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Author(s) :
Koni Muluwa, J., K. Bostoen
Title :
Noms et usages des plantes utiles chez les Nsong.
Göteborg Africana Informal Series - N° 6 , 71p., (2008)
Department of Oriental and African Languages. University of Gothenburg (ISSN 1404-8523)
http://www.sprak.gu.se/digitalAssets/1316/1316264_noms-et-usages-des-plantes.pdf
Reference HK 55 has information about 112 plants :
Abrus precatorius L.
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(015y)
Recipes :
H(015y), blood in faeces, seeds, RNS
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Official name :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(036), H(095)
Recipes :
H(036) dizziness, leaves of Aframomum melegueta, RNS
H(095), food plant, leaves as a condiment and vegetable among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
H(095), food plant, leaves as a condiment and vegetable among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. F. Wight
Official name :
Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. F. Wight
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113), rheumatism, roots of Albizia adianthifolia, RNS
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth.
Official name :
Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), bark as a spice substitute among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Official name :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Symptoms :
H(037), H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) anemia, leaves decoction of Alchornea cordifolia
H(037) cough, chew the inner part of the stems
H(037) cough, chew the inner part of the stems
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Alstonia boonei De Wild
Official name :
Alstonia boonei De Wild
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(091), H(104)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, H(091) asthénie, H(104) gastritis, white sap, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(036)
Recipes :
H(036) ONS. of Annona senegalensis, RNS again fainting
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Anonidium mannii (Oliv.) Engl. & Diels
Official name :
Anonidium mannii (Oliv.) Engl. & Diels
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091), barks of Anonidium mannii again kwashiorkor, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Arachis hypogaea L.
Official name :
Arachis hypogaea L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), Arachis hypogaea, food plant among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Bidens pilosa L.
Official name :
Bidens pilosa L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(051x), H(126)
Recipes :
H(051x) yellow fever, H(126) viral hepatitis, leaves decoction of Bidens pilosa, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Biophytum talbotii (Baker f.) Hutch. & Dalziel
Official name :
Biophytum talbotii (Baker f.) Hutch. & Dalziel
Family :
Oxalidaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) grass fetish of Biophytum talbotii that seals magically fetishes
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Blighia unijugata Bak.
Official name :
Blighia unijugata Bak.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092), fishing poison, pounded seeds of Blighia unijugata
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Official name :
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013), leaves of Boerhavia diffusa used to ripen an abscess
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Official name :
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) veneral disease as gonocytes, roots of Bridelia ferruginea, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Official name :
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Bridelia stenocarpa Müll. Arg.
Symptoms :
H(139), H(152)
Recipes :
H(139) sexual asthenia, sticky extract of Bridelia micrantha in wine
H(152) hypotension sticky extract of Bridelia micrantha
H(152) hypotension sticky extract of Bridelia micrantha
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), food plant, spice among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Capsicum grossum L.
Official name :
Capsicum grossum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), spice, ONS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Capsicum sp.
Official name :
Capsicum sp.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), food plant, spice among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(068), H(095)
Recipes :
H(068) seeds of Carica papaya, vermifuges, RNS.
H(095), fruits among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
H(095), fruits among the people Nsong of Bandundu province of the Democratic Republic of Congo
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable
Cassia africana (Steyaert) Mendonça & Torre
Official name :
Cassia africana (Steyaert) Mendonça & Torre
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(091), H(109), H(139)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, H(100) venereal diseases, H(109) backache, H(139) sexual asthenia, roots decoction of Cassia africana, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Province of Bandundu)
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. Not transposable