Author(s) :
Hedberg I., O. Hedberg, P.J. Madati, K.E. Mshigeni, E.N. Mshiu & G. Samuelsson
Title :
Inventory of plants used in traditional medicine in Tanzania. I. Plants of the families Acanthaceae - Cucurbitaceae.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 6, pp. 29 - 60 (1982)
Symptoms :
H(026), H(116), H(139), H(169)
Recipes :
H(116) irregular menstruation, decoction of roots of Maytenus putterlickioides mixed with Hoslundia opposita (mmorwe) .
H(169) hernia and H(097) swollen testicles, also used as an H(139) aphrodisiac and to treat H(026) dysmenorrhoea , decoction of roots mixed with roots of Securinega virosa (muhumba)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
mtulavuha (Handeni district)