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Official name :
Mussaenda sp.
Family :
Rubiaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HL 32
Author(s) :
Lautenschläger, T., M. Monizi , M. Pedro, J. L. Mandombe, M. Futuro Bránquima, C. Heinze and C. Neinhuis
Title :
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:51 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
Symptoms :
H(053), H(095)
Recipes :
H(053) otitis, roots of Mussaendas sp., percolation, ear drops
H(095) nutrition fruit
H(095) nutrition fruit
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (province de Uíge)
Vernacular name :
nsamuna (Kikongo)
Reference HT 53
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(235)
Recipes :
H(235) "eke" disease. (Very high fever, strong convulsions, and lose consciousness. Somes mammals and birds are recognized to bring "eke"). The leaves of "ondekabobo" = Mussaenda sp. are fastened around the waist as a medicine for " eke" disease caused by the chicken eggs. Pregnant women are particularly said to be vulnerable to that disease (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
ondekabobo (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Reference HT 53
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)
*partially encoded*
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) The powdered root of "orokanza" = Mussaenda sp. used for making an arrow-poison (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
orokanza (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Reference HV 03
Author(s) :
Vergiat, A.-M.
Title :
Plantes magiques et médicinales des féticheurs de l'Oubangui (Région de Bangui) (3e partie)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 16, n°9-10, Septembre-octobre 1969. pp. 418-456;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°1-4, Janvier-février-mars-avril 1970. pp. 60-91;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°5-6, Mai-juin 1970. pp. 171-199;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°7-9, Juillet-août-septembre 1970. pp. 295-339
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1969_num_16_9_3037
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_1_3053
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_5_3060
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_7_3071
Symptoms :
H(102), H(173)
Recipes :
H(102) bile, decoction of roots
H(173) leprosy, decoction of leaves, wash the wounds, leaves in poultice on the affected parts
H(173) leprosy, decoction of leaves, wash the wounds, leaves in poultice on the affected parts
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic (Oubangui)
Vernacular name :
amba na ngola (Banda)