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Reference : HR 07

Author(s) : Rodrigues Areia M.L.

Title : Note pour l'étude de l'ethnobotanique dans la culture Tshokwe. Contribuicoes para o Estudo da Antropologia Portuguese. Vol X - Fasciculo 1. Coimbra 94 p. (1977)

Reference HR 07 has information about 5 plants :

Abrus precatorius L.

Official name : Abrus precatorius L.

Family : Fabaceae

Symptoms : H(001), H(037), H(092), H(139)

Recipes : H(001) eyes disease, steam bath from leaves of Abrus precatorius
H(037) chest pain, VO. decoction (H2O) of roots of Abrus.
H(092), the seedsof Abrus precatorius are toxic.
H(139) aphrodisiac, VO. infusion of leaves or roots of Abrus.. Ths plant is considered as magic

Region : East Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic), Angola

Vernacular name : mukenyenge

Psorospermum febrifugum Spach

Official name : Psorospermum febrifugum Spach

Family : Hypericaceae

Symptoms : H(014), H(201)

Recipes : H(014), ONS., RNS.
H(006), latex, RNS.
H(201), again the evil spells of the sorcerer, to splash the instruments of work and huntingt with the water of maceration of the leaves and roots

Region : East Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic), Angola

Vernacular name : muhota

Pterocarpus angolensis DC.

Official name : Pterocarpus angolensis DC.

Family : Fabaceae

Symptoms : H(001), H(002)

Recipes : H(001) eyes disease, ashes of flowers of Pterocarpus angolensis and fruits of Solanum trepidas? Mixed with grease, ointment
H(002), maceration of bark, RNS.

Region : East Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic), Angola

Vernacular name : mukula

Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen.

Official name : Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen.

Family : Polygalaceae

Symptoms : H(092), H(112), H(139)

Recipes : H(092) , roots in vagina, violent poison used by women who want to commit suicide.
H(112), scrape the intern skin of the roots + rifles powder+ H2O, VO.
H(139) aphrodisiac, to suck the bark

Region : East Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic), Angola

Vernacular name : miyise, mutata (tribes lovale, lunda, ovimbundu), nsunda (Congo)

Swartzia madagascariensis Desv.

Official name : Swartzia madagascariensis Desv.

Family : Fabaceae

Symptoms : H(201)

Recipes : H(2001), tree used in the rites of divination

Region : East Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic), Angola

Vernacular name : mutete