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Official name :
Ochthocosmus africanus Hook.f.
Family :
Ixonanthaceae
2 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HL 18
Author(s) :
Lebbie, A. R., R. P. Guries
Title :
Ethnobotanical value and conservation of sacred groves of the Kpaa Mende in Sierra Leone
Economic Botany, 49 (3), pp. 297-308, (1995)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) severe stomach aches, stem bark of Ochthocosmus africanus is sun-dried, boiled and the decoction drunk as a remedy for
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Sierra Leone (Moyamba District)
Vernacular name :
twanyé (Kpaa Mende)
Reference HN 36
Author(s) :
Nsimundele, L.
Title :
Répertoire des plantes médicinales des régions côtieres du Mayumbe et du Bas-Congo,1966-1968.
Unpublished notes of Léopold Nsimundele, Bureau chief forester / Inéac Luki, National Institute for Agronomic Study of Congo
Symptoms :
H(186)
Recipes :
H(186) expectorant, decoction of leaves of Ochthocosmus africanus , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Lukaya and Cataractes)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
