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(092), H(202)
Recipes :
H(202) the pounded fruits of "kokolo" = Eriocoelum sp. lather in water and are used for laundering clothes
H(092) The fruit is used for a fishpoison. The bark and fruit are also used for making an arrow-poison (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kokolo,soli (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)