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Reference : HE 03

Author(s) : Eyob. S, M. Appelgren, J. Rohloff, A. Tsegaye, G. Messele

Title : Traditional medicinal uses and essential oil composition of leaves and rhizomes of korarima (Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen) from southern Ethiopia. South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, pp. 181 - 185, (2008)

Reference HE 03 has information about 2 plants :

Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen

Official name : Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen

Family : Zingiberaceae

Symptoms : V(000), V(003), V(004), V(068)

Recipes : V(000) domestic animal disorder, roots decoction of Aframomum corrorima, VO.
Vb(003) animal body swelling, Vb(004) skin wound, crushed leaves rubbed on body or leves wrapped as a bandage
Vb(068) nemathoda in ruminants, decoction of rhizome, VO.
Vb(004) wounds, crushed flowers, local application (in the region of Kaffa )

Region : East Africa

Country : Ethiopia (Southern) (region of Gamo gofa of Debub Omo of Kaffa)

Vernacular name : gelesh, (in the Gamo Gofa region), gaye (in the Debub Omo region), shetto (in the Kaffa region ),

Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen

Official name : Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen

Family : Zingiberaceae

Symptoms : H(007x), H(018), H(091), H(104), H(118)

Recipes : H(007x), H(018) headache, H(091) tonic, H(104) stomach ache, H(118) sore throat, crushed seeds in the drink
H(104) intestine, H(118) throat problems, decoction of fresh pods, VO. and chew a pod

Region : East Africa

Country : Ethiopia (Southern) (region of Gamo gofa of Debub Omo of Kaffa)

Vernacular name : mesketo, (in the Gamo Gofa region), gaco (in the Debub Omo region), mache (in the Kaffa region )

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