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Author(s) :
Lubini, A.
Title :
Les plantes utilisées en médecine traditionnelle par les Yansi de l'entre Kwilu-Kamtsha (Zaïre).
Mitt. Inst. Allg. Bot. Hamburg, 23b, 1007 - 1020, (1990)
Reference HL 03 has information about 47 plants :
Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. F. Wight
Official name :
Albizia adianthifolia (Schum.) W. F. Wight
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018), barks stems, twigs, trunk of Albizia adianthifolia, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Official name :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, decoction of leaves of Alchornea cordifolia, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Alstonia congensis Engl.
Official name :
Alstonia congensis Engl.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Alstonia gilletii De Wild.
Symptoms :
H(116)
Recipes :
H(116) amenorrhoea , decoction barks stem, twig, trunk of Alstonia congensis, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) epilepsy, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
luka-la-nkey (Yanzi)
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) cold, decoction barks of Annona senegalensis , VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
ilol (Yanzi)
Anonidium mannii (Oliv.) Engl. & Diels
Official name :
Anonidium mannii (Oliv.) Engl. & Diels
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037), infusion stems barks, trunc, twigs of Anonidium mannii , V.O.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
isor-la-muda (Yanzi)
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Official name :
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) abces, leaves cuites, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Brachystegia laurentii (De Wild.) Louis ex Hoyle
Official name :
Brachystegia laurentii (De Wild.) Louis ex Hoyle
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091), barks stem, branch, trunk of Brachystegia laurentii, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
muti-a-milim (Yanzi)
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Official name :
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091), barks stem, branch, trunk of Bridelia ferruginea, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
inkuka-i-nsii (Yanzi)
Carapa procera DC.
Official name :
Carapa procera DC.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026), roots opf Carapa procera, decoction (H2O), RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
nkayapub (Yanzi)
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(094)
Recipes :
H(094), roots of Carica papaya, decoction (H2O), enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
pay-pay (Yanzi)
Cassia occidentalis L.
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Symptoms :
H(006), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) + H(104), decoction (H2O) roots of Cassia occidentalis, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
jbwiy (Yanzi)
Cassia siamea Lam.
Official name :
Cassia siamea Lam.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna siamea (DC.) Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(124)
Recipes :
H(124), barks stem, branch, trunk + seeds of Cassia siamea, decoction, enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
muti-a-bintuntu (Yanzi)
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Official name :
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008), barks stem, branch, trunk of Ceiba pentandra, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
ntunturu (Yanzi)
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Official name :
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Family :
Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006), leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides, maceration, enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Cissus aralioides (Baker) Planch.
Official name :
Cissus aralioides (Baker) Planch.
Family :
Vitaceae
Symptoms :
H(094), H(109), H(123)
Recipes :
H(078), cancer of the back, H(123), stems without leaves of Cissus aralioides, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(094), H(109), stems without leaves of Cissus aralioides, bath and local application
H(094), H(109), stems without leaves of Cissus aralioides, bath and local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
musinu-a-mbimbi (Yanzi)
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott & Endl.
Official name :
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott & Endl.
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Synonyms :
Sterculia acuminata P. Beauv.
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020), barks of Cola acuminata, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
muti-mabey (Yanzi)
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afz. ex G. Don) Benth.
Official name :
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afz. ex G. Don) Benth.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Synonyms :
Rondeletia africana T. Winterb.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051), leaves of Crossopteryx febrifuga, infusion, friction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
mutwer (Yanzi)
Croton sylvaticus Hoschst. ex Krauss
Official name :
Croton sylvaticus Hoschst. ex Krauss
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091), barks stem, branch, trunk of Croton sylvaticus , decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
imponga (Yanzi)
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Official name :
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) cold, leaves of Cymbopogon citratus, infusion, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
not registered