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Reference : VA 25
Author(s) :
Akendengue B. & A.M. Louis
Title :
Medicinal plants used by the Masango people in Gabon.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 41, pp.193 - 200, (1994)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874194900329
Reference VA 25 has information about 2 plants :
Costus ligularis Bak.
Official name :
Costus ligularis Bak.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
V(020), V(106)
Recipes :
V(020) + V(106), the whole plant is crushed and the juice used to hypnotise the snakes
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Gabon
Vernacular name :
mukuisa
Lastreopsis efulensis (Bak.) Tardieu
Official name :
Lastreopsis efulensis (Bak.) Tardieu
Family :
Aspidiaceae
Symptoms :
V(091)
Recipes :
Vcanis(091), the plant is also a stimulant for hunting dogs
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Gabon
Vernacular name :
ditsenguigui
