Author(s) :
Ngezahayo, J., F. Havyarimana, L. Hari, C. Stévigny, P. Duez.
Title :
Medicinal plants used by Burundian traditional healers for the treatment of microbial diseases + Supplemtary table
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 173, 338–351 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(155)
Recipes :
H(155) tonsilitis A handful of leaves of Heterotis canescens are macerated in a bottle of water. A glass is drunk a day until recovery + beer
H(037) tuberculosis. A handful of leaves are decocted in 1 L of water and mixed with honey. Half a cup is drunk once a day.
This plant is reported by 3% of informants
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi
Vernacular name :
umusoma w’abungere (Kirundi)