Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
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Symptoms :
H(013), H(027w)
Recipes :
H(013) The stem-ash of " Iodes seretii" is licked or rubbed into scarifications for treating a disease known as "kebu" (abscesses)
H(027w) The ash of the plant is put on the tongue of a newborn baby to make it cry. (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kebukuko (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)