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Author(s) :
Gueye, M., M. Diouf
Title :
Traditional leafy vegetables in Senegal: diversity and médicinal uses
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines 4 (4): 469 – 475 (2007)
http://www.bioline.org.br/pdf?tc07062
Reference HG 31 has information about 39 plants :
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(008), H(013), H(014), H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea and dysentery,H(013) abscess,H(014) whitlow, ONS.of Adansonia digitata, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(104) fruit of A. digitata help to combat colic.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(104) fruit of A. digitata help to combat colic.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Amaranthus graecizans L.
Official name :
Amaranthus graecizans L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(053), H(111), H(095), H(173)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds,H(013) abscesses,H(013) pustules, H(053) ear infection and H(111) burns, H(173) lepromes, leaves and roots of Amaranthus graecizans, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables. Amaranthus graecizans is heavily consumed in Tambacounda, the unspoiled region of Casamance
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables. Amaranthus graecizans is heavily consumed in Tambacounda, the unspoiled region of Casamance
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(053), H(111), H(095), H(173)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds,H(013) abscesses,H(013) pustules, H(053) ear infection and H(111) burns, H(173) lepromes, leaves and roots of Amaranthus hybridus, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs, cultivated, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce
H(095) vegetable herbs, cultivated, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Official name :
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(053), H(111), H(095), H(173)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds,H(013) abscesses,H(013) pustules, H(053) ear infection and H(111) burns, H(173) lepromes, leaves and roots of Amaranthus spinosus, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Amaranthus viridis L.
Official name :
Amaranthus viridis L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(053), H(111), H(095), H(173)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds,H(013) abscesses,H(013) pustules, H(053) ear infection and H(111) burns, H(173) lepromes, leaves and roots of Amaranthus viridis, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Arachis hypogaea L.
Official name :
Arachis hypogaea L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs of Arachis hypogaea are cultivated first for their fruits, their root, or tubers and secondly for their leaves, boiled and mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name :
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms :
Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms :
H(095), H(139)
Recipes :
H(006 ) ONS. of Balanites aegyptiaca sometimes indicated as a laxative, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves of Balanites aegyptiaca are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(139) ONS., RNS. used to improve sexual desire like an aphrodisiac
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves of Balanites aegyptiaca are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(139) ONS., RNS. used to improve sexual desire like an aphrodisiac
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Official name :
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs of Boerhaavia diffusa gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv.
Official name :
Brackenridgea zanguebarica Oliv.
Family :
Ochnaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs of Brassica carinata gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cassia tora L.
Official name :
Cassia tora L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cassia obtusifolia L.
,
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(006), H(013), H(027y), H(095)
Recipes :
H(006) purgative,H(013) dartres, ONS of Senna obtusifolia, RNS.
H(027y) leaves and roots reduce post-partum abdominal pains
H(095) vegetable herbs, spinach, gathered annual species, is eaten like spinach
H(027y) leaves and roots reduce post-partum abdominal pains
H(095) vegetable herbs, spinach, gathered annual species, is eaten like spinach
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.
Official name :
Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.
Family :
Pedaliaceae
Synonyms :
Sesamum heudelotii Stapf
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered of Ceratotheca sesamoides annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Corchorus aestuans L.
Official name :
Corchorus aestuans L.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs, cultivated, boiled leaves of Corchorus aestiams are mixed in a sauce. Greatest consumption of Corchorus aestiams in Casamance
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Corchorus olitorius L.
Official name :
Corchorus olitorius L.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs of Corchorus olitorius gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Corchorus tridens L.
Official name :
Corchorus tridens L.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered annual species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables, Corchorus tridens greatest consumption in the North-East (Matam and Bakel) of Senegal
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cordia senegalensis Juss.
Official name :
Cordia senegalensis Juss.
Family :
Boraginaceae
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(104) colic, roots of Cordia senegalensis, RNS.
H(104) colic, roots of Cordia senegalensis, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Official name :
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs of Cucurbita maxima, cultivated first for their fruits, their root, or tubers and secondly for their leaves, boiled and mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.
Official name :
Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia sepium N. E. Br.
Symptoms :
H(014), H(068), H(094), H(095)
Recipes :
H(014) skin diseases, H(068) intestinal worms and H(094) haemorrhoids, ONS of Euphorbia balsamifera RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(095) vegetable herbs gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Official name :
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sur Forssk.
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs of Ficus capensis, gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A. Rich.
Official name :
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sycomorus L. subsp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C. Berg
Symptoms :
H(014), H(033), H(095), H(139)
Recipes :
H(014) skin diseases, H(033) sterility in females, H(139) aphrodisiac, bark of Ficus sycomorus, RNS.
H(095) vegetable herbs, gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
H(095) vegetable herbs, gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ficus thonningii Blume
Official name :
Ficus thonningii Blume
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus iteophylla Miq.
,
Ficus burkei (Miq.) Miq.
,
Ficus dekdekena (Miq.) A. Rich.
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) vegetable herbs, gathered perennial species, boiled leaves are mixed in a sauce or with other vegetables
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors