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(095)
Recipes :
H(095) The egg-shaped nuts of Balanites wilsoniana about 6 cm long are eaten after decoction into stiff porridge (recipe from Mbuti Pygmies, around Teturi village)
H(095) The kernels are eaten after detoxicating
H(092) The inner side of the bark is powdered and used with other plants for making arrow poison (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
ekele (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
