Author(s) :
Yamada, T.
Title :
A report on the ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the eastern part of the former Zaïre
African Study Monographs,20(1): 1-72, June 1999
Symptoms :
H(051), H(027y), H(104)
Recipes :
H(051), H(027y), H(104) The decoction of leaves of Brillantaisia sp. (nalgundu) is used as an enema for various medicinal purposes; for a fever, an abdominal gurgling, a baby’s ailment and cleaning the afterbirth
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
nalgundu (Kinyindu)
