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Author(s) :
Etkin, N.L.
Title :
A Hausa herbal pharmacopoeia: biomedical evaluation of commonly used plant medicines.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 4, pp. 75- 98, (1981)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/7253680
Reference HE 02 has information about 25 plants :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), gingival ulceration, gun or bark chew
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
gabaruwa (Hausa), Egyptian mimosa (English)
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(037), H(108)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(108), colds, chewed ONS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
tafannuwa (Hausa), garlic (English)
Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.
Official name :
Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
gadagi (Hausa)
Anacardium occidentale L.
Official name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), toothache, gum disorders, nuts chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
kanju (Hausa), cashew (English)
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, chewed bark
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
marke (Hausa)
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), chewing stcks, oral diseases, peeled stem or root
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
marke (Hausa)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), chewing stcks, oral diseases, peeled or not
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
darbejiya, dogon yaro (Hausa), neem tree (English)
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(037), H(108)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(108) colds, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
barkono (Hausa), shrubby capsicums (English)
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(037), H(108)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(108) colds, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
barkono (Hausa), capsicum pepper (English)
Cassia tora L.
Official name :
Cassia tora L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cassia obtusifolia L.
,
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, pneumonia, leaves chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
tafasa (Hausa), foetid cassia (English)
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Official name :
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), gingivitis, fruit chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
lemu (Hausa), citrus (English)
Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl.
Official name :
Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), chewing stcks, oral diseases, peeled or not
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
dashi (Hausa), African myrrh (English)
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Official name :
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Paradaniellia oliveri Rolfe
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), periodontal disorders, applied gum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
maje (Hausa), african copaiba balsam (English)
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex DC.
Official name :
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex DC.
Family :
Ebenaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) gingivitis, H(103)toothache, fruit and leaves chewed or applied in infusion
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
kanya (Hausa), west african ebony (English)
Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.
Official name :
Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia sepium N. E. Br.
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) gingivitis, toothache, stem sap
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
ayyara (Hausa), balsam spurge (English)
Euphorbia convolvuloides Hochst. ex Benth.
Official name :
Euphorbia convolvuloides Hochst. ex Benth.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
nonan kurchiya (Hausa), asthma herb (English)
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(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
nonan kurchiya (Hausa), asthma herb (English)
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Official name :
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepernick & Timler
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), gingivitis , fruit chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
fasakwari (Hausa), candlewood (English)
Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss.
Official name :
Khaya senegalensis (Desv.) A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Swietenia senegalensis Desv.
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), chewing stcks, oral diseases, peeled stem or root
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
madachi (Hausa), dry zone mahogany (English)
Lepidium sativum L.
Official name :
Lepidium sativum L.
Family :
Brassicaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), toothache, seeds chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (North) (Hausa)
Vernacular name :
algarif (Hausa), garden cress (English)