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Official name :
Sterculia africana (Lour.) Fiori
Family :
Sterculiaceae
5 reference(s) related to this plant
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(139)
Recipes :
H(139) erectile dysfunction, chewed graines of Sterculia africana
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet Community)
Vernacular name :
ililwo (local dialect), african star chestnut tree (Englisch)
Reference HK 67
Author(s) :
Kidane, B.,T. van Andel, L. .J. van der Maesen, Z. Asfaw
Title :
Use and management of traditional medicinal plants by Maale and Ari ethnic communities in southern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:46 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/46
Symptoms :
H(055), H(123)
Recipes :
H(055) vomiting, H(123) food poisoning, leaves of Sterculia africana, RNS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Seka Chekorsa, Jimma zone)
Vernacular name :
kautso (Maale)
Reference HM 47
Author(s) :
Mainen J. Moshi, van den Beukel, C. J.P. , Hamza, O. J.M. , Mbwambo, Z, H. , Nondoa, R. O.S. , Masimba, P. J., Matee, M. I.N. , Kapingu, M. C., Mikxf, F. , Verweij, P. E. , van der Ven, A. J.A.M.
Title :
Brine shrimp toxicity evaluation of some Tanzanian plants used traditionally for the treatment of fungal infections.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 4 (2), pp 219 - 225, (2007)
http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?tc07022
Symptoms :
H(014), H(199)
Recipes :
H(014) oral candidiasis and skin fungal opportunistic infections of H(199) HIV / AID, leaves of Sterculia africana, RNS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
muhoza
Reference HR 17
Author(s) :
Ruffo, C. K.
Title :
A Survey of medicinal plants in Tabora region, Tanzania
in :Traditional Medicinal Plants. Dar Es Salaam University Press - Ministry of Health - Tanzania, 391 p. (1991)
Symptoms :
H(020), H(099)
Recipes :
H(020) snake bites and H(099) mental disorders, barks of Sterculia africana, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Tabora region)
Vernacular name :
muhozya, muhoja (Nyamwezi)
Reference HT 50
Author(s) :
Teklehaymanot, T.
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants of Yalo Woreda in Afar regional state, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:40 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0166-7
Symptoms :
H(000), H(003)
Recipes :
H(000) infant, sickness leaves of Sterculia africana, RNS., VO.
H(003) swelling on skin leaf, RNS., topical
H(003) swelling on skin leaf, RNS., topical
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Yalow Woreda, Afar regional state)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author