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Reference : HL 11

Author(s) : Lemordant, D.
Title : Contribution à l'ethnobotanique éthiopienne. Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 18, 1 - 35, 142 - 179, (1971)
Reference HL 11 has information about 44 plants :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Official name : Achyranthes aspera L.
Family : Amaranthaceae
Synonyms : Achyranthes annua Dinter , Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill. , Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula , Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Symptoms : H(100)
Recipes : H(100), stem , pommad , local application
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : t'alandj
Achyranthes aspera L.
Official name : Achyranthes aspera L.
Family : Amaranthaceae
Synonyms : Achyranthes annua Dinter , Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill. , Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula , Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Symptoms : V(087)
Recipes : Veq(087), extracts from stems, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : t'alandj
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.
Official name : Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.
Family : Apocynaceae
Symptoms : H(092)
Recipes : H(092) arrows poison, ONS.?, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : ouabaio
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name : Adansonia digitata L.
Family : Bombacaceae
Synonyms : Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms : H(051)
Recipes : H(051), leaves, decoction (H2O) , VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : dima
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Official name : Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Family : Fabaceae
Symptoms : H(068)
Recipes : H(068), bark, powder + H20
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : musna
Aloe ferox Miller
Official name : Aloe ferox Miller
Family : Asphodelaceae
Symptoms : H(001), H(002x), H(004)
Recipes : H(001) eyes diseases, ONS., RNS.
H(002x) to vean the calf, sap of Aloe ferox, ONS. , RNS. et les empécher de sucer leurs doigts
H(004) wounds, leaves as dressing
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : erét
Aloe ferox Miller
Official name : Aloe ferox Miller
Family : Asphodelaceae
Symptoms : V(002x)
Recipes : Vb(002x) to vean the calf, sap of Aloe ferox, ONS. , RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : erét
Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Official name : Asparagus racemosus Willd.
Family : Asparagaceae
Symptoms : H(161)
Recipes : H(161), stems , leaves , ashes + butter, pommad
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : sariti
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name : Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family : Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms : Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms : H(006), H(045)
Recipes : H(006), green fruit, ONS., RNS.
H(045), ONS., maceration H2O, destroyed the parasites of the water
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : baddano
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Official name : Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Family : Simaroubaceae
Symptoms : H(008), H(100)
Recipes : H(008), roots, fruit, powder, 1 spoon coffee + 1 cup milk 2 to 3 X / day
H(008), leaves decoction (H2O), VO.
H(100), grinded roots + butter + mercury
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : waginos
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Official name : Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Family : Apocynaceae
Synonyms : Asclepias procera Aiton
Symptoms : V(092)
Recipes : V(092) fishing, latex, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : t'op' iya
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Official name : Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Family : Apocynaceae
Synonyms : Asclepias procera Aiton
Symptoms : H(055), H(091), H(173), H(202)
Recipes : H(055), roots barks, ,RNS.
H(091), roots barks, ,RNS.
H(173), latex, RNS.
H(202) depilation
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : t'op' iya
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Official name : Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Family : Capparaceae
Synonyms : Capparis polymorpha Guill. & Pers. , Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.
Symptoms : H(001)
Recipes : H(001), leaves , RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : andet, andel
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Official name : Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Family : Apocynaceae
Synonyms : Carissa xylopicron Thouars , Carissa pubescens A. DC. , Carissa spinarum L.
Symptoms : H(037), H(091), H(103), H(112)
Recipes : H(103), to fall gums , plaster of grilled roots on gums
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : agam
Celosia trigyna L.
Official name : Celosia trigyna L.
Family : Amaranthaceae
Symptoms : H(068)
Recipes : H(068), leaves, flowers, fruit, seeds, decoction (H2O), RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : bel bella, bel belta
Clematis simensis Fres.
Official name : Clematis simensis Fres.
Family : Ranunculaceae
Symptoms : H(051)
Recipes : H(051), ONS., RNS
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : azzo arag
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Official name : Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Family : Verbenaceae
Symptoms : H(020), H(037), H(051)
Recipes : H(020), bark, powder, RNS.
H(037), H(051), leaves, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : sult'e
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del.
Official name : Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del.
Family : Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms : H(007), H(013), H(143), H(053), H(055), H(068), H(100)
Recipes : H(013) + H(143) , juice petiol on wounds + frubber the wound with a stone
H(053), oil seeds, drops in ears
H(100), 7 buds, decoction (H2O) on affected part 2X , rest in food, application leaves on affected part
H(100), barks, ONS., RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : besanna, messanna, tambuh
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Official name : Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Family : Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms : H(068)
Recipes : H(068), seeds without cuticle, V.O. + purgative the next day, used by pregnant women
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : dubba
Datura metel L.
Official name : Datura metel L.
Family : Solanaceae
Synonyms : Datura alba Nees , Datura fastuosa L.
Symptoms : H(103), H(104)
Recipes : H(103) dental care, ONS, RNS;
H(104) digestive spasms, ONS. of Datura fastuosa, potion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : astänager

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