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Official name :
Grewia villosa Willd.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Synonyms :
Grewia echinulata Del.
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(091), H(095)
Recipes :
H(091), root used in some areas as medicine for strength
H(095), fruit eaten raw; available in early dry season.
H(095), fruit eaten raw; available in early dry season.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
lpupoi (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HC 13f
Author(s) :
Chabra, S.C., R.L.A. Mahunnah & E.N. Mshiu
Title :
Plants used in traditional medicine in Eastern Tanzania.VI. Angiosperms (Sapotaceae to Zingiberaceae).
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 39, pp. 83 - 103, (1993)
Symptoms :
H(082)
Recipes :
H(082) asthma, decoction (H2O) roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (East)
Vernacular name :
mangura (Pare)
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes mellitus, roots of Grewia villosa used as part of mixtures for treatment of diabetes mellitus
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
mopharantshone big (Local Name), mallow raisin (English)
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) pregnant woman, stomach pains of pregnant women; hoiI l root in water, drink decoctjon
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Chamu)
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(001), H(004), H(091)
Recipes :
H(001) eye infection, infusion of bark of Grewia villosa used as an eyewash
H(004) wound, bark in poultice applied to wounds
H(091) anaemia, maceration of bark and mixed with nisha
H(004) wound, bark in poultice applied to wounds
H(091) anaemia, maceration of bark and mixed with nisha
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (South Kordofan)
Vernacular name :
gargadan
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(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 2), roots of Grewia villosa to treat coughs
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Batemi of the Ngorongoro district)
Vernacular name :
msabasabwa (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(001), H(104), H(127)
Recipes :
H(001), leaves, RNS.
H(104)abdomen, roots, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(127)spleen troubles, leaves, RNS.
H(104)abdomen, roots, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(127)spleen troubles, leaves, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya, Uganda
Vernacular name :
eponge (Karamoja, Ouganda), mongurwa (Marakwet, Kenya), msarasi (Sukuma, Tanzania),mshoshote (Taita, Kenya)
Reference HK 36a
Author(s) :
Kareru, P. G., G. M. Kenji, A. N. Gachanja, J. M. Keriko, G. Mungai
Title :
Traditional medicine among the Embu and Mbeere peoples of Kenya.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Volume 4 (1): 75 - 86 (2007)
http://journals.sfu.ca/africanem/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/160/172
Symptoms :
H(078)
Recipes :
H(078) cancer of breast and prostate glands, decoction of roots of Grewia villosa, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Eastern Province, Embu and Mbeere tribes)
Vernacular name :
mubuu (Mbeere)
Reference HK 63
Author(s) :
Kipkore, K., B. Wanjohi, H. Rono, G. Kigen
Title :
A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 10:24 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/24
Symptoms :
H(203)
Recipes :
H(203) fermentation, cover milk gourd with leaves of Grewia villosa
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet Community)
Vernacular name :
mokurwo (local dialect), mallow (Englisch)
Reference HL 01
Author(s) :
Lindsay, R.S. & F.N. Hepper
Title :
Medicinal plants of Marakwet
Kenya.Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom, 49 p., (1978)
Symptoms :
H(127)
Recipes :
H(127) spleen, ashes whole plant of Grewia villosa, V.O.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HM 32
Author(s) :
Magassouba, F.B., A. Dialloa, M. Kouyaté, F. Mara, O.Bangoura, A. Camara, S. Traoré, A.K. Diall, G. Camara, S. Traoré, A. Keita, M.K. Camara, R. Barry, S. Keita, K. Oularé, M.S. Barry, M. Donzo, K. Camara, K. Toté, D. Vanden Berghe, J. Totté, L.. Pieters, A.J. Vlietinck, A.M. Baldé
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey and antibacterial activity of some plants used in Guinean traditional medicine.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 114, pp. 44 - 53 (2007)
Symptoms :
H(045)
Recipes :
H(045, 2) antiseptic, again infection, stem barks of Grewia villosa decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea Conakry
Vernacular name :
dangunè
Reference HM 33
Author(s) :
Malgras, D. (R.P.)
Title :
Arbres et arbustes guérisseurs des savanes maliennes.
Editions Karthala, 22 - 24, boulevard Arago, 75013 Paris, 480 p. (1992)
Symptoms :
H(077)
Recipes :
H(077) anti-vomitive, maceration of trunks barks of Grewia villosa, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
nogonogobilen (Bambara) (Malinke), banempefyi (Minyanka), banepofyen (Senoufo), pibwomabe (Bwa)
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(078)
Recipes :
H(078) cancer, roots maceration of Grewia villosa, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (South-eastern) (Blue Nile State)
Vernacular name :
altiko
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(095)
Recipes :
H(095) fruit of Grewia villosa, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
mupunzu(Venda)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(068), H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(068) wormer, decoction of bark or roots of Grewia villosa
H(095) fruits are consumed raw.
H(203) the wood is used for the making of spears, canes, "taras", baskets.
H(095) fruits are consumed raw.
H(203) the wood is used for the making of spears, canes, "taras", baskets.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
gursumhi = siboli
debbi (Fulfuldé)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) the plant of Grewia villosa is consumed by cattle, sheep, goats.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
gursumhi = siboli
debbi (Fulfuldé)
Reference HP 55
Author(s) :
Paulos, B., T. Gedif Fenta , D. Bisrat & K. Asres
Title :
Health seeking behavior and use of medicinal plants among the Hamer ethnic group, South Omo zone, south western Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:44 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) intestinal parasite, fruit of Grewia villosa chewed and swallowed (Recipe reported by household members)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
South Western Ethiopia ( South Omo zone)
Vernacular name :
gergesho
Reference HS 00
Author(s) :
Saadou, M.
Title :
Les plantes médicinales du Niger: premier supplément à l'enquête ethnobotanique de 1979.
Rev. Méd. Pharm. Afr., Vol. 7, n°1, 11 - 24, (1993)
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001), ONS. of Grewia villosa , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Niger
Vernacular name :
gursumy (Hausa), gri sumi (Zarma)
Reference HS 12d
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. IV.Plants of the families Passifloraceae - Zygophyllaceae.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 38, pp. 1 - 29, (1993)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104), pain in abdomen, 4 X 30 cm of fresh or dried root, boiles + 1 l H2O, decoction (H2O) filtered, VO. 1 cup 3X / day for 1 week
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Somalia
Vernacular name :
kabash
Reference HT 34
Author(s) :
Tilahum Teklehaymanot & Mirutse Giday
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants of Kara and Kwego semi-pastoralist people in Lower Omo River Valley, Debub Omo Zone, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 6:23 (2010)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(013), H(095)
Recipes :
H(003) swelling,H(013) abscess, boils, crushed barks of Grewia villosa, infusion, VO.
H(095) food, raw fruit, juice or sweetening
H(095) food, raw fruit, juice or sweetening
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Lower Omo River Valley, Debub Omo Zone)
Vernacular name :
rug rug (Kara), gergicha (Kwego)