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Official name :
Pentas schimperana (A. Rich.) Vatke
Family :
Rubiaceae
6 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HB 48
Author(s) :
Bussmann Rainer, W., P.Swartzinsky, W. Aserat & P.Evangelista
Title :
Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Region, Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 7:28 (2011)
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Pentas schimperiana eaten by cattle
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HK 75
Author(s) :
Kefalew, A., Z. Asfaw & E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:25 , (2015)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0014-6
Symptoms :
V(001)
Recipes :
V(001, 11) eye disease, stem of Pentas schimperana is chewed and spitted on the eye
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia ( Oromia Regional State)
Vernacular name :
dasie / (Oromifa/Amarigna)
Reference HM 41
Author(s) :
Mesfin, F., S. Demisse1, T. Teklehaymanot
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wonago Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 5:28 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-28 (2009)
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) epilepsy, fresh / dry root barkof Pentas schimperiana powder mixed with H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (region of Wonago Woreda)
Vernacular name :
dibexxo (Gedeoffa)
Reference HT 26
Author(s) :
Tilahum Teklehaymanot, Mirutse Giday, Girmay Medhim,Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Title :
Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by people around Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 11, pp. 271 - 283 (2007)
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020) snake bite, roots of Pentas schimperana, chewing
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (region of the Debre Libanos monastery)
Vernacular name :
etse tsere (Amharic)
Reference VM 41
Author(s) :
Mesfin, F., S. Demisse, T. Teklehaymanot
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wonago Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 5:28 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-5-28 (2009)
Symptoms :
V(201)
Recipes :
Vb(201) mental problem, root bark fine powder of Pentas schimperana is mixed with H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (region of Wonago Woreda)
Vernacular name :
dibexxo (Gedeoffa)
Reference VW 04
Author(s) :
Wirtu, G., G. Adugna, T. Samuel, E. Kelbessa & A. Geleto
Title :
Aspects of farmers' knowledge, attitudes and practices of animal health problems in central Ethiopia. Ethnoveterinary medicine. Alternatives for livestock development.
Proceedings of an international conference held in Pune, India, 4 - 6 november 1997.BAIF Development research foundation, Pune, India, 41 - 52, (1999)
Symptoms :
V(000)
Recipes :
Vb(000), (chitto in Oromic and ikek in Amharic), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Central Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
hanqisa (Oromic)