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Author(s) :
Djakpa O. E. I.
Title :
Ethnobotanique des plantes à usages buccodentaires dans les communes de Dassa-Zoume et de Save.
Pour l’obtention du diplôme de Licence Professionnelle. Université d’Abomey-Calavi. Année académique : 2014-2015
République du Bénin
Reference HD 51 has information about 38 plants :
Acacia polyacantha Willd.
Official name :
Acacia polyacantha Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, maceration of bark of Acacia polyacantha, gargle 2x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, toothache, decoction of the root of Acacia sieberiana gargle 3x / day
H(103) tooth decay, toothache, decoction of the bark + small peppers, gargle many x / day
H(103) tooth decay, toothache, decoction of the bark + small peppers, gargle many x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell
Official name :
Amaranthus dubius Mart. ex Thell
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, dressing of crushed leaves Amaranthus dubius, 1x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Anacardium occidentale L.
Official name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(076), H(103)
Recipes :
H(076) aphtae, H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, bark of Anacardium occidentale in decoction, gargle 3x / day
H(103) Oral diseases, gingivite, bark of Mangifera indica + small peppers + bark of Anarcadium occidentale, decoction, gargle 3 X / day
H(103) Oral diseases, gingivite, bark of Mangifera indica + small peppers + bark of Anarcadium occidentale, decoction, gargle 3 X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(076)
Recipes :
H(076) aphtae, bad breath, feuilles triturées de Annona senegalensis, gargle 3x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Official name :
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, decoction of bark of Bridelia ferruginea + citron in gargle, 1x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Official name :
Caesalpinia pulcherrima (L.) Sw.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, bark of the stem of Caesalpinia pulcherrima in decoction + potash in gargle, 3 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, root of Carica papaya in decoction + H20, gargle 2 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Cassia alata L.
Official name :
Cassia alata L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, pounded leaves of Senna alata in dressing 1 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Cassia occidentalis L.
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, teething troubles, stem of Senna occidentalis, decoction + H2O, VO. bamboo glass in the morning
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene
Official name :
Chamaecrista rotundifolia (Pers.) Greene
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, teething troubles, crushing leaves of Chamaecrista rotundifolia in gargle, bamboo glass in the morning
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Official name :
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, crushed leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides in dressing 1 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Cocos nucifera L.
Official name :
Cocos nucifera L.
Family :
Arecaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, decoction of bark of the fruit of Cocos nucifera + small peppers, gargle 3 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Crateva adansonii DC
Official name :
Crateva adansonii DC
Family :
Capparaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, decoction of leaves of Crateva adansonii, gargle 3 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Official name :
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Paradaniellia oliveri Rolfe
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, decoction of leaves of Daniellia oliveri + H2O , gargle 4 X / day
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, crushing leaves of Daniellia oliveri, gargle 3 X / day
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, crushing leaves of Daniellia oliveri, gargle 3 X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
Official name :
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
Family :
Mimosaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, decoction of leaves of Dichrostachys cinerea + H2O , gargle , many X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Official name :
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepernick & Timler
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, root of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (syn: Fagara zanthoxyloides) + Sodabi (liquor obtained by the distillation of palm wine), decoction, gargle 3 X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Heliotropium indicum L.
Official name :
Heliotropium indicum L.
Family :
Boraginaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, decoction of leaves of Heliotropium indicum + leaves of Ocimum gratissimum, gargle 3 x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Hymenocardia acida Tul.
Official name :
Hymenocardia acida Tul.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(076)
Recipes :
H(076) aphtae, decoction of leaves of Hymenocardia acida + H2O, gargle , many X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Jatropha curcas L.
Official name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(076), H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) Oral diseases, tooth decay, stem of Jatropha curcas, triturated, gargle 3 x day
H(076) aphtae, leaves + small peppers, decoction, gargle many x / day
H(076) aphtae, leaves + small peppers, decoction, gargle many x / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (communes of Dassa-Zoume and Save)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author