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Author(s) :
Muthaura, C.N., G.M. Rukunga, S.C. Chhabra, G.M. Mungai, E.N.M. Njagi
Title :
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the Kwale community of the Kenyan Coast
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 114, 377–386 (2007)
Reference HM 73 has information about 25 plants :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots of Acacia nilotica boiled in water, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
chigundigundi (Digo)
Agathisanthemum bojeri Klotzsch
Official name :
Agathisanthemum bojeri Klotzsch
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, whole plant of Pentas agathisanthemum, decoction, hot water, extract, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mdobe (Digo)
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Official name :
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, stem bark of Albizia anthelmintica, decoction in hot water, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mjafari/mporojo (Giriama)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, stem bark, leaves of Azadirachta indica in hot water extract, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mwarubaini (Giriama), (Digo)
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(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Carissa edulis boiled in meat bone broth, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mtanda mboo (Swahili)
Cassia abbreviata Oliv. subsp. Abbreviata
Official name :
Cassia abbreviata Oliv. subsp. Abbreviata
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism,roots bark of Cassia abbreviata in hot water decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
muhumba mkulu (Digo)
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Official name :
Centella asiatica (L.) Urb.
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, whole plant of Centella asiatica, decoction, hot water extract or infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mupunga (Swahili)
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.
Official name :
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.
Family :
Menispermaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Cissampelos mucronata, decoction, hot water extract, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
kishiki cha buga (Swahili)
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Official name :
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Family :
Labiatae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots bark of Clerodendrum myricoides, infusion in hot water, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
muumba (Digo)
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt
Official name :
Flueggea virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Voigt
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots bark, leaves of Flueggea virosa, decoction, hot water extract, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mukwamba (Giriama)
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
Official name :
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Synonyms :
Harrisonia occidentalis Engl.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots bark of Harrisonia abyssinica, infusion in hot water, nfusion in hot water, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
kidori (Digo)
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.
Official name :
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.
Family :
Hypericaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots bark, stem bark of Harungana madagascariensis, decoction in water, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mukokotsaka (Digo)
Maytenus putterlickioides (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça
Official name :
Maytenus putterlickioides (Loes.) Exell & Mendonça
Family :
Celastraceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Maytenus putterlickioides, hot water decoction in soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mtsokolangongo-mume (Digo)
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell
Official name :
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell
Family :
Celastraceae
Synonyms :
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Maytenus senegalensis, hot water decoction in soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mtsokolangongo-mke (Digo)
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock
Official name :
Maytenus undata (Thunb.) Blakelock
Family :
Celastraceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Maytenus undata, decoction in water, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
muriakitu (Giriama)
Pentas bussei K. Krause
Official name :
Pentas bussei K. Krause
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Pentas bussei, hot water decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mdobe (Digo)
Pentas longiflora Oliv.
Official name :
Pentas longiflora Oliv.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Pentas longiflora, decoction, hot water extract, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mdobe mdobe (Digo)
Rauvolfia mombasiana Stapf
Official name :
Rauvolfia mombasiana Stapf
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Rauvolfia mombasiana decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
kibombo (Digo)
Suregada zanzibariensis Baill.
Official name :
Suregada zanzibariensis Baill.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots bark, leaves of Suregada zanzibarensis in cold water infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mchungwa koma (Digo)
Terminalia spinosa Engl.
Official name :
Terminalia spinosa Engl.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, whole plant of Terminalia spinosa in cold water infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mwanga kululu (Digo)
Toddalia aculeata Pers.
Official name :
Toddalia aculeata Pers.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark of Toddalia asiatica, boiled in water, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
kikombe-cha-chui (Digo)
Tridax procumbens L.
Official name :
Tridax procumbens L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, whole plant of Tridax procumbens in cold water infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
luvumbani (Giriama)
Uvaria scheffleri Diels
Official name :
Uvaria scheffleri Diels
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, root bark, leaves of Uvaria scheffleri decoction in hot water extract, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mguma (Swahili)
Warburgia stuhlmannii Engl
Official name :
Warburgia stuhlmannii Engl
Family :
Canellaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, stem bark of Warburgia stuhlmannii, decoction in hot water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mkaa (Swahili)
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.
Official name :
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots bark of Zanthoxylum chalybeum, decoction, hot water extract, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( Kenyan Coast)
Vernacular name :
mdungu (Giriama)