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Reference : HW 06

Author(s) : Woodcock Kerry A.

Title : Indigenous knowledge and forest use: Two case studies from the East Usambaras, Tanzania. Techninal paper 22, 1995. East Usambara Catchment Forest Project: E-mail :usambara@twiga.com

Reference HW 06 has information about 3 plants :

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Official name : Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Family : Meliaceae

Synonyms : Melia azadirachta L.

Symptoms : H(068)

Recipes : H(068) intestinal worms, ONS., RNS

Region : East Africa

Country : Tanzania (East Usambaras district)

Vernacular name : mwarobaini (Swahili)

Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poir.

Official name : Hyptis pectinata (L.) Poir.

Family : Lamiaceae

Symptoms : H(068)

Recipes : H(068) intestinal worms, ONS., RNS

Region : East Africa

Country : Tanzania (East Usambara district)

Vernacular name : hozandogoi (Swahili)

Microglossa densiflora Hook.f.

Official name : Microglossa densiflora Hook.f.

Family : Asteraceae

Symptoms : H(068)

Recipes : H(053) earache, H(068) intestinal worms, ONS., RNS

Region : East Africa

Country : Tanzania (East Usambara district)

Vernacular name : muuka (Swahili)