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Author(s) :
They, A.K.A.
Title :
L' herbe et non le fétiche.Médecine et “remèdes miracles” des plantes de chez nous.82 p. , undatet, adress: A.K.A. They, BP.4801- Lome, Togo.
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Reference HT 3k has information about 16 plants :
Allium cepa L.
Official name :
Allium cepa L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(124)
Recipes :
H(124)nose, bulb in 2 pieces, inhalation odours
H(189) (hematie falsiforme), pounded roots barks Fagara zanthoxyloides + 4 fragments of Allium cepa + 1 hand of peper Piper guineense, powder, 1 teaspoon in the sauce of the meal,1 month
H(189) (hematie falsiforme), pounded roots barks Fagara zanthoxyloides + 4 fragments of Allium cepa + 1 hand of peper Piper guineense, powder, 1 teaspoon in the sauce of the meal,1 month
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(046)
Recipes :
H(046), pounded leaves in 1 glass lemon juice, VO, morning and evening
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
neem, nym (Ewé)
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) colic, fresh leaves, juice, drops in eyes
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(018), H(022), H(026), H(068), H(091)
Recipes :
H(018), dried fresh leaves, hot on head with a foulard during 1 day
.H(022), washed roots, to eat + salt
H(026), to sleep on fresh leaves
H(068), crushed leaves of papaya tree in porridge, morning and evening
H(091), to sleep on fresh leaves
.H(022), washed roots, to eat + salt
H(026), to sleep on fresh leaves
H(068), crushed leaves of papaya tree in porridge, morning and evening
H(091), to sleep on fresh leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Euphorbia hirta L.
Official name :
Euphorbia hirta L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia pilulifera var. procumbens Boiss.
,
Euphorbia hirta var. procumbens Br.
,
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Symptoms :
H(002), H(015), H(091)
Recipes :
H(002), white juice of the stems on the breast
H(015), 1 hand leaves, decoction (H2O) 10 ', VOH(091), leaves, decoction (H2O) , VO, + 1 glass beer 3X / day
H(015), 1 hand leaves, decoction (H2O) 10 ', VOH(091), leaves, decoction (H2O) , VO, + 1 glass beer 3X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
klouango
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Official name :
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepernick & Timler
Symptoms :
H(103), H(189)
Recipes :
H(103), roots barks, maceration, RNS.
H(189), (hematie falsiforme), pounded roots barks Fagara zanthoxyloides + 4 fragments of Allium cepa + 1 hand of peper Piper guineense, powder, 1 teaspoon in the sauce of the meal,1 month
H(189), (hematie falsiforme), roots Fagara zanthoxyloides, Newbouldia laevis decoction (H2O) , 30', 1 teaspoon, 3X / day before meal , 6 month
H(189), (hematie falsiforme), pounded roots barks Fagara zanthoxyloides + 4 fragments of Allium cepa + 1 hand of peper Piper guineense, powder, 1 teaspoon in the sauce of the meal,1 month
H(189), (hematie falsiforme), roots Fagara zanthoxyloides, Newbouldia laevis decoction (H2O) , 30', 1 teaspoon, 3X / day before meal , 6 month
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
xeti, xe (Ewé)
Jatropha curcas L.
Official name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(076)
Recipes :
H(076), bleedings, whitish tasks on the tong, stalk or leaves, sap, to clean every morning by means of a soaked cotton, during 2 weeks
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Official name :
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Manihot utilissima Pohl
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104), fresh leaves pounded in H2O, filter, VO, massage belly
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
manioc
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Official name :
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Synonyms :
Sarcocephalus russeggeri Schweinf.
,
Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce
,
Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, roots in pieces, to wash, maceration in 2 L. coco milk, VO, many time / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
nyimo (Ewé)
Newbouldia laevis (P.Beauv.) Seemann ex Bureau
Official name :
Newbouldia laevis (P.Beauv.) Seemann ex Bureau
Family :
Bignoniaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(189), (hematie falsiforme), roots Fagara zanthoxyloides, Newbouldia laevis decoction (H2O) , 30', 1 teaspoon, 3X / day before meal , 6 month
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Piper guineense Schumach. & Thonn.
Official name :
Piper guineense Schumach. & Thonn.
Family :
Piperaceae
Symptoms :
H(189)
Recipes :
H(189) (hematie falsiforme), pounded roots barks Fagara zanthoxyloides + 4 fragments of Allium cepa + 1 hand of peper Piper guineense, powder, 1 teaspoon in the sauce of the meal,1 month
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Psidium guajava L.
Official name :
Psidium guajava L.
Family :
Myrtaceae
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099), epilepsy, 10 freh leaves pounded + 1 glass rabits urine, filter, VO or enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered
Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.
Official name :
Securinega virosa (Roxb. ex Willd.) Baill.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126), 200 gr plants, decoction 2l. H2O, VO, 3X / day, 1 glass beer before meal
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
hesre (Ewé)
Spondias mombin L.
Official name :
Spondias mombin L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Synonyms :
Spondias lutea L.
Symptoms :
H(030)
Recipes :
H(030), fresh leaves pounded in H2O, filter + salt, VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
akliko, akuko (Ewé)
Waltheria indica L.
Official name :
Waltheria indica L.
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Synonyms :
Waltheria americana L.
Symptoms :
H(008), H(103)
Recipes :
H(008) child, stems of Waltheria indica, decoction, VO.
H(103), teeth which take out of gums, roots of Waltheria., RNS.
H(103), teeth which take out of gums, roots of Waltheria., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
mibla, miloba, manyegbe
Zea mays L.
Official name :
Zea mays L.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(113)
Recipes :
H(051), flour, paste, on the body
H(113), maize barbs, decoction (H2O) , 15' VO.
H(113), maize barbs, decoction (H2O) , 15' VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not registered