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Symptom : H(120)
Description :
preventing from stealing, against thieves
1 plants found in 1 reference(s) :
Dalhousiea africana S.Moore :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dalhousiea africana S.Moore
Family :
Fabaceae
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(051), H(120), H(207)
Recipes :
H(051) the leaves of Dalhousiea africana are heated on a fire and applied to the body in cases of fever
H(120) wood pieces are tied to the cords stretched around a field to protect crops against theft
H(207) The leaves, sometimes together with those of "alumai" Roureopsis obliquifoliolata, are burnt to ensure success in the hunt. The ash is often put to the face of hunters (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
ndelandela,deladela (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
