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Author(s) :
Amri, E., D.P.Kisangau
Title :
Ethnomedicinal study of plants used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro, Tanzania
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8:1 (2012)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/pdf/1746-4269-8-1.pdf
Reference HA 49 has information about 81 plants :
Abrus precatorius L.
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(001), H(008), H(033)
Recipes :
Eye inflammation, H(008) diarrhea, Women fertility, roots decoction of Abrus precatorius, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
lufambo
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.
Official name :
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Acalypha amentacea Roxb.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, leaves decoction of Acalypha fruticosa, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
kifulwe
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(169)
Recipes :
H(169) hernia, roots decoction of Adansonia digitata, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mbuyu
Albizia petersiana (Bolle) Oliv.
Official name :
Albizia petersiana (Bolle) Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) skin diseases, leaves, bark of Albizia petersiana crushed or pounded, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mkenge poli
Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv.
Official name :
Albizia versicolor Welw. ex Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(013) skin diseases,H(013) boils, roots, barks of Albizia versicola, crushed or pounded, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mkenge maji
Allium ascalonicum L.
Official name :
Allium ascalonicum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(014), H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) child fever, leaves decoction of Allium ascalonium, VO.
H(014) antifungal, roots decoction, VO.
H(014) antifungal, roots decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
kitunguu saumu
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(037), H(051), H(082), H(151)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, H(051) paludismdim,,H(037) cough, H(082) asthma, Hypertension, leaves of Allium sativum, concoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
kitunguu maji
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Official name :
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Synonyms :
Aloe vulgaris Lam.
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds,H(013) skin diseases, leaves crushed or pounded of Aloe vera, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mlovera
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004)
Recipes :
H(001) eye ache, H(004) wound, roots or leaves of Annona senegalensis, crushed or pounded, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mtopetope
Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.
Official name :
Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.
Family :
Moraceae
Symptoms :
H(013), H(039)
Recipes :
H(013) skin diseases, H(104) insecticide.crushed or pounded leaves, bark of Antiaris toxicaria, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mbila
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(018), H(039), H(051), H(104), H(109)
Recipes :
H(018) head ache, H(051) paludismdim, H(051) fever, H(104) stomach ache, H(104) insecticide, H(109) back ache, decoction of leaves, bark, seeds of Azadirachta indica, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mwarobaini
Bidens pilosa L.
Official name :
Bidens pilosa L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(127)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, H(127) spleen enlargement, bark decoction of Bidens pilosa, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
nyaweza
Bombax rhodognaphalon K.Schum.
Official name :
Bombax rhodognaphalon K.Schum.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ache, leaves decoction of Bombax rhodognaphalon, topical
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
msufipori
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.
Official name :
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(053)
Recipes :
H(051) child fever, H(053) ear ache, roots infusion of Brachystegia spiciformis, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mzinghawa nyika
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Official name :
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Symptoms :
H(013), H(039), H(104), H(113), H(127), H(169)
Recipes :
H(013) skin eruption, H(104) stomach ache, H(104) insecticide, H(113) rheumatism, H(127) spleen enlargement, H(169) hernia, barks, leaves of Bridelia micrantha decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
msumba
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Official name :
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cajanus indicus Spreng.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, leaves of Cajanus cajan crushed or pounded, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mbaazi
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, root, bark of Capsicum frutescens crushed or pounded, rushed or pounded, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
pilipililukwale
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(104)
Recipes :
H(103) tooth ache, H(104) stomach ache, roots, leaves decoction of Carica papaya, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mpapai
Cassia hirsuta L.
Official name :
Cassia hirsuta L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna hirsuta (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(104)
Recipes :
H(018) head ache,H(037) pneumonia, H(104) stomach ache, H(169) hernia, leaves decoction of Senna hirsuta, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
mwambalasi mba
Cassia mimosoides L.
Official name :
Cassia mimosoides L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene
Symptoms :
H(037), H(082), H(201)
Recipes :
H(037) severe cough, H(082) asthma, H(201) mental illness, roots, bark decoction of Cassia mimosoides, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro)
Vernacular name :
lusangalala