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Reference : HA 0k
Author(s) :
Abbiw, D.K.
Title :
Misuses and abuses in self-medication with medicinal plants: the case of Erythrophleum in Ghana, 714 -718, (1996)
The Biodiversity of African Plants.Proceedings14 th AETFATCongress.Wageningen, The Netherlands, 22 - 27 augustus 1994.
Edited by J.G. van der Maesen, X.M. van der Burgt & J.M. van Medenbach de Rooy.Kluwer Academic Publishers, 861 p., (1996)
Reference HA 0k has information about 11 plants :
Abrus precatorius L.
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037), leaves of Abrus precatorius, chewed, VO. Juice
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Official name :
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Alternanthera repens O. Ktze.
Symptoms :
H(005), H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) + H(005), plant, maceration, purgative in case of oedema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051), decoction (H2O) of leaves, bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068), chewed seeds
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Cassia alata L.
Official name :
Cassia alata L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Symptoms :
H(006), H(014)
Recipes :
H(006) +H(014) ringworm, leaves, decoction (H2O), laxative
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Euphorbia hirta L.
Official name :
Euphorbia hirta L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia pilulifera var. procumbens Boiss.
,
Euphorbia hirta var. procumbens Br.
,
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Symptoms :
H(002)
Recipes :
H(002), plant in food, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Mangifera indica L.
Official name :
Mangifera indica L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008), barks, infusion, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Official name :
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Manihot utilissima Pohl
Symptoms :
H(124)
Recipes :
H(124), tubercle, chewed, juice in local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Portulaca oleracea L.var. sativa DC.
Official name :
Portulaca oleracea L.var. sativa DC.
Family :
Portulacaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013), pounded leaves, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Tamarindus indica L.
Official name :
Tamarindus indica L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Tamarindus erythraea Mattei
Symptoms :
H(166)
Recipes :
H(166), barks, chewed, VO. the juice
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
Waltheria indica L.
Official name :
Waltheria indica L.
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Synonyms :
Waltheria americana L.
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), roots, chewed, VO. the juice
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana
Vernacular name :
not registered
