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Author(s) :
Nguta, J.M., J.M. Mbaria, D.W. Gakuya, P.K. Gathumbi, S.G. Kiama
Title :
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 131, 256–267 (2010)
Reference HN 33 has information about 39 plants :
Acacia seyal Del.
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, roots of Acacia seyal , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mgunga (Digo)
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 5) paludism, leaves of Adansonia digitata , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mbamburi (Swahili)
Agathisanthemum globosum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Bremek.
Official name :
Agathisanthemum globosum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Bremek.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, roots of Agathisanthenum globosum , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
chivuma nyuchi (Digo)
Aloe deserti A.Berger
Official name :
Aloe deserti A.Berger
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 30 ) paludism, leaves of Aloe deserti, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
ngolonje (Digo)
Aloe macrosiphon Baker
Official name :
Aloe macrosiphon Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, leaves of Aloe macrosiphon, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
golonje (Giriama)
Aloe secundiflora Engl.
Official name :
Aloe secundiflora Engl.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, leaves of Aloe secundiflora, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mshubiri (Digo)
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Official name :
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Synonyms :
Aloe vulgaris Lam.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 3) paludism, leaves of Aloe vera, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
alvera (Digo)
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mchicha (Swahili)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 57) paludism, rootsbarks, stembark, leaves of Azadirachta indica , concoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mkilifi (Digo)
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Official name :
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, stembark, leaves of Bridelia micrantha , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mdungu (Digo)
Canthium glaucum Hiern
Official name :
Canthium glaucum Hiern
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, fruits of Canthium glaucum , concoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mhonga / mronga (Digo)
Cassia occidentalis L.
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, roots , leaves of Cassia occidentalis , concoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mnuka uvundo (Swahili)
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Official name :
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, leaves , stembark of Clausena anisata, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mtondombare (Digo)
Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels
Official name :
Combretum padoides Engl. & Diels
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, leaves of Combretum padoides , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
phozo (Digo)
Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl.
Official name :
Commiphora schimperi (O.Berg) Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, roots, stembark, leaves of Commiphora schimperi, concoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
dzongodzongo (Digo)
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
Official name :
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn.
Family :
Mimosaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, roots of Dichrostachys cinerea , concoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
chinjiri (Digo)
Fagara chalybea (Engl.) Engl.
Official name :
Fagara chalybea (Engl.) Engl.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 55 ) paludism, roots barks of Zanthoxylum chalybeum, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mjafari / mporojo (Giriama)
Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) Dale
Official name :
Fagaropsis angolensis (Engl.) Dale
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 1) paludism, leaves of Fagaropsis angolensis , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
muangani (Digo)
Ficus bussei Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Official name :
Ficus bussei Warb. ex Mildbr. & Burret
Family :
Moraceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 3.4 ) paludism, roots, leaves of Ficus bussei , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mgandi (Digo)
Flacourtia flavescens Willd.
Official name :
Flacourtia flavescens Willd.
Family :
Flacourtiaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051, 3) paludism, roots, stembark of Flacourtia indica , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya ( South Coast community)
Vernacular name :
mtondo mbare (Digo)