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Author(s) :
Owuor, B. O. & D. P. Kisangau
Title :
Kenyan medicinal plants used as antivenin: a comparison of plant usage.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Vol. 2 (7) (2006)
Reference HO 06 has information about 22 plants :
Allium cepa L.
Official name :
Allium cepa L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 2) snake, leaves or roots are pounded, sap in local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
kitungu (Kamba)
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 3) snake, crushed leaves of Annona senegalensis Pers. var. senegalensis are rubbed on the bites, some are chewed and the juice swallowed
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
obolo, obolobolo (Luo)
Bidens pilosa L.
Official name :
Bidens pilosa L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 4) snake, crushed leaves are rubbed on the bites
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
nyanyiek mon, onyiego (Luo)
Cassia siamea Lam.
Official name :
Cassia siamea Lam.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna siamea (DC.) Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) snake, roots of Senna siamea and Zanthoxylum chalybeum, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
ndege owinuoyieko (Luo)
Combretum collinum Fresen.
Official name :
Combretum collinum Fresen.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Combretum hypopilinum Diels
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 3) snake, roots, RNS., scarifications
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
adugo (Luo)
Combretum molle R. Br.
Official name :
Combretum molle R. Br.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Combretum microlepidotum Engl.
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 9) snake, roots or barks are pounded, infusion, VO., 2 glasses 2 X / day
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
muama, kiama (Kamba)
Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E.K. Walker
Official name :
Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E.K. Walker
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Erigeron sumatrensis Retz.
Symptoms :
H(020), H(104)
Recipes :
H(020, 7) puff adder (Bittis arietans), infusion of leaves, VO.
H(104, 7) stomachache infusion of leaves, VO.
H(104, 7) stomachache infusion of leaves, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
yadh asere, yadh tong' (Luo)
Corchorus trilocularis Lam.
Official name :
Corchorus trilocularis Lam.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Synonyms :
Corchorus somalicus Gandorger
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) spitting snake (Naja), infusion of leaves of Corchorus trilocularis and Hyptis pectinata are sprinkled in the human eyes + scarifications on the hind torso
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
apoth (Luo)
Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh.
Official name :
Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Crassocephalum multicorymbosum (Klatt) S. Moore
,
Solanecio mannii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) snake, leaves of Solanecio mannii, crushed and chewed, application on the bite
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
maroa, marawa (Luo)
Fuerstia africana T.C.E. Fries
Official name :
Fuerstia africana T.C.E. Fries
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) snake, crushed leaves, filtered infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
abunga - useke, aremo (Luo)
Grewia sp.
Official name :
Grewia sp.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 3) snake, leaves usedin cooking envenomed carcass as a treatment preventing secondary poisoning
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
powo (Luo)
Grewia sp.
Official name :
Grewia sp.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
V(020)
Recipes :
Vb(020, 3) snake, livestockbitten are drenched with leaves or barks decoction + infusion and the mucilaginous crushed leaves used to wipe the bitten area
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
powo (Luo)
Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poir.
Official name :
Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poir.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) spitting snake (Naja), infusion of leaves of Corchorus trilocularis and Hyptis pectinata are sprinkled in the human eyes + scarifications on the hind torso
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
Official name :
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
Family :
Myrsinaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 2) puff adder (Bittis arietans), roots decoction, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
katera (Luo)
Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) O. Ktze.
Official name :
Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) O. Ktze.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Microglossa volubilis (Wallich) DC.
,
Conyza pyrifolia Lam.
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 5) snake, the leaves are chewed and the juice swallowed. The macerate is placed on the snake bite
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
nyabung odidi, nyabung adit (Luo)
Opilia celtidifolia (Guill. & Perr.) Endl.
Official name :
Opilia celtidifolia (Guill. & Perr.) Endl.
Family :
Opiliaceae
Synonyms :
Opilia amentacea Roxb.
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 16) snake, roots of Opilia amentacea burnt into charcoal, crushed into powder mixed with crushed snake teeth, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
mutanga (Kamba)
Solanum incanum L.
Official name :
Solanum incanum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Solanum insanum L.
,
Solanum coagulans Forssk.
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 9) snake, stem or fruit cut into small pieces, dried in sun, pounded and powder applied. The sap of the fruit may also be directly applied
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
mutangu (Kamba)
Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst.
Official name :
Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst.
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 2) snake, roots roasted in charcoal, crushed in powder, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
muvuavui, kivuavui (Kamba)
Tagetes minuta L.
Official name :
Tagetes minuta L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 5) snake, crushed leaves, infusion, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
muvangi (Kamba)
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsley) A. Gray
Official name :
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsley) A. Gray
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) snake, leaves of Tithonia diversifolia, infusion, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
maua madonga, otech (Luo)
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Official name :
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 3) snake, crushed roots, infusion, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
muinda nguue (Kamba)
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.
Official name :
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020, 1) snake, roots of Senna siamea and Zanthoxylum chalybeum, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (rural areas of Nyanza and Makueni)
Vernacular name :
not registered