Author(s) :
Ngezahayo, J., F. Havyarimana, L. Hari, C. Stévigny, P. Duez.
Title :
Medicinal plants used by Burundian traditional healers for the treatment of microbial diseases + Supplemtary table
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 173, 338–351 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(013), H(014), H(043), H(155)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea. A handful of leaves of Mikania natalensis are decocted in water (1 L). Enema is practiced twice a week in the evening
H(014) ringworm., H(013) purulent rashes. A handful of dried leaves are calcined and mixed with cow butter. The mixture is applied on the body, or two pinches are eaten once a day until recovery + modern medicines
H(014) foot mycosis( handful of dried leaves are powdered and mixed with cow butter.The mixture is applied on the foot twice a day until recovery
H(155) tonsilitis A handful of leaves are pounded and decocted in water (1 L). A cup is drunk twice a day only
H(043) meningitis. A handful of dried leaves are pounded and decocted in water (1 L). Enema is practiced and vapor is inhaled once a day.
This plant is reported by 30% of informants
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi
Vernacular name :
nkuyumwonga (Kirundi)