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Author(s) :
N' guessan K., É. Kouassi Konan & K. Kouadio Kouassi
Title :
Ethnobotanical Study of Plants Used to Treat Diabetes, in Traditional Medicine, by Abbey and Krobou People of Agboville (Côte-d’Ivoire)
American Journal of Scientific Research ISSN 1450-223X Issue 4, pp 45-58 (2009)
Reference HG 57 has information about 27 plants :
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, maceration of bulb of Allium sativum, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Official name :
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Family :
Araceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, maceration of rhizome of Anchomanes difformis, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Annona muricata L.
Official name :
Annona muricata L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, infusion of leaves of Annona muricata, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, decoction of stem bark of Azadirachta indica, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Bixa orellana L.
Official name :
Bixa orellana L.
Family :
Bixaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, decoction of leaves of Bixa orellana, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Blighia sapida Koenig
Official name :
Blighia sapida Koenig
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, decoction of leaves of Blighia sapida, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cassia occidentalis L.
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, decoction of leaves of Cassia occidentalis, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Official name :
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, decoction of root bark of Chromolaena odorata, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Official name :
Chrysophyllum cainito L.
Family :
Sapotaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, decoction of leaves of Chrysophyllum cainito, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Official name :
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, juice of fruit of Citrus aurantifolia, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cleistopholis patens (Benth.) Engl. & Diels
Official name :
Cleistopholis patens (Benth.) Engl. & Diels
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaves of Terminalia catappa, kneading leaves of Cleistopholis patens + H2O, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Combretum paniculatum Vent.
Official name :
Combretum paniculatum Vent.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, root bark of Combretum paniculatum, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Crescentia cujete L.
Official name :
Crescentia cujete L.
Family :
Bignonaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaves of Crescentia cujete, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Daucus carota L.
Official name :
Daucus carota L.
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, juice of grated tubers of Daucus carota, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Jatropha curcas L.
Official name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaf decoction of Jatropha curcas, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Official name :
Jatropha gossypiifolia L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, root bark decoction of Jatropha gossypiifolia, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Mangifera indica L.
Official name :
Mangifera indica L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaf decoction of Mangifera indica, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Momordica charantia L.
Official name :
Momordica charantia L.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaf decoction of Momordica charantia, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Official name :
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Synonyms :
Sarcocephalus russeggeri Schweinf.
,
Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce
,
Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, stem bark decoction of Nauclea latifolia, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Persea americana Mill.
Official name :
Persea americana Mill.
Family :
Lauraceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, seeds of Persea americana, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Picralima nitida (Stapf) T. Durand & H. Durand
Official name :
Picralima nitida (Stapf) T. Durand & H. Durand
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, seeds of Picralima nitida, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Psidium guajava L.
Official name :
Psidium guajava L.
Family :
Myrtaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaves of Psidium guajava, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Ricinus communis L.
Official name :
Ricinus communis L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, flowers of Ricinus communis, infusion, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Official name :
Solanum lycopersicum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, fruits of Solanum lycopersicum, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.
Official name :
Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.
Family :
Bignoniaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, stem bark of Spathodea campanulata, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Terminalia catappa L.
Official name :
Terminalia catappa L.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaves of Terminalia catappa, kneading leaves of Cleistopholis patens + H2O, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake
Official name :
Vernonia colorata (Willd.) Drake
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(171)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, leaves of Vernonia colorata, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Agboville)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors