Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
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Symptoms :
H(092), H(203)
Recipes :
H(092) The fruits of "sori " = Blighia sp. are used to make a fish-poison which is stronger than that of "ruru" (Tephrosia vogelii)
H(203) The wood is hard and used for house building (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(092) A quantity of the fruits is pounded and poured in the water as a fishpoison (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(092) The fruit is used for fishpoisoning, often used with the bark of Fagara sp. in a shallow water in the dry seasons (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
sori, soli, sholi (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), soli, kokolo (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
