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Official name :
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague
Family :
Canellaceae
33 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037), bark soaked in water and used as medicine for "muiyen-lo-lgo'o" (chestpain), sometimes used with milk
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
sokoni (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HA 34
Author(s) :
Aberra Geyid, Dawit Abebe, Asfaw Debella, Zewdneh Makonnen, Frehiwot Aberra, Frehiwot Teka, Tesfaye Kebede, Kelbessa Urga, Kidist Yersaw, Teklele Biza, Bisrat Haile Mariam & Mulugeta GutaYersaw, Teklele Biza, Bisrat Haile Mariam & Mulugeta Guta
Title :
Screening of some medicinal plants of Ethiopia for their anti-microbial properties and chemical profiles.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 97, pp. 421-427 ( 2005)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(070)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(070) rabies, leaves, stem bark, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
bifti
Reference HG 02
Author(s) :
Glover, P.E., J. Stewart & M.D. Gwynne
Title :
Masai and Kipsigis notes on East african plants, Part III - Medicinal uses of plants.
East African agricultural and forestry journal, 32, 2, 200 - 207, (1966)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, the fruits of Warburgia ugandensis are chewed
H(051) paludism, infusion of barks and leaves, VO. It causes violent vomiting
H(051) paludism, infusion of barks and leaves, VO. It causes violent vomiting
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HG 1k
Author(s) :
Gachathi, F.N.
Title :
Kikuyu botanical dictionary of plant names and uses.
Publication supported by GTZ , (1989)The print shop, P.O. Box 24576, Nairobi.
Symptoms :
H(051), H(103), H(179)
Recipes :
H(051), H(103), H(179), barks, chest pain, fever, tooth-aches
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HH 3k
Author(s) :
Heine, B. & C. König
Title :
Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 2: Plants of the So (Uganda).142 p., Band 7 (1988)
Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(078), H(201)
Recipes :
H(018),H(037), various diseases, including headache and lung pains, pound the inside of the ba r k soak i n cold o r 1 u k e w a r m w a t e r , drink ha]f a cup (bitter); H(078)tuméfaction, swellings, grind the inside of the bark to powder, cut the skin where the swelling is, rub, powder into the cutting; H(037) tuberculosisculose, tuherculosis, grind hark and leaves, soak in water, drink (sudorific); H(201)folie, mental disease, burn a piece of the bark, hold under the nose of somebody suffering from mental disease, who will sneeze.H(055), the medicine is emetic when taken in larger quantities.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (So)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HJ 06
Author(s) :
Jeruto, P., C. Lukhoba, G. Ouma, D.Otieno, C. Mutai
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of mericinal plants used by the Nandi people in Kenya. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 116, pp. 370 - 376, (2008)
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Herbal treaments in Aldai and Kaptumo Division in Nandi District, Rift Valley Province, Kenya
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Vol. 5, No. 1, pp. 103-105 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(037), H(051), H(076), H(104), H(155)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation,H(037) pneumonia, H(051) fever, H(076) uvala problems, H(104) stomachache, H(155) tonsils, bark of Warburgia ugandensis, decoction , VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Nandi peuple)
Vernacular name :
soget
Reference HK 13
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J.O.
Title :
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(008), H(037), H(051), H(103), H(104), H(113), H(137), H(138)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation,H(037) cough, H(051), H(103), H(104) stomach, H(113), H(137),1° dried bark is chewed and juice swallowed or, 2° bark scrapped off, dried, ground in powder. 1 tea spoon in a cup of tea
H(008) + H(138), by the Kikuyu, roots in a soup
H(051) paludism, bark or leaf, decoc, VO. ( strong emetic)
H(008) + H(138), by the Kikuyu, roots in a soup
H(051) paludism, bark or leaf, decoc, VO. ( strong emetic)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya, Tanzania
Vernacular name :
apacha (Kakamega), muthiga (Kikuyu, Kenya), olosogoni (Masai, Kenya, Tanzania), sakwenamo (Iraqw, Tanzania), soget (Kipsigis, Kenya), sogo-maitha (Luo, Kenya), soke (Tugen, Kenya)
Reference HK 33
Author(s) :
Kaendi, J.M.
Title :
Kaendi, J.M. (1994) Coping with malaria and visceral leishmaniasis (kala-azar) in Baringo District, Kenya: Implications for disease control
Ph.D. thesis, University of California, Los Angeles. Friom : Indigenous knowledge in the management of malaria and visceral leishmaniasis among the Tugen of Kenya . Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor, april 1997 (http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ikdm/ )
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism the fruits are soaked fruits in water and then administered orally.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
sok (Tugen)
Reference HK 36a
Author(s) :
Kareru, P. G., G. M. Kenji, A. N. Gachanja, J. M. Keriko, G. Mungai
Title :
Traditional medicine among the Embu and Mbeere peoples of Kenya.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Volume 4 (1): 75 - 86 (2007)
http://journals.sfu.ca/africanem/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/160/172
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039) worms, barks of Warburgia ugandensis boiled, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Eastern Province, Embu and Mbeere tribes)
Vernacular name :
muthiga, mugeta (Embu)
Reference HK 36a
Author(s) :
Kareru, P. G., G. M. Kenji, A. N. Gachanja, J. M. Keriko, G. Mungai
Title :
Traditional medicine among the Embu and Mbeere peoples of Kenya.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Volume 4 (1): 75 - 86 (2007)
http://journals.sfu.ca/africanem/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/160/172
Symptoms :
H(039), H(082), H(095), H(139)
Recipes :
H(039) worms, barks of Warburgia ugandensis boiled, VO.
H(082) asthma barks and leaves boiled, decoction, VO.
H(095) food (soup), leaves boiled in a soup of goatbones
H(139) impotence (erectile dysfunction), leaves of Warburgia ugandensis, decoction, VO.
H(082) asthma barks and leaves boiled, decoction, VO.
H(095) food (soup), leaves boiled in a soup of goatbones
H(139) impotence (erectile dysfunction), leaves of Warburgia ugandensis, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Eastern Province, Embu and Mbeere tribes)
Vernacular name :
muthiga, mugeta (Embu)
Reference HK 38
Author(s) :
Kamatenesi-Mugisha, M., H. Oryem-Origa
Title :
Traditional herbal remedies used in the management of sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction in western Uganda.
African Health Sciences, Volume 5 n° 1 pp. 40 - 49 (2005)
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) sexual impotence and erectile dysfunction, leaves, barks, roots of Warburgia ugandensis, pounding, to boil, to mix in porridge or as tea
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Western)
Vernacular name :
mwiha (Runyaruguru)
Reference HK 40
Author(s) :
Kamatenesi-Mugisha, M. M., H. Oryem-Origa
Title :
Medicinal plants used in some gynaecological morbidity ailments in western Uganda.
African Journal of Ecology, Volume 45 (Suppl. 1). 34-40 (2007)
Symptoms :
H(101)
Recipes :
H(101) too abundant menstrua, leaves, barks, roots of Warburgia ugandensis are pounded, squeezed or boiled, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HK 63
Author(s) :
Kipkore, K., B. Wanjohi, H. Rono, G. Kigen
Title :
A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 10:24 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/24
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomachache, leaves chewed or soaked in hot water, VO.
H(018) headache, bark burnt and smoked, sniffed , leaves crush and applied
H(037) cough, H(108) colds, H(118) sore throat, leaves chewed or soaked in water and gargled
H(076) oral thrush, leaves soaked in water and gargled
H(018) headache, bark burnt and smoked, sniffed , leaves crush and applied
H(037) cough, H(108) colds, H(118) sore throat, leaves chewed or soaked in water and gargled
H(076) oral thrush, leaves soaked in water and gargled
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet Community)
Vernacular name :
sokwon (local dialect), East African green wood (Englisch)
Reference HL 01
Author(s) :
Lindsay, R.S. & F.N. Hepper
Title :
Medicinal plants of Marakwet
Kenya.Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom, 49 p., (1978)
Symptoms :
H(099), H(186)
Recipes :
H(099) + H(114), whole plan of Warburgia ugandensis t, fumigation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HL 15
Author(s) :
Lulekal, E., E. Kelbessa, T. Bekele, H. Yineger
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Mana Angetu District, southeastern Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , Volume 4 : 10 (2008)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/4/1/10
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Symptoms :
H(018), H(053)
Recipes :
H(018) headache (bowo), stems barks fresh or dried of Warburgia ugandensis, crush and pound
H(053) pus from an ear (dhukba guraa), stems barks dried, crush
H(053) pus from an ear (dhukba guraa), stems barks dried, crush
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southeastern Ethiopia (Mana Angetu District)
Vernacular name :
befti (Afaan Oromo)
Reference HL 20
Author(s) :
Lacroix, D. , S. Prado, D. Kamoga , J. Kasenene , J. Namukobe , S. Krief , V. Dumontet, E. Mouray, B. Bodo, F. Brunois
Title :
Antiplasmodial and cytotoxic activities of medicinal plants traditionally used in the village of Kiohima, Uganda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 133, 850–855, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110007981
Symptoms :
H(014), H(051), H(100)
Recipes :
H(014) worm, H(051) fever, H(100) gonorrhea, H(100) syphilis, bark decoction of Warburgia ugandensis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda, village of Kiohima
Vernacular name :
omuharumi (Rutooro), omwiha (Rukiga)
Reference HM 24
Author(s) :
Moshi, Mainen J., Godeliver A.B. Kagashe & Zakaria H. Mbwambo
Title :
Plants used to treat epilepsy by Tanzanian traditional healers.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 97, pp.327-336 ( 2005)
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) epilepsy, stem bark, scraped into a fine powder, VO. one cup taken with tea twice a day, until recovery
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (East) (Temeke District)
Vernacular name :
mdelangwa (Zaramo)
Reference HM 26
Author(s) :
Munguti, K (Dr.)
Title :
Indigenous knowledge in the management of malaria and visceral leishmaniasis among the Tugen of Kenya.
Article on Internet (1996) http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ikdm/5-1/articles/mungutiart.htm
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism the fruits are soaked fruitsin water and then administered orally.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
sok
Reference HM 46
Author(s) :
Muthee, J.K., D.W. Gakuya, J.M. Mbaria, P.G. Kareru, C.M. Mulei, F.K. Njonge
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of anthelmintic and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok district of Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 135, 15–21, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111000766
Symptoms :
H(082)
Recipes :
H(082, 4) respiratory, stems barks of Waburgia ugandensis, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
kenya (Loitoktok district)
Vernacular name :
osokonoi
Reference HM 67
Author(s) :
Mukungu, N. , K. Abuga, F. Okalebo, R. Ingwela, J. Mwangi
Title :
Medicinal plants used for management of malaria among the Luhya community of Kakamega East sub-County, Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 194, 98–107 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 3) paludism, leaves, stem bark of Warbugia ugandensis, decoction
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (East sub-County)
Vernacular name :
apachi