta (Forssk.) Schweinf.

29 reference(s) related to this plant

Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) : M. Ichikawa
Title : The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms : H(000)
Recipes : H(000, r), ONS.of Acacia oerforta , RNS.
H(000, r), barks, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name : ldepe (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HB 1k
Author(s) : Bekele-Tesemma, A., A. Birnie & B. Tengnäs
Title : The useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia.Identification, propagation and management for agricultural and pastoral communities.Regional Soil Conservation Unit.Swedish International Development Authority. Technical handbook n° 5, 472 p., (1993) CFSCDD P.O. Box 62347, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Symptoms : H(113)
Recipes : H(113), rhumatism bark, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HB 53
Author(s) : Belayneh, A. Asfaw, S. Demissew, N. F. Bussa
Title : Medicinal plants potential and use by pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Erer Valley of Babile Wereda, Eastern Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8:42 ( 2012) http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/42
Symptoms : H(039), H(201)
Recipes : H(039) anal parasitic, H(201) expel bad sprit & 'MICH, stem barks of Acacia oerfota are crushed, rubbed & tied on anus (all those symptoms for MICH, H(018) + H(051) + H(166) muscle spasm +H(014) herpes + H(206) = MICH)
Region : East Africa
Country : Eastern Ethiopia) (Erer Valley of Babile Wereda)
Vernacular name : ajo (Oromo)
Reference HD 24
Author(s) : Doka, I.G and S. M. Yagi
Title : Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in West Kordofan (Western Sudan) Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 1409-1416. (2009) http://ethnoleaflets.com/leaflets/dokayagi.htm
Symptoms : H(103)
Recipes : H(103) tooth cavity, fruit paste of Acacia nubica, local application
Region : East Africa
Country : Western Sudan (West Kordofan)
Vernacular name : el ifein
Reference HH 18
Author(s) : Hassan-Abdallah, A., A. Merito, S. Hassan, D. Aboubaker, M. Djama, Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Title : Medicinal plants andt heir uses by the people in the Region of Randa, Djibouti Journal of Ethnopharmacology 148 701–713, (2013)
Symptoms : H(004), H(013), H(045), H(123)
Recipes : H(004) wounds, H(045) wound infections, leaves paste of Acacia oerfota , local application
H(013) infections, grind the leaves in H2O and wash
H(123) food poisoning, oaking crushed leaves in H2O and VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Djibouti (Region of Randa)
Vernacular name : sisakto (Geez ?)
Reference HH 3k
Author(s) : Heine, B. & C. König
Title : Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 2: Plants of the So (Uganda).142 p., Band 7 (1988) Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms : H(091)
Recipes : H(091), body pain, soak the root in water, VO. (Laughlin & AIlgeier 1979); general health, (1) drink a decoction prepared from the bark or (2) tie strings ,of the hark around extremities or wash the body with the bark
Region : East Africa
Country : Uganda (So)
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HH 4k
Author(s) : Heine, B. & I. Heine
Title : Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 1: Plants of the Chamus (Kenya).104 p., Band 6, (1988) Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms : H(104)
Recipes : H(104), stomach ache, boil root, drink with milk or water
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Chamu)
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HH 5k
Author(s) : Heine, B. & I. Heine
Title : Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 3: Rendille plants (Kenya).122 p., Band 8, (1988) Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms : H(006), H(037), H(191)
Recipes : H(006), laxative, ONS., RNS.
H(037), cough, boil water with a little milk, add the white inside of the bark, VO.
H(191), blood diseases, soak bark in water, drink as tea
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HH 6k
Author(s) : Heine, B. & M. Brenzinger
Title : Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 4: Plant of the Borana (Ethiopia and Kenya)296 p., Band 9 (1988) Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms : H(100)
Recipes : H(100), venereal diseases; swollen knees, root, bark, cook soup, drink
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia & Kenya
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HI 13
Author(s) : Issa T O , Y S Mohamed, S Yagi, R H Ahmed, T M Najeeb, A M Makhawi and T O Khider
Title : Ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants in Algoz area (South Kordofan), Sudan Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:31 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0230-y
Symptoms : H(003), H(020), H(103), H(109)
Recipes : H(003) swelling, poultice of leaves of Acacia oerforta applied to swellings
H(020) fresh crushed roots rubbed on the place of bite
H(103) toothach, paste with a troon
H(109) back pain roasted twigs put on the back
Region : East Africa
Country : Sudan (South Kordofan)
Vernacular name : laoat
Reference HJ 07
Author(s) : Johns, T., E. B. Mhoro, Pius Sanaya & E.K. Kimanani
Title : Herbal remedies of the Batemi of Ngorongoro district, Tanzania a quantitative appraisal Economic Botany 48 (1) pp. 90-95. (1994)
Symptoms : H(091), H(113)
Recipes : H(091, 2), root of Acacia nubica, decoction added to soup as a strengthening tonic
H(113, 4), decoction of root or branches drunk or added to soup for joint and-muscle pain
Region : East Africa
Country : Tanzania (Batemi of the Ngorongoro district)
Vernacular name : oldebe (Batemi)
Reference HK 13
Author(s) : Kokwaro, J.O.
Title : Medicinal plants of East Africa. East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms : H(013), H(055)
Recipes : H(013) anthrax, ONS, ashes, RNS
H(055), bark, emetic, ONS, RNS
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya, ?
Vernacular name : loepe (Samburu, Kenya)
Reference HK 76
Author(s) : Kioko, J., J. Baker, A. Shannon and C. Kiffner
Title : Ethnoecological knowledge of ticks and treatment of tick-borne diseases among Maasai people in Northern Tanzania Veterinary World 8(6):755-762. www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.8/June-2015/12.pdf
Symptoms : V(005)
Recipes : V(005) brucellosis (Orkibiroto (Masaï)), boil together bark of Acacia nubica and Adansonia digitata, give solution to animal 1 L 1×day for 3 days, very effective (Tick vector : blue tick, brown ear tick, bont tick) Tick species: Rhipicephalus decoloratus (blue tick (English)) (endenuri/ armaherikima (Masaï)). Affected animal:: cattle, goatt Tick species: Rhipicephalus appendiculatus; Rhipicephalusspp.; Rhipicephalus evertsi evertsi (brown ear tick; (armaheriodo (Masaï)) ). Affected animal::cattle, goat, sheep Tick species: Amblyomma variegatum, Hyalomma truncatum: (bont tick;) (armaheripus (Masaï)). Affected animal: cattle, goat, sheep
Region : East Africa
Country : Northern Tanzania
Vernacular name : oldepe (Masaï)
Reference HK 85
Author(s) : Kimondo, J., J. Miaron, P. Mutai, P. Njogu
Title : Ethnobotanical survey of food and medicinal plants of the Ilkisonko Maasai community in Kenya Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 175, 463–469 (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.10.013
Symptoms : H(001), H(091), H(100)
Recipes : H(001) facilitate lactation, H(091) postpartum tonic, H(091) rejuvenation, H(100) sexually transmitted infections, Root bark of Acacia nubica, RNS.
(number of informants = 5 )
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Kajiado County)
Vernacular name : oldepe (Maa; local Maasai name)
Reference HK 93
Author(s) : Kiringe, J. W.
Title : A Survey of Traditional Health Remedies Used by the Maasai of Southern Kaijiado District, Kenya Ethnobotany Research & Applications 4:061-073 (2006)
Symptoms : H(027v), H(030)
Recipes : H(027v) “Cleaning” women after giving birth ONS of Acacia nubica , RNS.
H(030) facilitate placenta expulsion after giving birth. Roots, boil in soup
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Southern Kaijiado District)
Vernacular name :
Reference HL 10
Author(s) : Le Floc'h, E., D. Lenormant, A. Lignon & N. Rezkallah
Title : Pratiques ethnobotaniques des populations Afars de la moyenne vallée de l'Awash (Ethiopie). Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 14, pp. 283 - 314, (1985)
Symptoms : H(108)
Recipes : H(108) cold, eat internal fiber of the barks or crushed fibers, juice + milk, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia (Awash valley)
Vernacular name : garento (Afar)
Reference HM 52
Author(s) : Musa, M. S., F. E. Abdelrasool, E. A. Elsheikh, L. A. M. N. Ahmed, A. L. E. Mahmoud & S. M. Yagi
Title : Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the Blue Nile State, South-eastern Sudan Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 5(17), pp. 4287-4297, 9 September, 2011 http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2011/9Sept/Musa%20et%20al.pdf
Symptoms : H(018), H(020), H(103), H(113)
Recipes : H(018) headache, inhalation of smoke from roots of Acacia nubica
H(020) snake bite, decoction of roots, VO.
H(103) teeth ache, filling tooth cavity with roots paste
H(113) rheumatic pain, liniment / poultices of stems and steam bath from stems
Region : East Africa
Country : Sudan (South-eastern) (Blue Nile State)
Vernacular name : laot
Reference HS 12c
Author(s) : Samuelsson G., M. H. Faraha, Per Claeson, M. Hagos, M. Thulin, O. Hedberg, A. M. Warfa, A. O. Hassan, A. H. Elmi , A. D. Abdurahman, A. S. Elmi, Y. A. Abdie & M. H. Alin
Title : Inventory of plants used in traditional medicine in Somalia. III. Plants of the families Lauraceae - Papilionaceae. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 37, pp. 93 - 112, (1992)
Symptoms : H(139)
Recipes : H(139), 3 pieces of dried roots (20 cm long), boiled in 1 l H2O, filtered, 1 cup / day during 15 days
Region : East Africa
Country : Somalia
Vernacular name : gumar
Reference HS 57
Author(s) : Suleiman, M. H. A.
Title : An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by communities of Northern Kordofan region, Sudan Journal of Ethnopharmacology 176, 232–242 (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.10.039
Symptoms : H(113)
Recipes : H(113) anti-rheumatic, roots of Acacia nubica in fumigation
Region : East Africa
Country : Sudan, northern Kordofan region
Vernacular name : aa’ot (local name)
Reference HT 2k
Author(s) : Timberlake, J. R.
Title : Ethnobotany of the Pokot of Nothern Kenya, 106 p., (1987)Unpublished report. East African Herbarium Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms : H(018), H(055), H(126)
Recipes : H(018)headaches, string from bark tied around head against headaches
H(055) + H(126), an emetic against Îevers., ONS., RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (North region)
Vernacular name : pelil, chesamus