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Official name :
Cassia petersiana Bolle
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock
18 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(082), H(099), H(103)
Recipes :
H(082) asthma, roots, maceration, VO, 3X / day
H(099), decoction (H2O) roots + sheep or goat meet + Diospyros lycioides (muthala) + Euclea natalensis (mutangule-thavha)
H(103), roots decoction (H2O) to rinse the oral cavity
H(099), decoction (H2O) roots + sheep or goat meet + Diospyros lycioides (muthala) + Euclea natalensis (mutangule-thavha)
H(103), roots decoction (H2O) to rinse the oral cavity
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
munembenembe (Luvenda)
Reference HA 49
Author(s) :
Amri, E., D.P.Kisangau
Title :
Ethnomedicinal study of plants used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro, Tanzania
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8:1 (2012)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/pdf/1746-4269-8-1.pdf
Symptoms :
H(013), H(104), H(109), H(113)
Recipes :
H(013) skin diseases,H(013) skin eruption, H(104) stomach ache, H(109) back ache, H(113) inflammation, roots, leaves infusion of Senna petersiana, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mkunde
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, pods of Senna petersiana
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Reference HC 13c
Author(s) :
Chabra, S.C., R.L.A. Mahunnah & E.N. Mshiu
Title :
Plants used in traditional medicine in Eastern Tanzania.III. Angiosperms (Euphorbiaceae to Menispermaceae).
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 28, pp. 255 - 283, (1990)
Symptoms :
H(099), H(157)
Recipes :
H(099) epilepsy, H(157), VO. decoction (H2O) of roots Hoslundia opposita, Cassia petersiana
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (East)
Vernacular name :
kundekunde
Reference HC 51
Author(s) :
Constant, N. L. , M. P. Tshisikhawe
Title :
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:56 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
Symptoms :
H(095), H(103)
Recipes :
H(095) seeds pods of Senna petersiana edible and eaten during times of drought or hunger;
H(103) roots: toothache, RNS.
H(103) roots: toothache, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
munembenembe (Vhavenda), monkey pod, eared senna (English)
Reference HD 10
Author(s) :
De Graer, A.M.
Title :
L'art de guérir chez les Azande.
Congo, tome 1, n°2, 220 - 254, (1929), n°3, 361 - 408, (1929)
Symptoms :
H(100), H(100), H(169)
Recipes :
H(100) blen., ONS., RNS.
H(100) syph., ONS., RNS.
H(169), ONS., RNS.
H(100) syph., ONS., RNS.
H(169), ONS., RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (ex. Belgian Congo)
Vernacular name :
ansokopa (Zande)
Reference HH 16
Author(s) :
Haerdi, F.
Title :
Afrikanische Heilpflanzen. Die Eingeborenen-Heilpflanzen des Ulanga- Distriktes Tanganjikas (Ostafrika).
Acta tropica, Suppl. 8, 1-278 (1964)
Published : 1964, Verlag für Recht und Gesellschaft (Basel)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(005), H(006), H(013), H(037), H(068), H(087), H(103)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, barks decoction of roots of Cassia petersiana, make an ointment , local application
H(005) oedema, roots extract + leaves juice, VO.
H(006) laxative, H(068) vermifuge, roots extract + leaves juice of Cassia petersiana, VO.
H(013) abscess + H(087) (purulent abscesses), roots extract + leaves juice of Cassia petersiana + extract from roots of Dalbergia lactea , VO.
H(037) pneumonia, leaves juice, VO.
H(103) firmed for loose teeth, extract from barks, gargles
H(005) oedema, roots extract + leaves juice, VO.
H(006) laxative, H(068) vermifuge, roots extract + leaves juice of Cassia petersiana, VO.
H(013) abscess + H(087) (purulent abscesses), roots extract + leaves juice of Cassia petersiana + extract from roots of Dalbergia lactea , VO.
H(037) pneumonia, leaves juice, VO.
H(103) firmed for loose teeth, extract from barks, gargles
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
mpambaduma (Kihehe), mteteleka (Kimbunga), mpumbunyama (Kimbunga, Kipogora)
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(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(068), leaves, roots, RNS.
H(104) stomach, roots, RNS.
H(104) stomach, roots, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
nkundekunde (Zaramo, Tanzania)
Reference HK 67
Author(s) :
Kidane, B.,T. van Andel, L. .J. van der Maesen, Z. Asfaw
Title :
Use and management of traditional medicinal plants by Maale and Ari ethnic communities in southern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:46 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/46
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) liver disease (Ara) leaves of Senna petersiana, RNS., inhalation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Southern) (Maale and Ari ethnic communities)
Vernacular name :
ara Deshe (Araf)
Reference HL 15
Author(s) :
Lulekal, E., E. Kelbessa, T. Bekele, H. Yineger
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Mana Angetu District, southeastern Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , Volume 4 : 10 (2008)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/4/1/10
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Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) jaundice (alati), fresh leaves of Senna petersiana, crush boil and VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southeastern Ethiopia (Mana Angetu District)
Vernacular name :
odusalem (Afaan Oromo)
Reference HM 29
Author(s) :
Mahonge, C. P. I., J. V. Nsenga, E. J. Mtengeti and A. Z. Mattee
Title :
Utilization of medicinal plants by Waluguru people in east Uluguru mountains Tanzania.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, (2008) Volume 3 (4) pp. 121 - 134 (2006)
http://journals.sfu.ca/africanem/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/129/136
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) bilharzia, roots and leaves of Senna petersiana, to boil, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (eastern Uluguru mountains)
Vernacular name :
mkunde (Luguru)
Reference HM 4k
Author(s) :
Msonthi, J. D.
Title :
Research into medicinal plants of Malawi.Vol. 1, 223-231, (1994)
Proceedings of the 13 th plenary meeting of AETFAT, Zomba, Malawi, (2-11 april 1991)Vol 1 and Vol 2, 1514 p. (1994)
Edited by J.H. Seyani & A.C. Chicuni.National herbarium and Botanic Gardens of Malawi, Zomba, Malawi.
Symptoms :
H(037), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(037), H(100) syph., H(104) stomach, grounded roots, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
Malawi
Vernacular name :
mpatsachokolo
Reference HM 55
Author(s) :
Mahwasane S. T., L. Middleton, N. Boaduo
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plants used by the traditional healers of the Lwamondo area, Limpopo province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 88, 69–75 (2013)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629913002615
Symptoms :
H(026), H(033), H(036)
Recipes :
H(026) dysmenorrhoea, H(033) infertility, H(036) syncope, roots of Senna petersiana are boiled and the mixture drank (5 citations)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Lwamondo area)
Vernacular name :
munembenembe (tshiVenda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
H(033), H(100), H(103), H(139)
Recipes :
H(033) sterility, H(103) toothache, H(104) stomach ache, roots of Cassia petersiana, RNS
H(100) gonorrhoea, H(100) syphilis, H(139) aphrodisiac, root of Cassia petersiana, ONS. Terminalia sericera and Corchorus tridens, RNS.
H(100) gonorrhoea, H(100) syphilis, H(139) aphrodisiac, root of Cassia petersiana, ONS. Terminalia sericera and Corchorus tridens, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
munembenembe (Venda)
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); dry seeds of Senna petersiana ground into fine powder and boiled in water. Oral,½cup taken 2x per day after meals
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
munembenembe (Tshivenda)
Reference HM 6k
Author(s) :
Msonthi, J.D. & D. Magombo
Title :
A report of african medicinal plants , Project Part I, 172 - 177, (1979)
Quatrième symposium inter-africain OUA / CSTR sur la Pharmacopée traditionnelle et les plantes médicinales africaines.(Le Abidgan-Côte d'Ivoire, 25-29 septembre 1979) Rapport et recommandations, Lagos, OUA / CSTR, P. M. B. 2359, Lagos, Nigeria.Cairo, University Press, 744 p. (1983)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(037), H(100), H(104),maceration, roots H2O, VO. or in porridge
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
mpatsachokolo, bwembanyani, ntankanyerere (Chewa), ntankanyerere (He), ntelene (Yao)
Reference HS 06
Author(s) :
Staner, P. & R. Boutique
Title :
Matériaux pour l'étude des plantes médicinales indigènes du Congo Belge.
Mém. Institut royal colonial belge, Section des Sc. naturelles et médicales,Collection in-8°, fasc. 6 et dernier, 228 p., (1937)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(020)
Recipes :
H(014), clove, infusion, skin illness, RNS.
H(020) snake, roots, infusion, RNS.
H(020) snake, roots, infusion, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Uele)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 03
Author(s) :
SEPASAL DATABASE
Title :
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(000)
Recipes :
V(000), roots, RNS.
Region :
East, West and Central Africa
Country :
Sub-saharan Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered