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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.
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
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.
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.
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
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia (Lower Omo River Valley, Debub Omo Zone)
Vernacular name : rug rug (Kara), gergicha (Kwego)

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