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(112)
Recipes :
H(112) The root or bark of "ukuleki" = Hippocratea sp. is pounded, mixed with water and given to a pregnant woman, or, crumpled leaves are put into the nostrils to induce abortion (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
ukuleki (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)