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Official name :
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle.
Family :
Poaceae
6 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HM 72
Author(s) :
Mahomoodally, M. F.
Title :
A quantitative ethnobotanical study of common herbal remedies used against 13 human ailments catergories in Mauritus
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines,11(6):1-32 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, decoction of the leaves of Cymbopogon nardus. VO. 1 cup at night
H(037) cough Prepare a decoction of the leaves and stem of Cymbopogon nardus together with Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa. VO. 1 cup at night.
H(051) fever, decoction of the leaves and stem of Cymbopogon nardus together with leaves of Toddalia asiatica and Zingiber officinale root. VO. 1 cup at night.
H(051) fever, decoction of the leaves and stem of Cymbopogon nardus together with Zingiber officinale Roscoe. Sweeten with honey. VO. 1cup at night.
H(037) cough Prepare a decoction of the leaves and stem of Cymbopogon nardus together with Zingiber officinale and Curcuma longa. VO. 1 cup at night.
H(051) fever, decoction of the leaves and stem of Cymbopogon nardus together with leaves of Toddalia asiatica and Zingiber officinale root. VO. 1 cup at night.
H(051) fever, decoction of the leaves and stem of Cymbopogon nardus together with Zingiber officinale Roscoe. Sweeten with honey. VO. 1cup at night.
Region :
Mauritius
Country :
Mauritius
Vernacular name :
citronelle (local language), citronella (English)
Reference HN 31
Author(s) :
Namukobe, J., J. M. Kasenene, B. T. Kiremire, R. Byamukama, M. Kamatenesi-Mugisha, S. Krief, V. Dumontet, J. D. Kabasa
Title :
Traditional plants used for medicinal purposes by local communities around the Northern sector of Kibale National Park, Uganda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 136, 236–245, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111002960
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201, 1) infertility in men, fresh leaf of Cymbopogon nardus with Albizia coriaria bark decoction in local brew & VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Northern sector of Kibale National Park)
Vernacular name :
etete (Rutooro)
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) Cymbopogon nardus as love charm
H(037) chest pains, ONS., RNS.
H(037) chest pains, ONS., RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lebata
Reference HT 41
Author(s) :
Tabuti, J. RS, C. B. Kukunda, D. Kaweesi, O. MJ. Kasib
Title :
Herbal medicine use in the districts of Nakapiripirit, Pallisa, Kanungu, and Mukono in Uganda
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8:35 ( 2012)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/pdf/1746-4269-8-35.pdf
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 5) cough, leaves are the most commonly used plant organ, roots and stems are also used, the medicine is mostly prepared as water extracts or as decoction and administered orally
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (districts of Nakapiripirit, Pallisa, Kanungu & Mukono
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HT 46
Author(s) :
Tugume P., E. K. Kakudidi, M. Buyinza, J. Namaalwa, M. Kamatenesi, P. Mucunguzi, J. Kalema
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:5 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(038)
Recipes :
H(001) eye infection, pound roots of Cymbopogon nardus, dry add to eyes
H(038) pain in fallopian tubes, pound roots of Cymbopogon nardus add H2O, VO.
H(038) pain in fallopian tubes, pound roots of Cymbopogon nardus add H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Mabira Central Forest Reserve)
Vernacular name :
kitete (Luganda)
Reference HY 05
Author(s) :
Youmsi, R D. F., P.V. Tsouh Fokou , E. Z. Menkem , I Bakarnga-Via, R. Keumoe, V, Nana, F. Fekam Boyom
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used as insects repellents in six malaria endemic localities of Cameroon Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:33 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0155-x
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, Cultivated Herb, hang whole plan of Cymbopogon nardus
H(106, f) distillate whole plant for essential oil, spray oil inside the house
H(106, f) distillate whole plant for essential oil, spray oil inside the house
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
citronella grass (English)