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Author(s) :
Thomas, L.-V.
Title :
De l'ethnobotanique à la médecine: l'exemple Diola.
Notes Africaines, 134, 48 - 52, (1972)
Reference HT 14 has information about 47 plants :
Acacia albida Del.
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051), barks, decoction, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
buteful (Diola)
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(111)
Recipes :
H(111), leaves or fruits, paste
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Anacardium occidentale L.
Official name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(118)
Recipes :
H(118), barks + leaves, decoction (H2O) , gargle + lemon juice
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Andropogon gayanus Kunth
Official name :
Andropogon gayanus Kunth
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) purg., roots, infusion, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
waa (Diola)
Annona muricata L.
Official name :
Annona muricata L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(175), H(051)
Recipes :
H(004) + H(175) circumcision wounds, cataplasm of pounded leaves
H(051), leaves, infusion
H(103) + H(175), pounded leaves, cataplasm
H(051), leaves, infusion
H(103) + H(175), pounded leaves, cataplasm
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
corossolier (Diola)
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, cataplam of leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
butotok (Diola)
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
Official name :
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
Family :
Arecaceae
Synonyms :
Borassus aethiopum Mart.
Symptoms :
H(037), H(082), H(108)
Recipes :
H(037), H(108) cold, young root, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(082), young root, decoction (H2O) + lemopn juice, VO.
H(082), young root, decoction (H2O) + lemopn juice, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
kalahay (Diola)
Butyrospermum paradoxum (Gaertner f.) Hepper
Official name :
Butyrospermum paradoxum (Gaertner f.) Hepper
Family :
Sapotaceae
Symptoms :
H(113), H(179)
Recipes :
H(113), H(179), friction with the karite butter (Butyrospermum paradoxum)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Butyrospermum paradoxum (Gaertner f.) Hepper
Official name :
Butyrospermum paradoxum (Gaertner f.) Hepper
Family :
Sapotaceae
Symptoms :
H(173)
Recipes :
H(173), pounded bark, coat the body
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Official name :
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Asclepias procera Aiton
Symptoms :
H(056)
Recipes :
H(056) Guinea worms, local application of leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
paftan (Diola)
Carapa procera DC.
Official name :
Carapa procera DC.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(091), H(113), H(179)
Recipes :
H(051), barks dried, pounded , decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(091), H(113), H(179), friction with oil of Carapa
H(091), H(113), H(179), friction with oil of Carapa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
tulukuna (Diola)
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) blen., roots, decoction (H2O), bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Cassia nigricans Vahl
Official name :
Cassia nigricans Vahl
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(001), H(068), H(118)
Recipes :
H(001), H(118), ONS., infusion, VO.
H(068) red worm, roots, infusion, VO.
H(068) red worm, roots, infusion, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
bembehuey, dyubembehu (Diola)
Cassia sieberiana DC.
Official name :
Cassia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cassia kotschyana Oliv.
Symptoms :
H(006), H(100)
Recipes :
H(006) purg., H(100) syph., roots, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
kaseit (Diola)
Cissus quadrangularis L.
Official name :
Cissus quadrangularis L.
Family :
Vitaceae
Synonyms :
Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
Symptoms :
H(135)
Recipes :
H(135), leaves or youg shoots, dried, powder, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
siral (Diola)
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Official name :
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms :
Cucumis colocynthis L.
,
Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
Symptoms :
H(013), H(175)
Recipes :
H(013) abscess + H(175), grinded pulpe of the fruit, compress
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Official name :
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Citrus limonum Risso
Symptoms :
H(100), H(126), H(196)
Recipes :
H(126), H(196), fruits, juice
H(100) blen, pounded roots, local frictions
H(100) blen, pounded roots, local frictions
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
gulemin (Diola)
Combretum micranthum G. Don
Official name :
Combretum micranthum G. Don
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Combretum raimbaultii Heck.
,
Combretum altum Perr.
Symptoms :
H(004), H(175), H(037), H(051), H(108)
Recipes :
H(004) + H(175), leaves Combretum micranthum, decoction (H2O), wash the wound + cataplasm withy pulp of Manihot esculenta and pounded leaves of Ziziphus mauritiana
H(051), bark, infusion, RNS.
H(037), H(108) cold, leaves, infusion
H(051), bark, infusion, RNS.
H(037), H(108) cold, leaves, infusion
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
quinquéliba (Diola)
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
Official name :
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
Family :
Mimosaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(175)
Recipes :
H(103) + H(175), pounded leaves, cataplasm
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
buhingan (Diola)
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Official name :
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Family :
Palmae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(068), H(100), H(113)
Recipes :
H(006) purg., H(068), palm oil (edyutir), RNS.
H(100) syph., roots, RNS.
H(113), friction with oil of Elaeis
H(100) syph., roots, RNS.
H(113), friction with oil of Elaeis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Casamance)
Vernacular name :
not registered