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Description :
poison, poisoning, toxic, ordeal
402 plants found in 147 reference(s) :
Abrus precatorius L. :
6 reference(s)
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HK 01
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
La pharmacopée sénégalaise traditionnelle. Plantes médicinales et toxiques.
Editions Vigot Frères, Paris, 1011 p., (1974)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(006), H(013), H(037), H(092), H(104), H(111), H(181)
Recipes :
H(001), conjonctivitis, decoction (H2O) leaves of Abrus precatorius, RNS.
H(006) + H(104),H(037) cough, chewed leaves of Abrus
H(013) , H(111), H(181), pounded seeds of Abrus precatorius, local application
H(092), seeds
H(006) + H(104),H(037) cough, chewed leaves of Abrus
H(013) , H(111), H(181), pounded seeds of Abrus precatorius, local application
H(092), seeds
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HK 12
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J.G. Adam
Title :
Plantes médicinales et toxiques des Peuls et des Toucouleurs du Sénégal.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 11, 384 - 444 (1964)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1964_num_11_10_2785
Plantes médicinales et toxiques des Peuls et des Toucouleurs du Sénégal.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 11, 543 - 599, (1964)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1964_num_11_12_2795
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) seeds of Abrus precatorius are toxic
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
gitégélodé (Tocolor)
Reference HK 51
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J.G. Adam
Title :
Les plantes médicinales, toxiques et magiques des Niominka et des Socé des Iles du Saloum (Sénégal)
Acta tropica, Suppl. 8, 279 - 334 (1964)
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092), seeds of Abrus precatorius are toxic , no therapeutic uses revealed to the authors
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Saloun island)
Vernacular name :
dahar guiné (Niominka) ; dolimo, n'dolign'hou (Socé)
Reference HN 42
Author(s) :
Nicolas J.-P.
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Nord de Madagascar. Ethnobotanique antakarana et informations scientifiques 296 p. (2012)
Editions Jardins du monde 15, rue saint Michel - 29 190 Brasparts
www.jardinsdumonde.org
Symptoms :
H(051), H(037), H(092), H(166), H(201)
Recipes :
H(051) fevers and influenza symptoms, warm decoction and maceration of leaves of Abrus precatorius are used in steam baths
H(037) dry cough, decoction of a handful of leaves per liter of H2O, VO.a few glasses a day, honey is added on occasion
H(092) seeds of d’Abrus precatorius, are highly toxic.
H(201) seeds for luck
H(037) dry cough, decoction of a handful of leaves per liter of H2O, VO.a few glasses a day, honey is added on occasion
H(092) seeds of d’Abrus precatorius, are highly toxic.
H(201) seeds for luck
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
North Madagascar
Vernacular name :
voamôra, masonamboagara (Antakarana), hanana, kelimiefitra, masonamboatony, voamboanamainty, voamboanamave, vohemboamena, voainaintilany, voamantorona, voamena (Malgache), cascavelle, liane réglisse, réglisse marron, grain d’église, jéquirity, graine diable (French), jequirity, crab’s eye, rosary pea, johncrow bead, precatory bean, indian licorice.(English)
Reference HR 07
Author(s) :
Rodrigues Areia M.L.
Title :
Note pour l'étude de l'ethnobotanique dans la culture Tshokwe.
Contribuicoes para o Estudo da Antropologia Portuguese. Vol X - Fasciculo 1. Coimbra 94 p. (1977)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(037), H(092), H(139)
Recipes :
H(001) eyes disease, steam bath from leaves of Abrus precatorius
H(037) chest pain, VO. decoction (H2O) of roots of Abrus.
H(092), the seedsof Abrus precatorius are toxic.
H(139) aphrodisiac, VO. infusion of leaves or roots of Abrus.. Ths plant is considered as magic
H(037) chest pain, VO. decoction (H2O) of roots of Abrus.
H(092), the seedsof Abrus precatorius are toxic.
H(139) aphrodisiac, VO. infusion of leaves or roots of Abrus.. Ths plant is considered as magic
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic), Angola
Vernacular name :
mukenyenge
Reference HW 05
Author(s) :
Wome, B.
Title :
Recherches ethnopharmacognosiques sur les plantes médicinales utilisées en médecine traditionnelle à Kisangani (Haut-Zaïre).
Thèse de doctorat, Université libre de Bruxelles, Fac. Sc., 561 p., (1985)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(068), H(092)
Recipes :
H(037), leaves and seeds of Abrus precatorius, pounded, scarifications
H(068), leaves and seeds, pounded, delayed in palm wine, VO.
H(092), seeds
H(068), leaves and seeds, pounded, delayed in palm wine, VO.
H(092), seeds
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Kisangani)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Abrus precatorius L. subsp. africanus Verdc. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L. subsp. africanus Verdc.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Glycine abrus L.
Reference HG 01
Author(s) :
Gelfand, M., S. Mavi, R.B. Drummond & B. Ndemera
Title :
The traditional medicinal practitioner in Zimbabwe.
Mambo Press, Gweru (Zimbabwe), 411 p., (1985)
(From reference HC 26, HL 22)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(033), H(092), H(124)
Recipes :
H(007), leaves, VO.
H(033) femal, roots infusion, VO. , the foam only
H(092), seeds with broken envelopes
H(124)hematemesis, leaves infusion, VO.
H(033) femal, roots infusion, VO. , the foam only
H(092), seeds with broken envelopes
H(124)hematemesis, leaves infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia albida Del. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(004), H(020), H(092), H(097z), H(111), H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) pains, H(004) wounds, H(097z) skin inflammations and H(111) burns, H(020) stings; bites and H(092) poisoning, bark of Faidherbia albida , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
bioépi, djúè (Balanta), buàdja (Biafada), camude, camudo, camudé (Bijagó), biongômo (Balanta-mané), ferida-branco, fididabranco, pau-ferida, pó-de-ferida-branco (Guinean creole) sipiñã, sipiña-brabu (Creole; Senegal´sflora), busseu-uliba (Busseu-uliba), cad (Fula foro), bubirique (Jola), borassanhe, buladanêlhe, bulé, búrlè-danédjo, marroné, (Fula), betampale (Mancanha), borassam, borassam-ô (Mandinga), butchampele (Manjaco), ussímpulo (Pepel)
Reference HK 12
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J.G. Adam
Title :
Plantes médicinales et toxiques des Peuls et des Toucouleurs du Sénégal.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 11, 384 - 444 (1964)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1964_num_11_10_2785
Plantes médicinales et toxiques des Peuls et des Toucouleurs du Sénégal.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 11, 543 - 599, (1964)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1964_num_11_12_2795
Symptoms :
H(001), H(013), H(078), H(092), H(100), H(139), H(170)
Recipes :
H(001) trachoma,H(013) uterus cyst, H(078) fibroma, H(100) very severe syphilis , H(170) common dropsi (all those symptoms = "diangara cayor" ), roots, trunk barks or stems + others drugs
H(139) sexual incapacity, roots, trunk barks or stems, + bull testicles or bull meat
H(092) feeding, to cook the roots and trunk barks or stems + porcupine viscera
H(100) very severe syphilis, type = "diangara cayor", roots of Capparis tomentosa + Securinega virosa + Coculus pendulus + Ziziphus mucronata + Salvadora persica + Acacia albida + Terminalia avicennioides + Tinospora bakis, RNS.
H(100) syphilis, whole plant of Leptadenia hastata + ONS. of Acacia albida + Maytenus senegalensis + Securidaca longipedunculata + Terminalia avicennioides, RNS.
H(139) sexual incapacity, roots, trunk barks or stems, + bull testicles or bull meat
H(092) feeding, to cook the roots and trunk barks or stems + porcupine viscera
H(100) very severe syphilis, type = "diangara cayor", roots of Capparis tomentosa + Securinega virosa + Coculus pendulus + Ziziphus mucronata + Salvadora persica + Acacia albida + Terminalia avicennioides + Tinospora bakis, RNS.
H(100) syphilis, whole plant of Leptadenia hastata + ONS. of Acacia albida + Maytenus senegalensis + Securidaca longipedunculata + Terminalia avicennioides, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
taiki (Peul), kad (Wolof)
Acacia macrostachya Reichenb. ex DC. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia macrostachya Reichenb. ex DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HK 51
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J.G. Adam
Title :
Les plantes médicinales, toxiques et magiques des Niominka et des Socé des Iles du Saloum (Sénégal)
Acta tropica, Suppl. 8, 279 - 334 (1964)
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) arrow poison, leaves of Acacia macrostachya, Gardenia triacantha, Asparagus africanus et Clerodendron capitatum. The preparation consists in maceration for ten days, followed by evaporation to obtain an extract which is impregnated the arrowhead
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Saloun island)
Vernacular name :
not registrated
Reference HK 51
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J.G. Adam
Title :
Les plantes médicinales, toxiques et magiques des Niominka et des Socé des Iles du Saloum (Sénégal)
Acta tropica, Suppl. 8, 279 - 334 (1964)
Symptoms :
H(020), H(092)
Recipes :
H(020) snake, leaves of Acacia macrostachya, many leaves are eaten (receipt Socé)
H(092) arrow poison, leaves of Acacia macrostachya, Gardenia triacantha, Asparagus africanus and Clerodendron capitatum are macerated durind 10 days, then evaporated in order to obtain an extract which is glued on the head of the arrow (receipt Socé)
H(092) arrow poison, leaves of Acacia macrostachya, Gardenia triacantha, Asparagus africanus and Clerodendron capitatum are macerated durind 10 days, then evaporated in order to obtain an extract which is glued on the head of the arrow (receipt Socé)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Saloun island)
Vernacular name :
simoko, simokouon, sig'ho-ko (Socé)
Reference HZ 03
Author(s) :
Zerbo, P., J. Millogo-Rasolodimby, O. G. Nacoulma-Ouédraogo, P. Van Damme
Title :
Plantes médicinales et pratiques médicales au Burkina Faso : cas des Sanan
Bois et Forêts des Tropiques, N° 307 ( 1 ), (2011)
Symptoms :
H(038), H(092), H(104)
Recipes :
H(038) genito urinary disorders, H(092) poisoning, H(104) digestive disorders, barks roots, leaves of Acacia massagecrostachya, decoction, VO., enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso (San countries, northwestern Burkina Faso)
Vernacular name :
zama (Sanan)
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Reference HM 25
Author(s) :
Maiga, Ababacar, Drissa Diallo, Seydou Fane, Rokia Sanogo, Berit Smestad Paulsen & Boubacar Cisse
Title :
A survey of toxic plants on the market in the district of Bamako, Mali: traditional knowledge compared with a literature search of modern pharmacology and toxicology.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Volume 96, pp.183-193 ( 2005)
Symptoms :
H(092), H(104)
Recipes :
H(092, 7) stem barks could be toxic at too strong dosis, provoke abdominal pains, salivation, nausea, vomiting ; remedies against toxic effects: Pennisetum typhoideum, RNS.
H(104) gastric ulce, stem barks, RNS.
H(104) gastric ulce, stem barks, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (Bamako district )
Vernacular name :
n’guna (Bambara)
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Reference HM 25
Author(s) :
Maiga, Ababacar, Drissa Diallo, Seydou Fane, Rokia Sanogo, Berit Smestad Paulsen & Boubacar Cisse
Title :
A survey of toxic plants on the market in the district of Bamako, Mali: traditional knowledge compared with a literature search of modern pharmacology and toxicology.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Volume 96, pp.183-193 ( 2005)
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) roots could be toxic at too strong dosis, provoke diarrhoea, vomiting, H(008) + H(104) H(008) + H(104) abdominal pains; remedies against toxic effects:decoction of leaves of Guiera senegalensis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (Bamako district )
Vernacular name :
patoukou (Bambara)
Acalypha indica L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acalypha indica L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HL 13
Author(s) :
Lavergne, R. & R. Véra
Title :
Etude ethnobotanique des plantes utilisées dans la pharmacopée traditionnelle à la Réunion. Médecine traditionnelle et pharmacopée.
Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, (A.C.C.T.), Paris, 236 p., (1989)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(037), H(055), H(068), H(082), H(092), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation baby, decoction (H2O) Cardiospermum halicacabum + 3 leaves Eupatorium triplinerve + 1 leaf Phyllanthus amarus , Acalypha indica , honey, VO.
H(006) purge, decoction of Oxalis corniculata of Cardiospermum halicacabum of Acalypha indica, mix with castor oil of olive oil and honey
H(006) purgative baby with of tambave, decoction of a bouquet of leaves in 1/4 l. H2O,+ 1 teaspoon castor oil, VO lukewarm
H(082) asthma, H(104) stomach ache, H(068) worms, infusion or decoction roots
H(037) bronchitis infusion ONS. Acalypha indica of Jumellea fragrans, VO. sweet or with rum for adults
H(055) emetic, H(092) poisoning, infusion leaves of Acalypha indica + roots of Violette and of Tylophora indica
H(006) purge, decoction of Oxalis corniculata of Cardiospermum halicacabum of Acalypha indica, mix with castor oil of olive oil and honey
H(006) purgative baby with of tambave, decoction of a bouquet of leaves in 1/4 l. H2O,+ 1 teaspoon castor oil, VO lukewarm
H(082) asthma, H(104) stomach ache, H(068) worms, infusion or decoction roots
H(037) bronchitis infusion ONS. Acalypha indica of Jumellea fragrans, VO. sweet or with rum for adults
H(055) emetic, H(092) poisoning, infusion leaves of Acalypha indica + roots of Violette and of Tylophora indica
Region :
Reunion
Country :
Reunion
Vernacular name :
z'oreille de chat, herbe chatte, z'erbe le chat
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference HV 03
Author(s) :
Vergiat, A.-M.
Title :
Plantes magiques et médicinales des féticheurs de l'Oubangui (Région de Bangui) (3e partie)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 16, n°9-10, Septembre-octobre 1969. pp. 418-456;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°1-4, Janvier-février-mars-avril 1970. pp. 60-91;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°5-6, Mai-juin 1970. pp. 171-199;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°7-9, Juillet-août-septembre 1970. pp. 295-339
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1969_num_16_9_3037
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_1_3053
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_5_3060
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_7_3071
Symptoms :
H(013), H(092), H(104), H(201)
Recipes :
H(013) abscess, juice of the stem is put on the abscess to ripen and to pierce
H(092), decoction of stems would be a poison of genius Bêle Banda
H(104) belly pain. decoction of leaves and des stems, RNS
H(201) leaves are used to prepare drink and water lustrations of neophytes, in the rites of " Bele Banda"
H(092), decoction of stems would be a poison of genius Bêle Banda
H(104) belly pain. decoction of leaves and des stems, RNS
H(201) leaves are used to prepare drink and water lustrations of neophytes, in the rites of " Bele Banda"
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic (Oubangui)
Vernacular name :
tenga (Manja), tengala (Gbaya), Kanzakono , abangeme, bêle banda (Banda), tcheporo kono, (Y)
Achyranthes aspera L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Reference HK 75
Author(s) :
Kefalew, A., Z. Asfaw & E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:25 , (2015)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0014-6
Symptoms :
H(022), H(027z), H(092), H(104), H(113)
Recipes :
H(022, 5) abdominal pain in woman after birth (Kurtet), leaf of Achyranthes aspera powdered and drink the water solution
H(027z, 5) long stay menstruation, roots of Solanum marginatum of Achyranthes aspera, Solanum incanum, Jasminum grandiflorum, powdered,wrapped together, woven three times over head and between legs and tied around the waist
H(092, 4) root powder of Eleusine floccifolia mixed with root powder of Achyranthes aspera and fruit of Solanum incanum and paste on the spot
H(104, 11) stomach trouble (yehod hemem), powder of root and leaf of Achyranthes aspera concocted with root powder of Allium sativum and drunk once
H(113, 4) RH case (Shotelay), Root of Achyranthes aspera dig out with horn handled knife wearing silver ring, cut it simultaneously saying ‘cut the blood of so and so, i. e the name of the patient’, infused with brown tef (Eragostis tef), black malt and Rhamnus prinoides and drink the infusion for three days. A glass is taken per day
H(027z, 5) long stay menstruation, roots of Solanum marginatum of Achyranthes aspera, Solanum incanum, Jasminum grandiflorum, powdered,wrapped together, woven three times over head and between legs and tied around the waist
H(092, 4) root powder of Eleusine floccifolia mixed with root powder of Achyranthes aspera and fruit of Solanum incanum and paste on the spot
H(104, 11) stomach trouble (yehod hemem), powder of root and leaf of Achyranthes aspera concocted with root powder of Allium sativum and drunk once
H(113, 4) RH case (Shotelay), Root of Achyranthes aspera dig out with horn handled knife wearing silver ring, cut it simultaneously saying ‘cut the blood of so and so, i. e the name of the patient’, infused with brown tef (Eragostis tef), black malt and Rhamnus prinoides and drink the infusion for three days. A glass is taken per day
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia ( Oromia Regional State)
Vernacular name :
derguu/etse-tekeze (Oromifa/Amarigna)
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Acokanthera venenata auct.
Reference HN 38
Author(s) :
Netshiungani, E. N.
Title :
Notes on the uses of indigenous trees in Venda
Journal of Dendrology 1: 12-17 (1981) (From reference HM 58)
Symptoms :
H(026), H(092)
Recipes :
H(026) prolonged menstruation, smoke of wood of Acokanthera oppositifolia , RNS.
H(092) arrow poison, latex of Acokanthera oppositifolia, RNS.
H(092) arrow poison, latex of Acokanthera oppositifolia, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musiliti (Venda)
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf. :
6 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HC 21
Author(s) :
Chevalier, A.
Title :
Les plantes magiques cultivées par les noirs d'Afrique et leur origine.
Plus personal communications Father André Walker to the author.
Rev. Bot. Appl., Agric. Trop., 27, p. 93 - 105, (1937)
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) latex of Acokanthera schimperi used for weapons (arrows, spears)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Subsaharan Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Reference HG 07
Author(s) :
Getahun, A.
Title :
Some common medicinal and poisonous plants used in ethiopian folk medicine.
Faculty of Science, Addis Abeba University, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 63p., (1976)
Symptoms :
H(092), H(126)
Recipes :
H(092) arrows, combustion soot of Acokanthera schimper RNS.
H(126), combustion smoke of the whole the plant
H(126), combustion smoke of the whole the plant
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
merz (Amarinya), keraro (Tigrinya), oboyo, wabayo, ghedulajo (Somali), karacha (Sidamo), mephteh, mephthi, merenz (Tigrinya)
Reference HK 13
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J.O.
Title :
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms :
H(092), H(100)
Recipes :
H(092)for arrows, bark + roots, infusion
H(100) syph., roots, infusion, VO.
H(100) syph., roots, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya, Tanzania
Vernacular name :
kelyot (Kipsigis, Kenya), namikouko (Fipa, Tanzania), ol-morigye (Masai, Kenya & Tanzania)
Reference HK 63
Author(s) :
Kipkore, K., B. Wanjohi, H. Rono, G. Kigen
Title :
A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 10:24 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/24
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) arrow poison, decoction of roots of Acokanthera schimperi (application on arrow?)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet Community)
Vernacular name :
kelyo (local dialect), arrow-poison plant (Englisch)
Reference HL 11
Author(s) :
Lemordant, D.
Title :
Contribution à l'ethnobotanique éthiopienne.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 18, 1 - 35, 142 - 179, (1971)
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) arrows poison, ONS.?, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
ouabaio
Reference HM 34
Author(s) :
Maundu, P., D. Berger, C. Ole Saitabau, J. Nasieku, M. Kipelian, S. Mathenge, Y. Morimoto, R. Höft
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Loita Maasai.
People and Plants Working Paper 8. Unesco, Paris, 34 p. (2001)
Symptoms :
H(092), H(095)
Recipes :
H(092) all parts of the plant can be used. Stems, roots, or even leaves, are put in a large container, filled with water and boiled for up to 10 hours in a secluded area. Once all the water has evaporated, a thick sticky black substance is left in the container.This substance is then cut into pieces, put into containers or wrapped and stored away from people. Arrow poison is applied on arrow tips. The arrows are used for hunting and for self defence. Once introduced into the blood system the poison can kill in 20 minutes. The hunter gatherers who lived in Loita Forest were known for their expertise in poison-making and hunting, using poisoned arrows.
H(095), the latex from Acokanthera spp. can be made into chewing gum for children.
H(095), the latex from Acokanthera spp. can be made into chewing gum for children.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Adenia rumicifolia Engl. & Harms :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenia rumicifolia Engl. & Harms
Family :
Passifloraceae
Reference HT 53
Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
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Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) The powdered root of Adenia rumicifolia is mixed with other plants to make arrow-poison (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
ringa (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenium multiflorum Klotzsch
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roemer & Schultes var. multiflorum
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092, r) known as extremely poisonous, ONS.of Adenium multiflorum, RNS
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
lperintai (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HK 01
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
La pharmacopée sénégalaise traditionnelle. Plantes médicinales et toxiques.
Editions Vigot Frères, Paris, 1011 p., (1974)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(092)
Recipes :
H(014), barks stem, branch, trunk maceration, friction
H(092), latex
H(092), latex
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HT 2k
Author(s) :
Timberlake, J. R.
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Pokot of Nothern Kenya, 106 p., (1987)Unpublished report. East African Herbarium
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
H(051), H(091), H(092), H(112)
Recipes :
H(014), crushed stem in water, used to get rid of skin lumps
H(051), fever. Infusion of fruits mixed with water used agalnst earache
H(091), boiled root infusion with other plants used against KALAZAR
H(092), poisonous - whole plant, especially roots, when chewed 'makes person go mad' in one day and acts as diuretic ; no antidote
H(112), trunk (bark?) chewed as abortifacient.
H(051), fever. Infusion of fruits mixed with water used agalnst earache
H(091), boiled root infusion with other plants used against KALAZAR
H(092), poisonous - whole plant, especially roots, when chewed 'makes person go mad' in one day and acts as diuretic ; no antidote
H(112), trunk (bark?) chewed as abortifacient.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (North region)
Vernacular name :
koliya
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roemer & Schultes :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roemer & Schultes
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Nerium obesum Forssk.
,
Adenium somalense var. crispum Chiov.
,
Adenium honghel A.DC.
Reference HC 32
Author(s) :
Carrière, M.
Title :
Plantes de Guinée à l' usage des éleveurs et des véterinaires
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement département d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire.
CIRAD-EMVT 10, rue Pierre-Curie 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex -France
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) plant sometimes used as poison , RNS.(HC 29 Curasson 1938 ).
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea Conakry
Vernacular name :
boulou kourané (Malinké), boulou kourouné, dindji pété.(Poular), kidi sarané (Soussou).
Reference HK 12
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J.G. Adam
Title :
Plantes médicinales et toxiques des Peuls et des Toucouleurs du Sénégal.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 11, 384 - 444 (1964)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1964_num_11_10_2785
Plantes médicinales et toxiques des Peuls et des Toucouleurs du Sénégal.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 11, 543 - 599, (1964)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1964_num_11_12_2795
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) very toxic
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
darbugé, darbugöl, darabuki, darbuki (Peul, Tocolor)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(014), H(092)
Recipes :
H(014) scabies, crushed bark of Adenium obesum with butter, local application
H(092) poison, caustic latex is dangerous
H(092) poison, caustic latex is dangerous
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
darboki (Fulfuldé)), pied d'éléphant (French)
Reference HW 10
Author(s) :
Weiss. E. A.
Title :
Some indigenous plants used domestically by East african costal fishermen
Economic Botany, 33, 1,. pp. 35-51, (1979)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/044148858871586m/
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) poison used on arrows and in fishing can be obtained from the pulp of the tap-root of Adenium obesum and a more efficient (cardiac) poison is obtained from the seeds.
Region :
East Africa (Costal regions)
Country :
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Vernacular name :
mdagu, wanja (Swahili), mwadiga (Duruma), sarba arba.( Boran)
Aframomum sanguineum (K. Schum.) K. Schum. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sanguineum (K. Schum.) K. Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Synonyms :
Aframomum hanburyi K. Schum.
,
Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K. Schum.
Reference HW 05
Author(s) :
Wome, B.
Title :
Recherches ethnopharmacognosiques sur les plantes médicinales utilisées en médecine traditionnelle à Kisangani (Haut-Zaïre).
Thèse de doctorat, Université libre de Bruxelles, Fac. Sc., 561 p., (1985)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(018), H(031), H(037), H(056), H(082), H(091), H(092), H(094), H(109), H(155), H(156)
Recipes :
H(008) childs, leaves of Ageratum conyzoides, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, juice, VO.
H(018), H(109) lumbar, leaves of Thomandersia hensii of Lycopersicon cerasiforme, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, enema
H(031), H(155), bark of the underground part of Salacia pyriformis, to scrape, ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, RNS., VO.
H(037) tuberculosis, barks stem, branch, trunk of Pentaclethra macrophylla, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, maceration, VO.
H(056), stems without leaves of Adenia gracilis, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, juice, VO.
H(082), fruit of Aframomum., to pound, infusion, VO.
H(091) childs, roots of withoutevieria trifasciata, ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, to dilute, to filter, enema
H(092), bark of the underground part of Aframomum
H(094), leaves, ripe fruit of Capsicum annuum, Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, enema
H(094), ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, enema
H(155), bark of the underground part of Rauvolfia vomitoria, to scrape, ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, VO.
H(156), leaves of Cyathula prostrata, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, juice, VO.
H(018), H(109) lumbar, leaves of Thomandersia hensii of Lycopersicon cerasiforme, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, enema
H(031), H(155), bark of the underground part of Salacia pyriformis, to scrape, ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, RNS., VO.
H(037) tuberculosis, barks stem, branch, trunk of Pentaclethra macrophylla, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, maceration, VO.
H(056), stems without leaves of Adenia gracilis, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, juice, VO.
H(082), fruit of Aframomum., to pound, infusion, VO.
H(091) childs, roots of withoutevieria trifasciata, ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, to dilute, to filter, enema
H(092), bark of the underground part of Aframomum
H(094), leaves, ripe fruit of Capsicum annuum, Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, enema
H(094), ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, enema
H(155), bark of the underground part of Rauvolfia vomitoria, to scrape, ripe fruit of Aframomum sanguineum, VO.
H(156), leaves of Cyathula prostrata, seeds of Aframomum sanguineum, to pound, juice, VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Kisangani)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aframomum sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sp.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HG 15
Author(s) :
Gesquière, J
Title :
Plantes trouvées dans l'officine d'un sorcier Basongo : Meno.
Archives AIMO, 1579/9052 , 1 page, (1928). Belgian foreign office,15 rue des Petits Carmes, Bruxelles 1000.
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(095) flavouring of a drug
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Belgian Congo (Congo (Democratic republic)) (Basongo Meno region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Afzelia africana Smith ex Pers. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Afzelia africana Smith ex Pers.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HK 01
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
La pharmacopée sénégalaise traditionnelle. Plantes médicinales et toxiques.
Editions Vigot Frères, Paris, 1011 p., (1974)
Symptoms :
H(002), H(004), H(034), H(037), H(051), H(092), H(104), H(173), H(201)
Recipes :
H(002), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, , maceration, VO.
H(004), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, ONS. of Morinda lucida, powder, local application
H(034),H(037) bronchitis, barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, root of Annona senegalensis, powder, maceration, VO.
H(051) barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia, powder, maceration, VO.
H(092), seeds of Afzelia africana, VO.
H(104), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, ONS. of Khaya senegalensis, maceration, VO.
H(104), ONS. of Afzelia africana, ONS. of Khaya senegalensis, RNS., VO.
H(173), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, maceration, local application
H(201) psychosis, root of Acacia albida, barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, decoction (H2O) , bath, VO.
H(004), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, ONS. of Morinda lucida, powder, local application
H(034),H(037) bronchitis, barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, root of Annona senegalensis, powder, maceration, VO.
H(051) barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia, powder, maceration, VO.
H(092), seeds of Afzelia africana, VO.
H(104), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, ONS. of Khaya senegalensis, maceration, VO.
H(104), ONS. of Afzelia africana, ONS. of Khaya senegalensis, RNS., VO.
H(173), barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, maceration, local application
H(201) psychosis, root of Acacia albida, barks stem, branch, trunk of Afzelia africana, decoction (H2O) , bath, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HK 57
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
Note sur quelques plantes médicinales des Bassari et des Tandanké du Sénégal oriental.
Bulletin de l' I.F.A.N., Tome 26, série A, n°2,(1964)
Symptoms :
H(002), H(092)
Recipes :
H(002) lactogenic, preparation from roots barks of Afzelia africana, VO. + chest massage
H(092) seeds are sometimes toxic
H(092) seeds are sometimes toxic
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Bassari and Tandanké of eastern Senegal)
Vernacular name :
gapeul (Tandanké)
Ageratum houstanianum Mill :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ageratum houstanianum Mill
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HK 75
Author(s) :
Kefalew, A., Z. Asfaw & E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:25 , (2015)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0014-6
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092, 5) poisoning (merzenet), root powder of Ageratum houstanianum is mixed with butter and put on the affected part
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia ( Oromia Regional State)
Vernacular name :
/Merzi/Yemerz Medanit/ (Oromifa/Amarigna)
Alafia grandis Stapf :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alafia grandis Stapf
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HT 53
Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
*partially encoded*
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) The plant of Alafia grandis is used for making an arrow-poison ( Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
paputa (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Alafia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alafia sp.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HT 53
Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
*partially encoded*
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092) The root of Alafia sp.is used for making an arrow-poison
H(103) A root-scraping is sniffed for toothache called "ondese". The treatment causes terrible pains at the nose and the head (Efe Pygmies, in the Ituri forest)
H(103) A root-scraping is sniffed for toothache called "ondese". The treatment causes terrible pains at the nose and the head (Efe Pygmies, in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
ondekaro (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)