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Author(s) :
Verbeeck, A.
Title :
Anticonceptionele Middelen (Moyens contraceptifs)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n°1, 14ème année, pp 26 - 28 (1951)
Reference HV 57 has information about 14 plants :
Caloncoba welwitschii (Oliv.) Gilg
Official name :
Caloncoba welwitschii (Oliv.) Gilg
Family :
Flacourtiaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, debris of roots of Caloncoba welwitschii in H2O, VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
bosanké (Mongo)
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, decoction of fruit puree of Capsicum frutescens, enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
imbéngâ (Mongo)
imbéngâ
(Mongo)
Cassia alata L.
Official name :
Cassia alata L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, decoction of Cassia alata leaves as an enema.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
boongo (Mongo)
Cogniauxia trilobata Cogn.
Official name :
Cogniauxia trilobata Cogn.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, the Cogniauxia trilobata root is cut into pieces and heated in water: the product is used as an enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
boyayenga (Mongo)
Costus dewevrei de Wild. & Th. Dur.
Official name :
Costus dewevrei de Wild. & Th. Dur.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, bark debris of Costus phyllocephalus and Costus dewevrei soaked in H2O are drunk. Sometimes the juice of young leaves is added
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
ibulukako (Mongo)
Costus phyllocephalus K. Schum.
Official name :
Costus phyllocephalus K. Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, , bark debris of Costus phyllocephalus and Costus dewevrei soaked in H2O are drunk. Sometimes the juice of young leaves is added
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
ibulukako (Mongo)
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Official name :
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, decoction of the bark of Erythrophleum guineense is used as an enema or as a sitz bath
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
efomi (Mongo)
Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.
Official name :
Justicia glabra K.D.Koenig ex Roxb.
Family :
Acanthaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, enema with a decoction of Justicia glabra leaves
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
botoko w’îkasasa (Mongo)
Piptadenia africana Hook.f.
Official name :
Piptadenia africana Hook.f.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, decoction of bark of Piptadenia africana for an enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
bokungu (Mongo)
Solanum angustispinosum De Wild.
Official name :
Solanum angustispinosum De Wild.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, fruit of Solanum angustispinosum in pieces and cooked in H2O. The decoction filtered as an enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
ifonga y’ôkôté (Mongo)
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Official name :
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, the leaves of Tephrosia vogelii are crumpled and cooked as a decoction for an enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
bokungu (Mongo)
Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach. & Thonn.) Taub.
Official name :
Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach. & Thonn.) Taub.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z), H(207)
Recipes :
decoction of bark of the Tetrapleura tetraptera tree, enema
H(207) fruits are used to make fish poison (anesthetic)
H(207) fruits are used to make fish poison (anesthetic)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
elésé (Mongo)
Trichilia pynaertii De Wild.
Official name :
Trichilia pynaertii De Wild.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, fruit of Solanum angustispinosum in pieces and cooked in H2O. The decoction filtered as an enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
not recorded (because the original article in phonetic script)
Trichilia rubescens Oliv.
Official name :
Trichilia rubescens Oliv.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(033z)
Recipes :
H(033z) contraceptive, decoction of the bark of Trichilia rubescens is used as an enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
not recorded (because the original article in phonetic script)