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Author(s) :
Njoroge G.N., J. W. Kibunga
Title :
Herbal medicine acceptance, sources and utilisation for diarrhoea management in a cosmopolitan urban area (Thika, Kenya).
African Journal of Ecology, 45 (suppl. 1), pp. 65-70 (2007)
Reference HN 20 has information about 38 plants :
Ajuga remota Benth.
Official name :
Ajuga remota Benth.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, roots, bulb of Ajuga remota, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
wanjirû wa rûril (Kikuyu)
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, bulb of Allium sativum, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
kitunguu saumu (Swahili)
Aloe kedongensis Reynolds
Official name :
Aloe kedongensis Reynolds
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, sap of Aloe kedongensis, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
kiiruma (Kikuyu)
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
terere (Kikuyu)
Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf.
Official name :
Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Aspilia pluriseta, RNS
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
muutî (Kikuyu)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, roots, bulb of Azadirachta indica, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mwarûmbaine (Kikuyu)
Bidens pilosa L.
Official name :
Bidens pilosa L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Bidens pilosa, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
muchege (Kikuyu)
Brassica oleracea L.
Official name :
Brassica oleracea L.
Family :
Brassicaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Brassica oleracea, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
kabici (Kikuyu)
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Official name :
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Bridelia micrantha, RNS
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûkoigo (Kikuyu)
Caesalpinia volkensii Harms
Official name :
Caesalpinia volkensii Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruits, roots, bulb of Caesalpinia volkensii, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûbûthî (Kikuyu)
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruits, sap, leaves of Carica papaya, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûbabaî (Kikuyu)
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(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, bulb of Carissa edulis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûkawa (Kikuyu)
Cassia didymobotrya Fres.
Official name :
Cassia didymobotrya Fres.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna didymobotrya (Fresen) Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, bulb, sap, leaves, seeds of Senna didymobotrya, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûenû (Kikuyu)
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Official name :
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Citrus limonum Risso
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruit of Citrus limon, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûtimû (Kikuyu)
Croton megalocarpus Hutch.
Official name :
Croton megalocarpus Hutch.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, bulb, roots, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûkindûri (Kikuyu)
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Official name :
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, sap, leaves, fruits of Cucurbita maxima, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
marenge (Kikuyu)
Datura stramonium L.
Official name :
Datura stramonium L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, roots of Datura stramonium, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
magûrûkia (Kikuyu)
Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb
Official name :
Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb
Family :
Flacourtiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruits of Dovyalis abyssinica, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûkambura (Kikuyu)
Erucastrum arabicum Fischer & Meyer
Official name :
Erucastrum arabicum Fischer & Meyer
Family :
Brassicaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, roots of Erucastrum arabicum , RNS
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûtogotia (Kikuyu)
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.
Official name :
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, roots, bulb of Erythrina abyssinica, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûhûûti (Kikuyu)
Ficus thonningii Blume
Official name :
Ficus thonningii Blume
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus iteophylla Miq.
,
Ficus burkei (Miq.) Miq.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, roots, bulb of Ficus thonningii, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûgûmo (Kikuyu)
Lantana camara L.
Official name :
Lantana camara L.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Synonyms :
Lantana antidotalis Thonning.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, young leaves of Lantana camara
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
kagiri mûkigi mûkenia (Kikuyu)
Mangifera indica L.
Official name :
Mangifera indica L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Mangifera indica, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûembe (Kikuyu)
Musa ×paradisiaca L.
Official name :
Musa ×paradisiaca L.
Family :
Musaceae
Synonyms :
Musa ×sapientum L.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruit of Musa paradisiaca, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
marigû (Kikuyu)
Physalis peruviana L.
Official name :
Physalis peruviana L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, sap, bulb, fruit, leaves, roots of Physalis peruviana, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûnathi (Kikuyu)
Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman
Official name :
Prunus africana (Hook. f.) Kalkman
Family :
Rosaceae
Synonyms :
Pygeum africanum Hook. f.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, bulb of Prunus africana, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûiri (Kikuyu)
Psidium guajava L.
Official name :
Psidium guajava L.
Family :
Myrtaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, fruits of Psidium guajava, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûbera (Kikuyu)
Ricinus communis L.
Official name :
Ricinus communis L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, fruits of Ricinus communis, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mbarîki (Kikuyu)
Solanum incanum L.
Official name :
Solanum incanum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Solanum insanum L.
,
Solanum coagulans Forssk.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, roots of Solanum incanum, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûtongu (Kikuyu)
Solanum nigrum L.
Official name :
Solanum nigrum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Solanum judaicum Bess
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Solanum nigrum, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
managu (Kikuyu)
Sonchus oleraceus L.
Official name :
Sonchus oleraceus L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, roots of Sonchus oleraceus, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûthûûnga (Kikuyu)
Strychnos henningsii Gilg
Official name :
Strychnos henningsii Gilg
Family :
Strychnaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, bulb, leaves of Strychnos henningsii, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûteta (Kikuyu)
Tagetes minuta L.
Official name :
Tagetes minuta L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, sap of Tagetes minuta, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûbangi (Kikuyu)
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Official name :
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, seeds, leaves, bulb of Tephrosia vogelii, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
musoko (Kikuyu)
Urtica massaica Mildbr.
Official name :
Urtica massaica Mildbr.
Family :
Urticaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Urtica massaica, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
thabai (Kikuyu)
Vernonia lasiopus O. Hoffm.
Official name :
Vernonia lasiopus O. Hoffm.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Vernonia alboviolaceae De Wild.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Vernonia lasiopus, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûcatha (Kikuyu)
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague
Official name :
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague
Family :
Canellaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves, roots, bulb of Warburgia ugandensis, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûthîga (Kikuyu)
Zanthoxylum gilletii (De Wild.) P. G. Waterman
Official name :
Zanthoxylum gilletii (De Wild.) P. G. Waterman
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Fagara macrophylla (Oliv.) Engl.
,
Fagara macrophylla (Oliv.) Engl. var. preussi Engl
,
Fagara inaequalis Engl.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, seeds, leaves, bulb of Zanthoxylum gilletii, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (urban area of Thika)
Vernacular name :
mûchagatha (Kikuyu)