Prelude Medicinal Plants Database
Search | Practical Guide | Authors | DisclaimerSymptom : V(106)
Description :
repels the ..., repellent, insecticide
44 plants found in 22 reference(s) :
Acacia amythethophylla Steud. ex A. Rich. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia amythethophylla Steud. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia macrothyrsa Harms.
Reference VM 08
Author(s) :
Minja, M.M.J.
Title :
Medicinal plants of veterinary importance collected from Mbeya.
Progress report of the project on the medicinal plants of veterinary importance at ADRI, (1991) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
V(106) snakes , cut the roots on the path of the snakes
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Mbeya district)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VM 10
Author(s) :
Minja, M.M.J.
Title :
Medicinal plants used in promotion of animal health in Tanzania. Animal Diseases Research Instit., Dep. Pharmacology/ Toxic., Dar Es Salaam. Métissages en santé animale de Madagascar à Haïti. Presses universitaires de Namur, 335 - 364, (1994)
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
V(106), powder roots repels the snakes
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Iwambi-Mbeya district)
Vernacular name :
ndomondi (Ndali)
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(106), V(124)
Recipes :
Vb(004) +Vb(106) +Vb(124), Vch(004) +Vch (106) +Vch(124), Vc(004) + Vc(106) +Vc(124), Vo(004) +Vo(106) +Vo(124), extract arabic gum (habak cadad ) + 1 glass H2O, dough on wound
Vb(004) +Vb(106) +Vb(124), Vch(004) +Vch (106) +Vch(124), Vc(004) + Vc(106) +Vc(124), Vo(004) +Vo(106) +Vo(124), Acacia senegal , Commiphora myrra (haemostatic) (habak malmal ), extract gum + 1 glass H2O, dough on wound
Vb(004) +Vb(106) +Vb(124), Vch(004) +Vch (106) +Vch(124), Vc(004) + Vc(106) +Vc(124), Vo(004) +Vo(106) +Vo(124), Acacia senegal , Commiphora myrra (haemostatic) (habak malmal ), extract gum + 1 glass H2O, dough on wound
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Somali)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia stuhlmannii Taub. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia stuhlmannii Taub.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VM 10
Author(s) :
Minja, M.M.J.
Title :
Medicinal plants used in promotion of animal health in Tanzania. Animal Diseases Research Instit., Dep. Pharmacology/ Toxic., Dar Es Salaam. Métissages en santé animale de Madagascar à Haïti. Presses universitaires de Namur, 335 - 364, (1994)
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
V(106), powder of the roots repels the snakes
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
iwambi (Mbeya)
Acorus calamus L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acorus calamus L.
Family :
Acoraceae
Reference VM 04
Author(s) :
Matzigkeit, U.
Title :
Natural veterinary medecine.
Ectoparasites in the Tropics.Weikersheim, Josef Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 183 p., (1990) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
Veq(106), leaves, juice on wounds, to repel the flies
V(106), rhizom, RNS.
V(106), rhizom, RNS.
Region :
East, West and Central Africa
Country :
East, West and Central Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Adansonia digitata L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
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 :
V(106)
Recipes :
V(106) the dry pulp of Adansonia digitata. burns with an offensive and irritating smoke, and was used as a fty repellant near stock bomas and as a hut fumigant
Region :
East Africa (Costal regions)
Country :
Kenya, Somalia, Tanzania
Vernacular name :
baobab (English), mbuvu (Swahili), jak, (Boni), muru (Bajun)
Reference VM 04
Author(s) :
Matzigkeit, U.
Title :
Natural veterinary medecine.
Ectoparasites in the Tropics.Weikersheim, Josef Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 183 p., (1990) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
Veq(106), stems, leaves, pulp, burn, fumigation , to repel the flies
Region :
East, West and Central Africa
Country :
East, West and Central Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe volkensii Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe volkensii Engl.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VM 10
Author(s) :
Minja, M.M.J.
Title :
Medicinal plants used in promotion of animal health in Tanzania. Animal Diseases Research Instit., Dep. Pharmacology/ Toxic., Dar Es Salaam. Métissages en santé animale de Madagascar à Haïti. Presses universitaires de Namur, 335 - 364, (1994)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(030), V(106), V(106)
Recipes :
V(004), leaves juice , RNS.
V(106)rats, V(106)mouses, leaves juice, paint young animals
V(106)rats, V(106)mouses, leaves juice, paint young animals
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Marangu Moshi district)
Vernacular name :
iratone (Chagga)
Artemisia herba-alba Asso :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia herba-alba Asso
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference O1 Nord
Author(s) :
Osborn, D.J.
Title :
Notes on medicinal and other uses of plants in Egypt.
Economic Botany, 22, 2, 165 - 177, (1968)
Symptoms :
V(039), V(106), V(138)
Recipes :
V(039, ), farmers fumigate their poultry with smoke of burning sheeh
V(106, ) snake, farmers hang pieces of Artemisia in their homes and pigeon houses to keep snakes away
Vch(138, ) skin diseases , in the Area of Sidi Barrani (coastal) Artemisia is believed to prevent skin diseases if camel eat it
V(106, ) snake, farmers hang pieces of Artemisia in their homes and pigeon houses to keep snakes away
Vch(138, ) skin diseases , in the Area of Sidi Barrani (coastal) Artemisia is believed to prevent skin diseases if camel eat it
Region :
North Africa
Country :
Egypt
Vernacular name :
sheeh
Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anders. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asystasia gangetica (L.) T. Anders.
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference VM 06
Author(s) :
Merker, M.
Title :
The Masai.
Ethnographische Monographie eines ostafrikanischen Semitenvolkes.Tierzucht-und Tierheilkunde, Chapter XVIII, 161 - 179, (1910)
Berlin, Dietrich Reimer Verlag. De la référence VB 10
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
V(106)flea, infusion pounded plant, wash the young animals
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya, Tanzania (Masaï)
Vernacular name :
ol osidja gutok
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Reference VM 04
Author(s) :
Matzigkeit, U.
Title :
Natural veterinary medecine.
Ectoparasites in the Tropics.Weikersheim, Josef Margraf Verlag, Weikersheim, 183 p., (1990) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(014), V(106)
Recipes :
V(014), seeds, oil
Veq(106), leaves, the leaves juice repels the flies
Veq(106), leaves, the leaves juice repels the flies
Region :
East, West and Central Africa
Country :
East, West and central Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Boscia coriacea Pax :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boscia coriacea Pax
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(001), V(106)
Recipes :
Vb(001), Vch(001),Veq(001),Vc(001), Vo(001), dried seeds, powder, 1 pinched in eye
V(106)fumigation, mosquitos, ONS. Boscia coriacea + Salvadora persica + Cadaba rotundifolia + Calotropis procera
V(106)fumigation, mosquitos, ONS. Boscia coriacea + Salvadora persica + Cadaba rotundifolia + Calotropis procera
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Turkana)
Vernacular name :
edung (Turkana)
Cadaba rotundifolia Forssk. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cadaba rotundifolia Forssk.
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(013), V(106)
Recipes :
Vb (013), Vch (013), Veq(013), Vc (013), Vo (013), stalks crossed in the flame, smoke, fumigation of the abscess
Vb(106), Vch(106), Veq(106), Vc(106), Vo(106), mosquitos fumigation, Boscia coriacea + Salvadora persica + Cadaba rotundifolia + Calotropis procera, ONS., RNS.
Vb(106), Vch(106), Veq(106), Vc(106), Vo(106), mosquitos fumigation, Boscia coriacea + Salvadora persica + Cadaba rotundifolia + Calotropis procera, ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Turkana)
Vernacular name :
epuu (Turkana)
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Asclepias procera Aiton
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
Vb(106), Vch(106), Veq(106), Vc(106), Vo(106), mosquitos fumigation, Boscia coriacea + Salvadora persica + Cadaba rotundifolia + Calotropis procera, ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Samburu) (Turkana)
Vernacular name :
etesuro (Turkana)
Capsicum annuum L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Reference VT 33
Author(s) :
Tilahun Teklehaymanot
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of knowledge and medicinal plants use by the people in Dek Island in Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume124, pp 69–78, (2009)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(106)
Recipes :
Vb(004) external injury (kusil), fresh root of Capsicum frutescens is grounded and put into the wounds of cattle to kill worms
Vb(106) snake repellent (ibab meklia), root powder mixed withwater is poured into the holes of snake
Vb(106) snake repellent (ibab meklia), root powder mixed withwater is poured into the holes of snake
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Northwest, Dek Island in lake Tana )
Vernacular name :
agam (Amharic)
Cissus producta Afzel. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissus producta Afzel.
Family :
Vitaceae
Reference VD 02
Author(s) :
Dalziel, J.M.
Title :
The useful plants of west tropical Africa.
The Crown Agents for the Colonies, 4, Millbank, Westminster, London, S.W.1, 612 p., (1937)
Symptoms :
V(039), V(106)
Recipes :
V(039) + V(106)tse-tse, emulsion roots, massage + VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Sudan (East)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Family :
Rutaceae
Reference VN 02
Author(s) :
Nwude, N. & M.A. Ibrahim
Title :
Plants used in traditional veterinary medical practice in Nigeria.
Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, Volume 3, 261 - 273, (1980)
Symptoms :
V(106)
Recipes :
V(106), powder, bark from the fruit on charcoal, repulsive insects
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
lemu (Hausa)
Clerodendrum glabrum E. Mey. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clerodendrum glabrum E. Mey.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(068), V(006), V(106)
Recipes :
Vb(006), ONS., RNS. (Zulu)
Vm(068), infusion barks roots, RNS. (Lobedu)
V(106) + V(004), insects repellant on wounds, ONS., RNS. (Sotho)
Vm(068), infusion barks roots, RNS. (Lobedu)
V(106) + V(004), insects repellant on wounds, ONS., RNS. (Sotho)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora erythraea (Ehrenb.) Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(013), V(014), V(039), V(106), V(124)
Recipes :
V(013)navel, if infection, to make an incision with a knife crossed(spent) in the flame, to express the pus. The juice of the plant is cured and hunts the flies ---Vb (013) , Vch (013) ,Vc (013) ,Vo (013) , 1 handfull of gun + 50 ml. H2O, decoction on abscess which was made an incision and was emptied of its pus
Vb(004) +Vb(106) +Vb(124), Vch(004) +Vch (106) +Vch(124), Vc(004) + Vc(106) +Vc(124), Vo(004) +Vo(106) +Vo(124), Vb(014), Vch(014), Vc(014), Vo(014), to extract the gum arabic (habak cadad )+ 1 glass H2O, the dough on wound
V(106)fumigation, gum, mosquitoes
Vch(039)+ Vch(106), Vb(039)+ Vb(106), Veq(039)+ Veq(106), Vc(039)+ Vc(106), Vo(039)+ Vo(106), again ticks, Commiphora erythraea , gum (hagar) + Commiphora incisa, gum(damaji), goms + urine of camel
Vb(004) +Vb(106) +Vb(124), Vch(004) +Vch (106) +Vch(124), Vc(004) + Vc(106) +Vc(124), Vo(004) +Vo(106) +Vo(124), Vb(014), Vch(014), Vc(014), Vo(014), to extract the gum arabic (habak cadad )+ 1 glass H2O, the dough on wound
V(106)fumigation, gum, mosquitoes
Vch(039)+ Vch(106), Vb(039)+ Vb(106), Veq(039)+ Veq(106), Vc(039)+ Vc(106), Vo(039)+ Vo(106), again ticks, Commiphora erythraea , gum (hagar) + Commiphora incisa, gum(damaji), goms + urine of camel
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Somali)
Vernacular name :
hagar (Somali)
Commiphora incisa Chiov. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora incisa Chiov.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(039), V(106)
Recipes :
Vb(039)ticks + Vb(106) , Vch(039)ticks + Vch(106) , Veq(039)ticks + Veq(106) , Vc(039)ticks + Vc(106) , Vo(039)ticks + Vo(106) , Commiphora erythraea , gum (hagar) + Commiphora incisa, gum (damaji), gum+ urine camel
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Somali)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Commiphora merkei Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora merkei Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference VR 04
Author(s) :
Rimbach, L.
Title :
Traditional methods of treating cattle diseases.
Report for ASA (Studienaufenthalte in Africa, Asien und Latein-Amerika), 19 p., (1977) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(014), V(106)
Recipes :
Vb(014), resin, friction of the skin
Vb(106), ONS, RNS.
Vb(106), ONS, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
ol dimuai (Masai)
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora myrrha (Nees) Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(106), V(124)
Recipes :
Vb(004) +Vb(106) +Vb(124), Vch(004) +Vch (106) +Vch(124), Vc(004) + Vc(106) +Vc(124), Vo(004) +Vo(106) +Vo(124), Acacia senegal , Commiphora myrra (haemostatic) (habak malmal ), extract gum + 1 glass H2O, dough on wound
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Somali)
Vernacular name :
not registered