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Author(s) :
Tsouh Fokou P. V. , A. Kwadwo Nyarko, R. Appiah-Opong, L. R. Tchokouaha Yamthe, P. Addo, Isaac K Asante, F. F. Boyom
Title :
Ethnopharmacological reports on anti-Buruli ulcer medicinal plants in three West African countries
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 172, 297–311, (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.06.024
Reference HT 55 has information about 105 plants :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Official name :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, carbonisation of fruit of Aframomum melegueta is used for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
wusa
Aglaonema commutatum Schott
Official name :
Aglaonema commutatum Schott
Family :
Araceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, infusion of leaves of Aglaonema commutatum is used for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F. Macbr.
Official name :
Albizia zygia (DC.) J.F. Macbr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, roasted seed of Albizia zygia paste used to bandage the ulcer for treatment after washing ulcer with infusion of Momordica charantia leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
nkroma
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Official name :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leave paste from Alchornea cordifolia used to bandage for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
agyama
Allium cepa L.
Official name :
Allium cepa L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, infusion of bulb of Allium cepa used in Buruli ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Aloe barteri Bak.
Official name :
Aloe barteri Bak.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Synonyms :
Aloe buettneri A. Berger
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leaves of Aloe buettneri, maceration for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Official name :
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Synonyms :
Aloe vulgaris Lam.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leaves of Aloe vera accelerates wound healing, burns, sores, ulcers, inflammation
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Alstonia boonei De Wild
Official name :
Alstonia boonei De Wild
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, stem bark paste of Alstonia boonei is used to bandage the washed ulcer and changed every other day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
sonuro (Nyamedua)
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Official name :
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Family :
Araceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, rhizome of Anchomanes difformis, decoction used for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, decoction: powder from dried and crushed barks of Anogeissus leiocarpus, for deep ulcer
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leaves of Azadirachta indica are grounded into a paste and taken orally for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
neem tree
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Official name :
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, whole plants of Boerhavia diffusa are grounded and directly applied on the ulcer
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Boerhavia erecta L.
Official name :
Boerhavia erecta L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leaves and roots of Boerhavia erecta in decoction used in Buruli ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
Official name :
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
Family :
Arecaceae
Synonyms :
Borassus aethiopum Mart.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, the flower of Borassus aethiopum is pressed to the wound for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
fan palm
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Official name :
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, stem barks of Bridelia ferruginea, trituration is used as Buruli ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz
Official name :
Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Kurz
Family :
Crassulaceae
Synonyms :
Kalanchoe pinnata (Lam.) Pers.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leaves of Bryophyllum pinnatum used as for Buruli ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, maceration of fruit of Capsicum annuum used for ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Carica papaya L.
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, Infusion: leaves and roots of Carica papaya are heated and applied to the wound twice a day
H(013) fresh root of Carica papaya is mixed with Xylopia aethiopica seed to form a pomade: used for ulcer bandage
H(013) fresh root of Carica papaya is mixed with Xylopia aethiopica seed to form a pomade: used for ulcer bandage
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
papayas oflêor, loflê (Baoule)
Carpolobia lutea G. Don
Official name :
Carpolobia lutea G. Don
Family :
Polygalaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, Pulverisation of stem is used in Buruli ulcer treatment
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Cassia alata L.
Official name :
Cassia alata L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) Buruli ulcer, leaves of Cassia alata paste used to bandage ulcer for therapy; treatment of skin diseases
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West African countries
Vernacular name :
yemnnua / sempe