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Author(s) :
Youmsi, R D. F., P.V. Tsouh Fokou , E. Z. Menkem , I Bakarnga-Via, R. Keumoe, V, Nana, F. Fekam Boyom
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used as insects repellents in six malaria endemic localities of Cameroon Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:33 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0155-x
Reference HY 05 has information about 16 plants :
Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Schum.
Official name :
Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Synonyms :
Aframomum latifolium K. Schum.
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, smash fresh leaves of Aframomum alboviolaceum Skin application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
ndjii (Baka)
Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.
Official name :
Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, tree sap of Canarium schweinfurtii burn dry or fresh, sap/mix ash with body milk/lotion. , fumigation /skin application of resulting potion
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
bélè (Ngumba); ottou (Ewondo); bologa (Baka); beul (Bakoum); waate (Yambeta)
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Official name :
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, burn whole plant of Chromolaena odorata, fumigation
H(106) burn fresh leaves of Chromolaena odorata + dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
H(106) burn fresh leaves of Chromolaena odorata + dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
gomgom (Ngumba)
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Official name :
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Citrus limonum Risso
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, Cultivated Tree, pressed fruit of Citrus limon for juice. Skin application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
nyopiang (Ngumba)
Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms
Official name :
Cylicodiscus gabunensis Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, burn dry bark of Cylicodiscus gabunensis + dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis , fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
okan; adoum (Ewondo)
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle.
Official name :
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, Cultivated Herb, hang whole plan of Cymbopogon nardus
H(106, f) distillate whole plant for essential oil, spray oil inside the house
H(106, f) distillate whole plant for essential oil, spray oil inside the house
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
citronella grass (English)
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Official name :
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Family :
Palmae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, burn dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
H(106, f) burn dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis + fresh leaves of Chromolaena odorata. , fumigation
H(106, f) burn dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis + leaves of Saccharum officinarum + suspended termitarium , fumigation
H(106) insects repellents, burn dry leaves of Musa x paradisiaca + flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
H(106, f) burn dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis + fresh leaves of Chromolaena odorata. , fumigation
H(106, f) burn dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis + leaves of Saccharum officinarum + suspended termitarium , fumigation
H(106) insects repellents, burn dry leaves of Musa x paradisiaca + flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
lélendé (Bakola); mimbang malendé (Bagyeli); alen (Ewondo); zam-na-malendé (Ngumba)
Erythrophleum ivorense A. Chev.
Official name :
Erythrophleum ivorense A. Chev.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, burn fresh bark of Erythrophleum ivorense, fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
mbamda (Bafia)
Glossocalyx longicuspis Benth.
Official name :
Glossocalyx longicuspis Benth.
Family :
Monimiaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, crumple fresh leaves of Glossocalyx longicuspis, hang/spread inside the house.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
anyanzoa (Ngumba)
Greenwayodendron suaveolens (Engl. & Diels) Verdc.
Official name :
Greenwayodendron suaveolens (Engl. & Diels) Verdc.
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, smash fresh bark of Greenwayodendron suaveolens, skin application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
mpolè (Bakola, Bagyeli)
Musa ×paradisiaca L.
Official name :
Musa ×paradisiaca L.
Family :
Musaceae
Synonyms :
Musa ×sapientum L.
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, Cultivated Tree, burn dry leaves of Musa x paradisiaca + flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
ekouan (Ewondo)
Musa sp.
Official name :
Musa sp.
Family :
Musaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, Cultivated Tree, burn dry leaves of Musa sp. + flowers of Elaeis guineensis, fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
odué (Ewondo)
Ocimum gratissimum L.
Official name :
Ocimum gratissimum L.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, cultivated herb, smash leaves of Ocimum gratissimum, skin application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
massissip (Ngumba)
Piper umbellatum L.
Official name :
Piper umbellatum L.
Family :
Piperaceae
Synonyms :
Piper subpeltatum Willd.
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, smashed fresh leaves of Piper umbellatum, skin application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
ndembèlembè (Baka)
Premna angolensis Gürke
Official name :
Premna angolensis Gürke
Family :
Verbanaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, hang fresh leaves of Premna angolensis inside the house
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
kinoubeunoubeu (Bafia)
Saccharum officinarum L.
Official name :
Saccharum officinarum L.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106, f) insects repellents, burn fresh leaves of Saccharum officinarum + dry flowers of Elaeis guineensis suspended termitarium, fumigation
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
nkogo’o (Bakola)