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(008), H(013), H(131)
Recipes :
H(013) purulent rashes. Fresh leaves (about 300 g) of Vigna luteola are crushed, decocted and mixed with cow butter/The mixture is applied on the body and used as enema once a day + modern medicines.
H(051) fever, A handful of leaves are pounded and decocted in a water (3 glasses). A glass is drunk 3 times a day for 3 days ;
H(008) diarrhea. A handful of leaves are macerated in a bottle of water. The macerate is used as an enema once daily in the evening for 3 days.
This plant is reported by 7% of informants
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi
Vernacular name :
umuryanyoni (Kirundi)
