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(139), H(201)
Recipes :
H(139) the root-ash of "randasima "= Guizotia sp. is rubbed into scarifications as an aphrodisiac.
H(201) the oil extracted from the plant is applied to the hands before going to seduce a woman (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
randasima (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)