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404 plants found in 11 reference(s)
Abrus precatorius L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
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 HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(104)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) cough, H(104) stomach ache, belowground organs of Abrus precatorius, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omehobungu
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) + H(104), boiled herbof Abutilon mauritianum is used to produce an emollient
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto, Dembos, Quibaxi)
Vernacular name :
(ka) pianeka (Kimbundu), malvas (Portuguese)
Acacia albida Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) cough, barks of Faidherbia albida, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omuwè, onowetu
Acacia brevispica Harms :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(004), H(014), H(104)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, cooked leaves of Acacia brevispica, application on wounds
H(014) purpura, leaves, RNS.
H(104) sourness stomach (otyi) ngwilila, leaves, to chew
H(014) purpura, leaves, RNS.
H(104) sourness stomach (otyi) ngwilila, leaves, to chew
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Tchivinguiro)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nkhenya, (omu) nkhenga, (olu) nkhuenya (Nyaneka)
Acacia karroo Hayne :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, gum of Acacia karroo
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)kete (Nyaneka), espinheiro (Portuguese)
Acacia reficiens Wawra & Peyr. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia reficiens Wawra & Peyr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) sourness stomach (otyi) ngwilila, soft leaves, to chew
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (région Villa Arriaga) , Namibia
Vernacular name :
(omu) nkhondo, (omu) khondo (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(001), H(118)
Recipes :
H(001) ophtalmia, roots decoction, local application
H(118) swelling throat, roots decoction, gargle
H(118) swelling throat, roots decoction, gargle
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(olu) nkhwenya, (olu) nkuenya (Nyaneka)
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(076)
Recipes :
H(008,1) diarrhea, H(076, 1) mouth inflammations, belowground organs of Acacia senegal, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mukondo
Acacia sieberiana DC. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(036), H(037), H(070), H(098), H(103)
Recipes :
H(036) vertigo, roots decoction of Acacia sieberiana, VO.
H(037) pneumonia, bronchitis, barks roots, infusion, VO
H(070) rabies, bite, barks roots, infusion, VO
H(098) nightmare, dried roots, to pound, smoke bath
H(103) caries, ONS., local application
H(037) pneumonia, bronchitis, barks roots, infusion, VO
H(070) rabies, bite, barks roots, infusion, VO
H(098) nightmare, dried roots, to pound, smoke bath
H(103) caries, ONS., local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Benguela)
Vernacular name :
(i) songe (Umbundu)
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(037)
Recipes :
Vb(037) ox pneumonia, tea from roots barks of Acacia sieberiana, VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Benguela)
Vernacular name :
(i) songe (Umbundu)
Acalypha sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acalypha sp.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference VB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937.
Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
V(008)
Recipes :
Vb(008) epidemic dysentery, roots of ndeya (Acalypha sp) of pondololua (Steganotaenia araliacea) + barks and leaves of undetermined species umbungululu, munyime, tengula, pounded in H2O, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(o) ndeya (Nyaneka)
Acanthospermum hispidum DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(055)
Recipes :
H(055, 3) emetic, belowground organs, whole plant of Acanthospermum hispidum, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
kilianguelenguendja
Acanthospermum sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthospermum sp.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(018), H(111)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, whole plant of Acanthospermum sp., chewed
H(111) burns, ONS, RNS.
H(111) burns, ONS, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
makoloko (Kikongo)
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthus montanus (Nees) T. Anderson
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) skin disease, leaves infusion of Acanthus montanus, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Adansonia digitata L. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(008), H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery,H(037) hemoptysy, H(051) fever, drioed pulp of fruits, VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (South of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) kwa (arbre), (o) kwa (fruit) (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves, fruits, seeds de Adansonia digitata
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
mbondo, mukua (Kimbundu), imbondeiro (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(095) food, fresh or dried pulp or juice of fruit of Adansonia digitata
H(203) wood for charcoal
H(203) wood for charcoal
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kibaba (Kikongo)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(095) beverage, fresh fruits, H(095) mash, H(095) fresh fruit (food)s, H(095) oil from seeds of Adansonia digitata, RNS
(Nombre total de citations pour Adansonia digitata = 88)
(Nombre total de citations pour Adansonia digitata = 88)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mukua, imbondeiro
Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Schum. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum alboviolaceum (Ridl.) K. Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(018), H(051x), H(082), H(099)
Recipes :
H(018) headache sap from chewed leaves of Aframomum alboviolaceum , applied to eyes
H(051x) yellow fever, crushed rhizome of Aframomum alboviolaceum, enema
H(082) respiratory disease, rhizome of Aframomum alboviolaceum with root of Annona senegalensis , RNS.
H(099) epilepsy, rhizome, leaves, decoction bath or enema
H(051x) yellow fever, crushed rhizome of Aframomum alboviolaceum, enema
H(082) respiratory disease, rhizome of Aframomum alboviolaceum with root of Annona senegalensis , RNS.
H(099) epilepsy, rhizome, leaves, decoction bath or enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
ginguenga da queimada (Portuguse), masunjá.
mansassa, dimbomboa (Kikongo)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(068), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) fresh fruit (food) of Aframomum alboviolaceum
H(068) anthelmintic fruits of Aframomum alboviolaceum , RNS
(Nombre total de citations pour Aframomum alboviolaceum = 03)
H(068) anthelmintic fruits of Aframomum alboviolaceum , RNS
(Nombre total de citations pour Aframomum alboviolaceum = 03)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
jinguenga, matundo, issambia,
Aframomum laurentii (De Wild. & T.Durand) K.Schum. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum laurentii (De Wild. & T.Durand) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(031), H(099), H(169)
Recipes :
H(031) intercostal pain, H(099) epilepsy, H(169) hernia, RNS, ONS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cabinda, Maiombe)
Vernacular name :
sisa (Umubumbu), (Kikongo)
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) gastralgia, to chew the seeds of Aframomum melegueta
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto, Dembos, Luanda)
Vernacular name :
ndongo ia kongo, ndungu ia kongo, ndongua ia kongo, iasasama, iaxixima mukanu (Kimbundu), dongos do Congo (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, dry fruits of Aframomum melegueta
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
ndongo (Kimbundu), dongos-do-Congo, malagueta (Portuguese)
Aframomum sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sp.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) worms, seeds of Monodora myristica, infusion with other species, Piper sp., Xylopia aethiopica and Aframomum sp.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
dungu za nzó (Kikongo)
Agave sisalana Perr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agave sisalana Perr.
Family :
Agavaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(031), H(179)
Recipes :
H(031) intercostal pain, roots pounded of Agave sisalana, to heat lightly in H2O, VO
H(179) nephralgia, plant pounded, in scarifications + frictions
H(179) nephralgia, plant pounded, in scarifications + frictions
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(alu) ngwengwe (Umbundu), sisal (Portuguese)
Ageratum conyzoides L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008), H(104), H(108), H(124), H(175x)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, powder of leaves mixed with oil, to heat, local application
H(008) + H(104) abdominal pains, roots tea, VO.
H(108) allergic sinusitis, fresh plant, to wash, to pound, to press on a coton piece, to put in the nostrils
H(124) haemorrhage during delivery, to press 30 gr of the fresh plant, VO. the juice during 3 to 4 days
H(175x) pellicles, sap of leaves, to rub the hair
H(008) + H(104) abdominal pains, roots tea, VO.
H(108) allergic sinusitis, fresh plant, to wash, to pound, to press on a coton piece, to put in the nostrils
H(124) haemorrhage during delivery, to press 30 gr of the fresh plant, VO. the juice during 3 to 4 days
H(175x) pellicles, sap of leaves, to rub the hair
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(i) longo-longo (Umbundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(051), H(165)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, leaf sap from crushed leaves of Ageratum conyzoides, applied to eye
H(051) fever, whole plant, decoction, bath
H(165) childhood disease (growth disorders) leaves of Ageratum conyzoides with Ocimum gratissimum and Chenopodium ambrosioides, RNS., dermal (local application)
H(051) fever, whole plant, decoction, bath
H(165) childhood disease (growth disorders) leaves of Ageratum conyzoides with Ocimum gratissimum and Chenopodium ambrosioides, RNS., dermal (local application)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kambwa katela, mbokatela, mbukata (Kikongo)
Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(088)
Recipes :
H(088), barks of Albizia coriaria, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (in the country of Cuanza Norte, Malanje, Quela)
Vernacular name :
palangonga (Kimbundu), zende (Malanje), zuembe, zuemba (Cuanza Norte)
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), barks of Albizia coriaria, fishing poison
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (in the country of Cuanza Norte, Malanje, Quela)
Vernacular name :
palangonga (Kimbundu), zende (Malanje), zuembe, zuemba (Cuanza Norte)
Albizia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(018)
Recipes :
H(008) Diarrhoea, cold water extract from crushed bark of Albizia sp., enema
H(018) headache, liquid from crushed root of Albizia sp. applied into nose
H(018) headache, liquid from crushed root of Albizia sp. applied into nose
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mulu, muanse (Kikongo)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(014), H(051), H(103)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, crushed leaves of Alchornea cordifolia, dermal
H(014) skin disease (furuncle), fruits, directly consumed, swallowed in whole
H(103) toothache, leaves of Alchornea cordifolia with Psidium guajava and Canarium schweinfurthi, decoction, rinsed in mouth
H(014) skin disease (furuncle), fruits, directly consumed, swallowed in whole
H(103) toothache, leaves of Alchornea cordifolia with Psidium guajava and Canarium schweinfurthi, decoction, rinsed in mouth
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
luunze (Kikongo)
Allium cepa L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Allium cepa L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(015), H(018), H(037), H(051), H(091), H(113), H(201)
Recipes :
H(015) hematuria, to rub the belly with the tubercle of Allium cepa
H(018) cephalgy, to pound the roots and the tubercle, local frictions
H(037) chest pains, cataplasm on the chest
H(051) fever, to pound the tubercle and the roots, rub the body
H(091) anemia, rub the body with the tubercle
H(113) rhumatism, to pound the barks, friction
H(201) madness, ONS. of matya (Lycopersicon esculentum) of tiko (Blumea mollis) of sapola (Allium cepa), scarifications on head + local application
H(018) cephalgy, to pound the roots and the tubercle, local frictions
H(037) chest pains, cataplasm on the chest
H(051) fever, to pound the tubercle and the roots, rub the body
H(091) anemia, rub the body with the tubercle
H(113) rhumatism, to pound the barks, friction
H(201) madness, ONS. of matya (Lycopersicon esculentum) of tiko (Blumea mollis) of sapola (Allium cepa), scarifications on head + local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(oka) sapola (Umunundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, bulbs, pods of Allium cepa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(o)vayu (Umubumbu), cebola (Portuguese)
Allium sativum L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(018), H(034), H(053), H(058), H(068), H(082), H(104), H(115), H(135), H(151), H(163), H(179), H(192)
Recipes :
H(014) eczema, local application of pods of Allium sativum or spread the juice of the pod on the eczema
H(014) tinea, OINS, tea, VO. 3 X / day
H(018) sick headache, tea of the plant, VO. 2 X / days + to pound the plant and to put it in the bath
H(034) tachycardia, ONS, tea, VO.
H(053) otitis, to pound vayu (Allium sativum) + palm oil, instillations. 1 drop in every ear by session
H(058) obesity, VO., tea of garlic + to eat the pod
H(068) helminthiasiss, to eat the pod
H(082) asthma, ONS. tea, VO. 3 X / day
H(104) dyspepsia, eat of the garlic
H(115) neuralgia, garlic tea VO. + local friction with the pod
H(135) digestion (troubles of), to eat the bulb
H(151) high blood-pressure, put of the garlic in some alcohol, cover the whole . Maceration for 15 days by moving 1 X / day. VO. A mouthful every day in every meal for 1 month. Idem afterward by decreasing the dose
H(163) uremia, herb tea of garlic, to drink and to eat
H(179) nephralgia, to eat garlic
H(192) varix, dip the garlic into some vinegar and some salt. massage the leg of bottom at the top with this product
H(014) tinea, OINS, tea, VO. 3 X / day
H(018) sick headache, tea of the plant, VO. 2 X / days + to pound the plant and to put it in the bath
H(034) tachycardia, ONS, tea, VO.
H(053) otitis, to pound vayu (Allium sativum) + palm oil, instillations. 1 drop in every ear by session
H(058) obesity, VO., tea of garlic + to eat the pod
H(068) helminthiasiss, to eat the pod
H(082) asthma, ONS. tea, VO. 3 X / day
H(104) dyspepsia, eat of the garlic
H(115) neuralgia, garlic tea VO. + local friction with the pod
H(135) digestion (troubles of), to eat the bulb
H(151) high blood-pressure, put of the garlic in some alcohol, cover the whole . Maceration for 15 days by moving 1 X / day. VO. A mouthful every day in every meal for 1 month. Idem afterward by decreasing the dose
H(163) uremia, herb tea of garlic, to drink and to eat
H(179) nephralgia, to eat garlic
H(192) varix, dip the garlic into some vinegar and some salt. massage the leg of bottom at the top with this product
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(olo) vayu (Umbundu), alho (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, bulbs, pods of Allium sativum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(o)vayu (Umubumbu), alho ordinario (Portuguese)
Allophylus africanus P. Beauv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Allophylus africanus P. Beauv.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, very good fruit of Allophylus africanus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
teba (Kimbundu)
Aloe barteri Bak. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe barteri Bak.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Synonyms :
Aloe buettneri A. Berger
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(014), H(033), H(040), H(082), H(095), H(191)
Recipes :
H(014) skin disease, sap from cut leaf of Aloe buettneri, local application
H(033) potency, H(040) backache, leaves decoction VO. or enema
H(033) fertility, H(068) worms, leaves decoction, enema
H(082) respiratory disease, leaves directly consumed or decoction, VO.
H(191) blood-purifying, fruit directly consumed VO.
H(095), cooked leaves eaten with beans as a vegetable
H(033) potency, H(040) backache, leaves decoction VO. or enema
H(033) fertility, H(068) worms, leaves decoction, enema
H(082) respiratory disease, leaves directly consumed or decoction, VO.
H(191) blood-purifying, fruit directly consumed VO.
H(095), cooked leaves eaten with beans as a vegetable
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
badianseka (Kikongo)
Aloe littoralis Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe littoralis Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(008), H(027), H(037), H(038), H(051), H(100), H(109), H(126), H(171)
Recipes :
H(001) eye inflammations leaves, H(004) wounds, leaves, H(008) diarrhea, leaves, belowground organs, H(109) back ache, leaves, H(111) burns, leaves, H(037) cough, belowground organs, H(008) cholera, belowground organs, H(171) diabetes, belowground organs, H(126) liver diseases, sap , H(051) fever, sap , belowground organs, H(100) gonorrhea, belowground organs , leaves, sap , H(051) paludism, belowground organs, sap , H(038) urinary tract inflammations and H(027) anti-abortive, belowground organs of Aloe littoralis , RNS
(Total number of citations forAloe littoralis = 50)
(Total number of citations forAloe littoralis = 50)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
endombo, otchindombo
Aloe sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe sp.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(126), H(113), H(018)
Recipes :
H(126, 1) liver diseases, H(113, 1) pain in legs, leaves, H(018, 1) scalp troubles, leaves of Aloe sp. , RNS
(Total number of citations for Aloe sp. = 3)
(Total number of citations for Aloe sp. = 3)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
makundi
Aloe zebrina Baker :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe zebrina Baker
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(006), H(013), H(015), H(020), H(031), H(033), H(036), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(077), H(094), H(099), H(100), H(111), H(126), H(139), H(151), H(173), H(175x), H(201)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, ONS of Aloe zebrina or ONS in powder application on the washed wound
H(006) constipation, tea of roots, VO. 1 cup on an empty stomach or less according to the age
H(013) abscess, open leaves in two, local application
H(015) haematuria, tea of root, VO.
H(020) snake, chew the leaves, swallow
H(031) side stitch, tea of root, VO. 1 cup 3 X / days
H(033) infertility, H(139) sexual incapacity, ndilasonde (Pterocarpus angolensis) + andala (Aloe zebrina) + sasi (unidentified plant) + tende-mupa (Strychnos spinosa) , plants decoction, VO. + enema
H(036) vertigo, tea of root of andala (Aloe zebrina) of hondyo (Musa paradisiaca) of ndjelele (Asparagus angolensis)
H(037) chest pains, tea of root, VO., 1 cup, 3 X / day
H(051) fever, juice of leaves, 10 drops in a glass H2O, VO.
H(068) parasitose, tea or juice of the leaves
H(068) bilharziosis, tea of root of andala (Aloe zebrina) of mbombo (Cochlospermum angolense) of ambanda (Crotalaria ononoides)
H(077) nausea, tea of leaves, VO., 3 X / day
H(094) haemorrhoids, juice of leaves local application + VO
H(099) epilepsy, infusion of leaves, VO.
H(100) blennorrabiese, tea of root of andala (Aloe zebrina) of ngengete (Sapium oblongifolium), VO. 3 X / day
H(111) burn, ONS. powder or leaf split in two, local application
H(126, f) hepatitis, roots dipped in H2O of andala (Aloe zebrina) of kepa (Cynodon dactylon), tea + bath of leaves of andala (Aloe zebrina), the next day. Treatment to be followed for 8 days
H(151) high blood pressure, ONS of andala (Aloe zebrina) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii), massage and rubr
H(173), to pound the leaves of ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), the roots of andala (Aloe zebrina), local friction
H(175x) dandruff, open the leaves of andala (Aloe zebrina) of longo-longo (Ageratum conyzoides),harvest the juice by pressing, rub hair against dandruff and to wash hair
H(201) madness, chew and swallow the leaves
H(006) constipation, tea of roots, VO. 1 cup on an empty stomach or less according to the age
H(013) abscess, open leaves in two, local application
H(015) haematuria, tea of root, VO.
H(020) snake, chew the leaves, swallow
H(031) side stitch, tea of root, VO. 1 cup 3 X / days
H(033) infertility, H(139) sexual incapacity, ndilasonde (Pterocarpus angolensis) + andala (Aloe zebrina) + sasi (unidentified plant) + tende-mupa (Strychnos spinosa) , plants decoction, VO. + enema
H(036) vertigo, tea of root of andala (Aloe zebrina) of hondyo (Musa paradisiaca) of ndjelele (Asparagus angolensis)
H(037) chest pains, tea of root, VO., 1 cup, 3 X / day
H(051) fever, juice of leaves, 10 drops in a glass H2O, VO.
H(068) parasitose, tea or juice of the leaves
H(068) bilharziosis, tea of root of andala (Aloe zebrina) of mbombo (Cochlospermum angolense) of ambanda (Crotalaria ononoides)
H(077) nausea, tea of leaves, VO., 3 X / day
H(094) haemorrhoids, juice of leaves local application + VO
H(099) epilepsy, infusion of leaves, VO.
H(100) blennorrabiese, tea of root of andala (Aloe zebrina) of ngengete (Sapium oblongifolium), VO. 3 X / day
H(111) burn, ONS. powder or leaf split in two, local application
H(126, f) hepatitis, roots dipped in H2O of andala (Aloe zebrina) of kepa (Cynodon dactylon), tea + bath of leaves of andala (Aloe zebrina), the next day. Treatment to be followed for 8 days
H(151) high blood pressure, ONS of andala (Aloe zebrina) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii), massage and rubr
H(173), to pound the leaves of ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), the roots of andala (Aloe zebrina), local friction
H(175x) dandruff, open the leaves of andala (Aloe zebrina) of longo-longo (Ageratum conyzoides),harvest the juice by pressing, rub hair against dandruff and to wash hair
H(201) madness, chew and swallow the leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
andala (Umbundu), aloés (Portuguese), aloès (Français)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, flowers of Aloe zebrina
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
mantombo (Nyaneka), (otyi)andola (Ganguela), aloeés (Portuguese)
Alvesia rosmarinifolia Welw. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alvesia rosmarinifolia Welw.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) anemia, crushed leaves of Alvesia rosmarinifolia, dermal
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Amaranthus hybridus L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, seeds, leaves of Amaranthus caudatus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(ji)mboa (Kimbundu), moncos-de-peru, chorbes-dos-jardins (Portuguese)
Amaranthus spinosus L. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Amaranthus spinosus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(053), H(095)
Recipes :
H(053) otitis, sap, drops in ears
H(095) food (additive), to eat leaves as spinach
H(095) food (additive), to eat leaves as spinach
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(o) mboa (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves of Amaranthus spinosus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(o; olo)mbwa (Umubumbu), (omu/o)mboa (Nyaneka)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, 2) cooked leaves of Amaranthus spinosus, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
jimboa
Anacardium occidentale L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, almond of Anacardium occidentale
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
cajueiro (Portuguese)
Ananas sativus Lindl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ananas sativus Lindl.
Family :
Bromeliaceae
Synonyms :
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Ananas comosus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
ananas, abacasi (Portuguese)
Anisophyllea quangensis Engl. ex Henriq. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anisophyllea quangensis Engl. ex Henriq.
Family :
Anisophylleaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(014), H(095)
Recipes :
H(014) skin disease, balm is made after bark of roots of Anisophyllea quangensis is removed, local application
H(095) food, fresh fruit, VO
H(095) food, fresh fruit, VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mfungua (Kikongo), bilasoba (Portuguese)
Annona muricata L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona muricata L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Annona muricata
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
sap-sap (Portuguese)
Annona senegalensis Pers. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruits of Annona senegalensis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kilolo (Kikongo)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(027z), H(033), H(068), H(082), H(094), H(095), H(104), H(150), H(169)
Recipes :
H(027z) menstrual disorder, roots of Annona senegalensis, decocton, VO.
H(033) fertility, infusion of leaves, roots, barks, VO.
H(068) worms, H(150) leg pain, roots, leaves, infusion, VO.
H(082) respiratory disease, Annona senegalensis with Aframomum alboviolaceum, ONS, RNS.
H(094) haemorrhoids, crushed root in rectum
H(104) abdominal pain, roots, leaves, decoction, VO. or enema
H(095) fresh fruit, VO.
H(169) hernia, roots decoction, VO., 2 cups daily
H(033) fertility, infusion of leaves, roots, barks, VO.
H(068) worms, H(150) leg pain, roots, leaves, infusion, VO.
H(082) respiratory disease, Annona senegalensis with Aframomum alboviolaceum, ONS, RNS.
H(094) haemorrhoids, crushed root in rectum
H(104) abdominal pain, roots, leaves, decoction, VO. or enema
H(095) fresh fruit, VO.
H(169) hernia, roots decoction, VO., 2 cups daily
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nlolo, nlolo kambulu, nlolopolo, nloloa pequena, mfuilu (Kikongo)
Annona stenophylla subsp. nana (Exell) N. Robson :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona stenophylla subsp. nana (Exell) N. Robson
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(104), H(027)
Recipes :
H(104) stomachache in children, belowground organs, H(027) to help fetal movements, belowground organs of Annona stenophylla subsp. Nana , RNS
(Total number of citations for Annona stenophylla = 3)
(Total number of citations for Annona stenophylla = 3)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mayolo, nhungo
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex Arn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex Arn.
Family :
Icacinaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(113), H(124)
Recipes :
H(113) muscular inflammatory, roots pasta, friction
H(124) epitaxis, roots, smoke bath
H(124) epitaxis, roots, smoke bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Tchivinguiro)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nyambi (Nyaneka)
Aptosimum gossweileri Skan :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aptosimum gossweileri Skan
Family :
Scrophulariaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103, 1) tooth ache, leaves, barks of Aptosimum gossweiler, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
otchitumba-Veta
Arachis hypogaea L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Arachis hypogaea L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(013), H(100), H(139), H(201)
Recipes :
H(100) blennorrhagie, roots tea of Arachis hypogaea, VO. 3 X / days
H(139) sexual incapacity, to cook Arachis hypogaea and Aristida junciformis subsp. welwitschii, VO.
H(201) +H(013) (otchi) sawu, skin eruptions from an evil spell, to rub the body with the tubercle
H(139) sexual incapacity, to cook Arachis hypogaea and Aristida junciformis subsp. welwitschii, VO.
H(201) +H(013) (otchi) sawu, skin eruptions from an evil spell, to rub the body with the tubercle
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Huambo, Moxico)
Vernacular name :
(alu) ngupa (Umbundu), amendoim (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food complement, seeds of Arachis hypogaea
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(olo)ngupe, (o)ndombe (Umubumbu), jinguba (tout l'Angola), amendoim (Portuguese)
Argemone mexicana L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Argemone mexicana L.
Family :
Papaveraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(055)
Recipes :
H(006), H(055) emetic, oil of seeds of Argemone mexicana, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Luanda, Maianga and the rest of the country)
Vernacular name :
papoula (Kimbundu), papoula-do-México (Portuguese)
Aristolochia albida Duch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aristolochia albida Duch.
Family :
Aristolochiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(007), H(038), H(051), H(104), H(112)
Recipes :
H(000) general malaise, H(007) depurative for intestine and H(051) paludism, and H(112) abortive, belowground organs, H(008) diarrhea, barks, H(051) fever, belowground organs, leaves, H(104) stomachache in children and H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs of Aristolochia albida , RNS
(Total number of citations for Aristolochia albida = 57)
(Total number of citations for Aristolochia albida = 57)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
kwanana, onjilo
Aristolochia heppii Merxm. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aristolochia heppii Merxm.
Family :
Aristolochiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068, 1) anthelmintic, belowground organs of Aristolochia heppii, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
kaquanana
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(051), H(068)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism (convalescence), leaves infusion of Artemisia afra, VO.
H(068) helminthiasis, leaves infusion of Artemisia afra + powder in food, VO.
H(068) helminthiasis, leaves infusion of Artemisia afra + powder in food, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Humpata)
Vernacular name :
(e) nthilili (Nyaneka)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) cough, belowground organs of Artemisia afra, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
eliminiomba
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Artocarpus altilis (Parkinson) Fosberg
Family :
Moraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, cooked fruit of Artocarpus altilis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
fruta pão (Portugues)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) food, leaves, fruit of Artocarpus altilis, for pigs
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
fruta pão (Portugues)
Asparagus sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Asparagus sp.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z, 3) pregnancy troubles, belowground organs of Asparagus sp., RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
epimpa
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(039), H(051), H(082), H(091), H(103)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, decoction of pounded leaves of Melia azadirachta, VO., 3 spoons
H(039) flea, fruits, RNS.
H(051) paludism, tea of the plant, VO.
H(082) asthma, roots tea, VO.
H(091) rachitisme, asthenia, washed roots in pieces, maceration, VO., 1 cup 3 X / day + baths with this liquid
H(103) caries, to chew the roots of mbombolo (Melia azadirachta) of nakokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), to spit
H(039) flea, fruits, RNS.
H(051) paludism, tea of the plant, VO.
H(082) asthma, roots tea, VO.
H(091) rachitisme, asthenia, washed roots in pieces, maceration, VO., 1 cup 3 X / day + baths with this liquid
H(103) caries, to chew the roots of mbombolo (Melia azadirachta) of nakokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), to spit
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, littoral)
Vernacular name :
(olo) mbombolo, (lo) mbobola (Umbundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000) general pain, leaves of Azadirachta indica, directly consumed or infusion VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
neem (Kikongo)
Barleria prionitis L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Barleria prionitis L.
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001, 2) eye inflammations leaves of Barleria prionitis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ndundumai, ndumahina, ososene
Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Berchemia discolor (Klotzsch) Hemsl.
Family :
Rhamnaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(095), H(104), H(111), H(197)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food)
H(008) diarrhea, H(104) stomachache, barks , H(111) burns, barks, H(197) to facilitate fontanelle closure barks of Berchemia discolor , RNS
(Total number of citations for Berchemia discolor = 77)
H(008) diarrhea, H(104) stomachache, barks , H(111) burns, barks, H(197) to facilitate fontanelle closure barks of Berchemia discolor , RNS
(Total number of citations for Berchemia discolor = 77)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omumbe
Bidens pilosa L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Bidens pilosa L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(020x)
Recipes :
H(020x) bee, pounded leaves of Bidens pilosa, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Katchiungo)
Vernacular name :
holokoso (Umbundu)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, 8) cooked vegetable, leaves of Bidens pilosa, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
onkholokohò
Bixa orellana L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bixa orellana L.
Family :
Bixaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(051), H(104), H(165), H(175x)
Recipes :
H(165) childhood disease (Baço, splenomegaly after malaria infection?), H(051) paludism, bark of Bixa cf.orellana, decoction, VO.
H(104) abdominal pain, roots directly consumed or cold water extract, VO.
H(175x) cosmetics used for red colour
H(104) abdominal pain, roots directly consumed or cold water extract, VO.
H(175x) cosmetics used for red colour
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
ndalamuenga (Kikongo)
Boerhavia diffusa L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boerhavia diffusa L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(113), H(126)
Recipes :
H(113) inflammation, infusion of stems with leaves of Boerhavia diffusa, VO.
H(126) icterus, spongy roots decoction , VO.
H(126) icterus, spongy roots decoction , VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(u) lyangulo (Umbundu)
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
Family :
Arecaceae
Synonyms :
Borassus aethiopum Mart.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Borassus aethiopum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)kapa-kapa (Kioko)
Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boscia albitrunca (Burch.) Gilg & Gilg-Ben.
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Boscia albitrunca
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)tendelete (Herero)
Boscia gossweileri Exell :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boscia gossweileri Exell
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(038), H(100), H(139)
Recipes :
H(095) fresh fruit (food)
H(001) eye inflammations leaves, H(100) gonorrhea, belowground organs, H(139) sexual stimulant for men; belowground organs, H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs of Boscia gossweileri , RNS
(Total number of citations for Boscia gossweileri = 06)
H(001) eye inflammations leaves, H(100) gonorrhea, belowground organs, H(139) sexual stimulant for men; belowground organs, H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs of Boscia gossweileri , RNS
(Total number of citations for Boscia gossweileri = 06)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mutampassokota
Boscia mossambicensis Klotz :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boscia mossambicensis Klotz
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(068), H(104), H(139)
Recipes :
H(068) anthelmintic belowground organs, H(139) sexual stimulant for men, H(104) stomachache, belowground organs of Boscia mossambicensis , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
muvissa tupia
Boscia polyantha Gilg :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boscia polyantha Gilg
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, 32) mash from Boscia polyantha, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omutunda
Brachystegia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Brachystegia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z, 2) pregnancy troubles, belowground organs of Brachystegia sp., RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
thyandiati
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004, 1) wounds, barks of Brachystegia spiciformis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omanda, mupanda, omumwen, onduko
Brassica oleracea L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Brassica oleracea L.
Family :
Brassicaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, the whole plant of Brassica oleracea
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
couve (Portuguese)
Bridelia angolensis Welw. ex Muell. Arg. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Bridelia angolensis Welw. ex Muell. Arg.
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018),plant powder., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) vole
Reference VB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937.
Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
V(116)
Recipes :
Vb(116) to bring on the oestral cycle, ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) vole
Bridelia atroviridis Müll. Arg. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bridelia atroviridis Müll. Arg.
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033, 1) to improve women’s fertility, belowground organs of Bridelia atroviridis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ukuliungo
Bridelia ferruginea Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008), H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, crushed barks, roots of Bridelia ferruginea mixed with small amount of water applied to wound
H(004) wounds, crude barks applied to wound
H(008) diarrhoea, nfusion from crushed barks and roots of Bridelia ferruginea , VO.
H(068) worms, cold water extract from crushed roots of Bridelia ferruginea with Hymenocardia acida , enema
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves infusion, VO.
H(004) wounds, crude barks applied to wound
H(008) diarrhoea, nfusion from crushed barks and roots of Bridelia ferruginea , VO.
H(068) worms, cold water extract from crushed roots of Bridelia ferruginea with Hymenocardia acida , enema
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves infusion, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nkánkati, muindu, windu, nkalakala (Kikongo)
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(075)
Recipes :
H(075) lack of appetite (e) vuti, roots tea of Bridelia micrantha , VO., 3 X / days
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Amboim)
Vernacular name :
(i) mbalala, mulengwe-lengwe (Umbundu)
Bridelia scleroneura Müll.Arg. subsp. Angolensis (Müll.Arg.) Radcl.-Sm. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bridelia scleroneura Müll.Arg. subsp. Angolensis (Müll.Arg.) Radcl.-Sm.
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food)
H(008) diarrhea, leaves of Bridelia scleroneura subsp. angolensis , RNS
(Total number of citations for Bridelia scleroneura = 09)
H(008) diarrhea, leaves of Bridelia scleroneura subsp. angolensis , RNS
(Total number of citations for Bridelia scleroneura = 09)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
nguelenguele, ukelekele
Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Brillantaisia owariensis P.Beauv.
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(034), H(104), H(151), H(152), H(165)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, leaves of Brillantaisia owariensis, directly VO.
H(034) cardiac disease, leaves, decoction (with sugar), VO.
H(151), H(152) blood pressure (high or low), leaves directly VO.
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves directly VO.
H(165) childhood disease (Gota = gout?, disease with epileptic symptoms?), cold water extract, VO.
H(034) cardiac disease, leaves, decoction (with sugar), VO.
H(151), H(152) blood pressure (high or low), leaves directly VO.
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves directly VO.
H(165) childhood disease (Gota = gout?, disease with epileptic symptoms?), cold water extract, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
lemba-lemba (Kikongo)
Buxus benguellensis Gilg :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Buxus benguellensis Gilg
Family :
Sapotaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(000) general malaise, H(008) diarrhea, H(104) stomach-ache, leaves of Buxus benguellensis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omuchengo/a, omunhenga
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cajanus indicus Spreng.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, seeds of Cajanus cajan
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kandiangu (Umubumbu), ervilha-do-Congo (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095), H(165)
Recipes :
H(165) childhood disease (Gota = gout?, disease with epileptic symptoms?),, liquid from crushed leaves of Cajanus cajan, applied into nose and eyes
H(095) food, cooked fruits
H(095) food, cooked fruits
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
wandu (Kikongo)
Calopogonium mucunoides Desv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Calopogonium mucunoides Desv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(240)
Recipes :
H(240) soil fertility whole plant of Calopogonium mucunoides planted in crop area
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(082), H(095), H(098), H(103), H(104), H(211)
Recipes :
H(082) respiratory disease, resin of Canarium schweinfurthii, rubbed on breast, inhalation
H(103) toothache, leaves of Canarium schweinfurthii with Psidium guajava and Alchornea cordifolia, decoction, rinsed in mouth
H(104) abdominal pain, heat resin of Canarium schweinfurthii and mix with palm oil, Xylopia aethiopica and Monodora myristica
H(104) abdominal pain, clean (and crush) crude root, VO or enema
H(098) nightmares, burnt resin, Inhalation
H(211) candles, used as wax substitute
H(095) cooked fruit, left in warm water for 1 h or until pulp softens
H(103) toothache, leaves of Canarium schweinfurthii with Psidium guajava and Alchornea cordifolia, decoction, rinsed in mouth
H(104) abdominal pain, heat resin of Canarium schweinfurthii and mix with palm oil, Xylopia aethiopica and Monodora myristica
H(104) abdominal pain, clean (and crush) crude root, VO or enema
H(098) nightmares, burnt resin, Inhalation
H(211) candles, used as wax substitute
H(095) cooked fruit, left in warm water for 1 h or until pulp softens
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mbidi, gimbidi (Kikongo)
Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Canavalia gladiata (Jacq.) DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(165), H(201)
Recipes :
H(165) childhood disease, fruit of Canavalia gladiata hung around wrist of crying babies
H(201) protection against mischief, fruit hung around wrist of big children prevents defamation
H(201) plant at the edge of field protects it against influence of bad neighbours
H(201) protection against mischief, fruit hung around wrist of big children prevents defamation
H(201) plant at the edge of field protects it against influence of bad neighbours
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nzimamanu (Kikongo)
Canna indica L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Canna indica L.
Family :
Cannaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(037), H(218)
Recipes :
H(037) thorax pain, whole leaves of Canna indica, compress at abdomen
H(218) seeds for rattles
H(218) seeds for rattles
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
chala (verde), cholo
Cannabis sativa L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cannabis sativa L.
Family :
Cannabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(127)
Recipes :
H(127) splenomegaly, tea of leaves of Cannabis sativa, VO. 3 X / Day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto, Cuanza Norte, Benguela)
Vernacular name :
(a) pangwe (Umbundu), canhamo (Portuguese)
Capparis tomentosa Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Family :
Capparaceae
Synonyms :
Capparis polymorpha Guill. & Pers.
,
Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113) lameness, local application of leaves of Capparis tomentosa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Tchivinguiro, Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) tyovi (Nyaneka)
Capsicum annuum L. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(039), H(070)
Recipes :
H(039) parasitose, to pound the roots of ndungu (Capsicum frutescens) of ngandja (Swartzia madascariensis) and rub then the anus
H(070) rabies, powder of roots of tema (unidentified plant) mixed to ndungu (Capsicum frutescens) + H2O, drink this liquid during 3 days + to rub the body with the powder of the two plants
H(070) rabies, powder of roots of tema (unidentified plant) mixed to ndungu (Capsicum frutescens) + H2O, drink this liquid during 3 days + to rub the body with the powder of the two plants
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Malanje, Huambo)
Vernacular name :
(alu) ndungu (Umbundu), pimento, ppimentao-da-caiene (Portuguese)
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(075), H(104), H(109)
Recipes :
H(075) lack of appetite, to eat 0.05 gr of Capsicum annuum, many time each day
H(104) dyspepsia, chopped fruits in food
H(109) stiff neck, local application or friction
H(104) dyspepsia, chopped fruits in food
H(109) stiff neck, local application or friction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) ndungu (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) condiment, fruit of Capsicum annuum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
pimento comum, pimento (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) condiment, fruit of Capsicum frutescens
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(otchi)ndungu (Umubumbu), jindungo, pimentinha-do-mato (Portuguese)
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cardiospermum halicacabum L.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) ophtalmia, maceration of leaves in clean H2O, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Chela, Tchivinguiro)
Vernacular name :
(o) ndyivi (Nyaneka)
Carica papaya L. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(068), H(100), H(104), H(112), H(161)
Recipes :
H(014) eczema, psoriasis, to apply locally the latex of Carica papaya or the crushed green papaya mixed in some H2O
H(068, f) child helminthiasis, leaves crushed in a bowl, hip bath or infusion of seeds and roots, VO.
H(068) bilharziosis, roots tea of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of syele (not identified mushroom), VO. 3 X / day + boil roots of mama (Carica papaya) of syele (not identified mushroom), VO. 33 cl the first day, the 1/2 le second day, 1/4 le third day
H(100) blennorrage, roots tea, VO. , 3 X / day
H(104) (o) ngandu, pain in the belly and at the level of the bladder, roots tea, 1 cup 3 X / day before meal
H(104) dyspepsia, eat green papaya or rape and boiled papaya
H(112) miscarriage, roots tea mixed with a strong beer + smoke a cigarette
H(161) warts, latex on warts
H(068, f) child helminthiasis, leaves crushed in a bowl, hip bath or infusion of seeds and roots, VO.
H(068) bilharziosis, roots tea of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of syele (not identified mushroom), VO. 3 X / day + boil roots of mama (Carica papaya) of syele (not identified mushroom), VO. 33 cl the first day, the 1/2 le second day, 1/4 le third day
H(100) blennorrage, roots tea, VO. , 3 X / day
H(104) (o) ngandu, pain in the belly and at the level of the bladder, roots tea, 1 cup 3 X / day before meal
H(104) dyspepsia, eat green papaya or rape and boiled papaya
H(112) miscarriage, roots tea mixed with a strong beer + smoke a cigarette
H(161) warts, latex on warts
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(i) mama (Umbundu), papais (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Carica papaya
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(otchi)mama (Umubumbu), mamoeiro (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(077), H(103), H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal pain, H(077) nausea, crushed leaves of Carica papaya compress at abdomen
H(103) toothache, roots of Carica papaya, decoction, sometimes with Lannea antiscorbutica, rinsed in mouth
H(103) toothache, roots of Carica papaya, decoction, sometimes with Lannea antiscorbutica, rinsed in mouth
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mamoeiro
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(033), H(100)
Recipes :
H(033, 1) to improve women'sfertility, H(100, 1) gonorrhea, belowground organs of Carica papaya, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omamao, papaya
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Carissa xylopicron Thouars
,
Carissa pubescens A. DC.
,
Carissa spinarum L.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(109), H(113), H(139)
Recipes :
H(109), barks of Carissa edulis, to pound + few H2O, local application
H(113) glands inflammation, H(139) aphrodisiac, roots of Carissa., infusion or maceration (H2O), VO.
H(113) glands inflammation, H(139) aphrodisiac, roots of Carissa., infusion or maceration (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Luanda)
Vernacular name :
(mu) ngongono, (nji) ngongono (plante), ngongono (fruit) (Kimbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough child, roots infusion, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Villa Arriaga, Namibia)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nyongolo (Nyanaka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Carissa edulis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)yangolo (Umubumbu), (omu)nyongolo (Nyaneka), carandas (Portuguese)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food)
H(008) diarrhea, fruits , leaves, H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs, H(104) stomachache in children, belowground organs of Carissa spinarum , RNS
(Total number of citations for Carissa spinarum = 08)
H(008) diarrhea, fruits , leaves, H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs, H(104) stomachache in children, belowground organs of Carissa spinarum , RNS
(Total number of citations for Carissa spinarum = 08)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mirangola, omunhongola/o
Cassia abbreviata Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(178)
Recipes :
H(037) bronchitis, H(178) heart troubles, belowground organs of Cassia abbreviata , RNS
(Total number of citations for Cassia abbreviata = 03)
(Total number of citations for Cassia abbreviata = 03)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
muntchakatchaca, ossakasaka
Cassia alata L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia alata L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna alata (L.) Roxb.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(014)
Recipes :
H(006) purgative, leaves of Cassia alata, infusion (H2O), VO.
H(014) eczema, slight and dry eruption, dermatosis, barks, leaves, flowers of Cassia., decoction (H2O), bath
H(014) eczema, slight and dry eruption, dermatosis, barks, leaves, flowers of Cassia., decoction (H2O), bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (the whole country)
Vernacular name :
mangerioba-branca (Kmibundu, Portuguese), dartrier (French)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(014), H(018), H(173)
Recipes :
H(014) skin disease, crushed leaves of Cassia alata, local application
H(018) headache, crushed leaves, compress around head
H(173) leprosy , balm from roasted leaves and oil, local application
H(018) headache, crushed leaves, compress around head
H(173) leprosy , balm from roasted leaves and oil, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cassia mimosoides L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia mimosoides L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Chamaecrista mimosoides (L.) Greene
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) sterility, roots tea of vonga (Cassia mimosoides) of nengi (unidentified plant), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Ganda)
Vernacular name :
(alu) vonga, kaluweti (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) cystitis, Cassia mimosoides presents two variety, one high, one little. The two + ONS of Omundea uringa , RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Katchiungo, Benguela, Ganda)
Vernacular name :
(o) hereti, (o) heleti (Nyaneka)
Cassia occidentalis L. :
7 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(202)
Recipes :
H(202) femal, hygienic dressing, hot leaves of Cassia occidentalis, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(004), H(018), H(020), H(038), H(051), H(068), H(078), H(126)
Recipes :
H(001) yeux, sap of leaves and drops in ears
H(004) wound , pouded plant, local application
H(018), cephalgy, leucorrhea, leaves infusion
H(020) snake, placement in the local or fumigation of the plant drive away the snakes
H(038) cystitis, roots decoction , VO
H(051) paludism, roasted seeds, coffe, VO.
H(068) helminthiasis, constipation, roots and leaves infusion, VO.
H(078) cancer prostate, roots decoction, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, icterus, decoction of joung trunk or seeds infusion
H(004) wound , pouded plant, local application
H(018), cephalgy, leucorrhea, leaves infusion
H(020) snake, placement in the local or fumigation of the plant drive away the snakes
H(038) cystitis, roots decoction , VO
H(051) paludism, roasted seeds, coffe, VO.
H(068) helminthiasis, constipation, roots and leaves infusion, VO.
H(078) cancer prostate, roots decoction, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, icterus, decoction of joung trunk or seeds infusion
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Vila Arriaga)
Vernacular name :
(omu) ipanyoka, (omu) ipan-nyoka (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, (seeds (drink) of Senna occidentalis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kimbulu-kunde (Kimbundu), (omu)ipanyoka (Nyaneka), fedegoso (Portuguese)
Reference HB 5k
Author(s) :
Batalha, M. M. & D. S.Van-Dunen
Title :
Etat d'avancement de la recherche sur la médecine et la pharmacopée traditionnelles dans la République Populaire d'Angola, 197 - 203, (1979)
Quatrième symposium inter-africain OUA / CSTR sur la Pharmacopée traditionnelle et les plantes médicinales africaines.(Le Abidgan-Côte d'Ivoire, 25-29 septembre 1979) Rapport et recommandations, Lagos, OUA / CSTR, P. M. B. 2359, Lagos, Nigeria.Cairo, University Press, 744 p. (1983)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(014), H(020), H(038), H(051), H(126)
Recipes :
H(001), leaves, sap, drops in eyes
H(004),H(014), leaves, crushed, infusion or seeds powder ,RNS H(020)ophidien, roots grinded, infusion ,RNS H(038), leaves, grinded, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(051), seeds, infusion , RNS H(070)dog, leaves, infusion, RNS.
H(126), stems, decoction (H2O), or infusion
H(004),H(014), leaves, crushed, infusion or seeds powder ,RNS H(020)ophidien, roots grinded, infusion ,RNS H(038), leaves, grinded, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(051), seeds, infusion , RNS H(070)dog, leaves, infusion, RNS.
H(126), stems, decoction (H2O), or infusion
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola
Vernacular name :
madia-nhoka (Kimkundu)
Reference HB 5k
Author(s) :
Batalha, M. M. & D. S.Van-Dunen
Title :
Etat d'avancement de la recherche sur la médecine et la pharmacopée traditionnelles dans la République Populaire d'Angola, 197 - 203, (1979)
Quatrième symposium inter-africain OUA / CSTR sur la Pharmacopée traditionnelle et les plantes médicinales africaines.(Le Abidgan-Côte d'Ivoire, 25-29 septembre 1979) Rapport et recommandations, Lagos, OUA / CSTR, P. M. B. 2359, Lagos, Nigeria.Cairo, University Press, 744 p. (1983)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(007), H(027y), H(051), H(068), H(100), H(157)
Recipes :
H(006), plant, RNS.
H(007), roots, infusions ,RNS.
H(027y), dressing vagina, hot leaves, RNS.
H(051) paludism, roots, decoc,RNS.
H(068)small intestinal worms, roots,RNS.
H(100) blen., leaves infusion ,RNS.
H(157) child, roots, (chokwe receipt), RNS.
H(007), roots, infusions ,RNS.
H(027y), dressing vagina, hot leaves, RNS.
H(051) paludism, roots, decoc,RNS.
H(068)small intestinal worms, roots,RNS.
H(100) blen., leaves infusion ,RNS.
H(157) child, roots, (chokwe receipt), RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (provinces of Malange and the Kwanza-North)
Vernacular name :
madia-nhoka (Kimkundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(104)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease (e.g. parasites), liquid from crushed leaves of Senna occidentalis, applied to eye
H(104) abdominal pain, fruit, roots, cold water extract, VO., suitable for persons aged 6 years and up
H(104) abdominal pain, fruit, roots, cold water extract, VO., suitable for persons aged 6 years and up
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
maniokanioka (Kikongo)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(020), H(037), H(038), H(051), H(091)
Recipes :
:H(020) snakes and scorpions bites, belowground organs, H(037) cough, leaves, H(008) diarrhea, barks, H(051) fever, seeds, H(100) gonorrhea, barks, H(091) restorative in pregnancy , twig, H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs of Senna occidentalis , RNS
(Total number of citation for Strophanthus amboensis = 12)
(Total number of citation for Strophanthus amboensis = 12)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omun tcheketchè
Cassia petersiana Bolle :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia petersiana Bolle
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, pods of Senna petersiana
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Cassia singueana Delile :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia singueana Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna singueana (Delile) Lock
,
Cassia goratensis Fresen.
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(006), H(014), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation, H(006) + H(104) gastro enteritis, barks infusion , VO.
H(008) diarrhoea, H(088) astringent plan, VO. decoction of roots barks
H(014) itch, total extract of the plant, local application
H(100) venereal illness, leaves infusion , to wash genital organs
H(008) diarrhoea, H(088) astringent plan, VO. decoction of roots barks
H(014) itch, total extract of the plant, local application
H(100) venereal illness, leaves infusion , to wash genital organs
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Serra da Chela, Tchivinguiro)
Vernacular name :
(o) ngongololo, (omu) hangi (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 5k
Author(s) :
Batalha, M. M. & D. S.Van-Dunen
Title :
Etat d'avancement de la recherche sur la médecine et la pharmacopée traditionnelles dans la République Populaire d'Angola, 197 - 203, (1979)
Quatrième symposium inter-africain OUA / CSTR sur la Pharmacopée traditionnelle et les plantes médicinales africaines.(Le Abidgan-Côte d'Ivoire, 25-29 septembre 1979) Rapport et recommandations, Lagos, OUA / CSTR, P. M. B. 2359, Lagos, Nigeria.Cairo, University Press, 744 p. (1983)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(014), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) or H(006) + H(104), according dosage, roots barks, infusion
H(014), extract plant., RNS.
H(100), leaves infusion, V external
H(014), extract plant., RNS.
H(100), leaves infusion, V external
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola
Vernacular name :
olunyanyeka, ngongololo, muene (Ovankhumbi)
Cassine aethiopica Thunb. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassine aethiopica Thunb.
Family :
Celastraceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, liqueur by infusion of the roots barks
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) yavambua (Nyaneka)
Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassine transvaalensis (Burtt Davy) Codd
Family :
Celastraceae
Synonyms :
Elaeodendron transvaalense (Burtt Davy) R. H. Archer
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, 1) cooked vegetable, leaves, H(095, 1) fresh fruit (food) of Cassine transvaalensis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omuchilia
Cassytha filiformis L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassytha filiformis L.
Family :
Lauraceae
Synonyms :
Cassytha guineensis Schum. & Thonn.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(020), H(022), H(037), H(068), H(091), H(093), H(169), H(170)
Recipes :
H(014) itch, roots of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of kepa (Cynodon dactylon) of kwalu (Smilax kraussiana) , to boil, VO. the liquid 3 X / day
H(020), roots tea, VO.
H(022) delivery with difficulties, ONS of Cassytha filiformis, RNS
H(037) tuberculosis, cough (convulsive) roots of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of kwalu (Smilax kraussiana) of mbalakatyetye (senecio latifolius) of kekama-hosi (plant not identified), tisane, VO.
H(068) tape worm, roots tea, VO.
H(068) tape worm, roots tea, VO
H(091) asthenia, roots tea of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of lyandele (Xylopia odoratissima)
H(091) (o) ndendo anemia + H(170) common dropsi + H(195) hydropisy, roots tea of nalundi (unidentified plant) of tendelekete (Oldfieldia dactylophylla) of avava (Cassytha filiformis)
H(093) food antidote (otchi) lya, VO. roots, RNS
H(104) dyspepsia, roots tea, VO.
H(169) hernia, ONS., plaster, local application
H(020), roots tea, VO.
H(022) delivery with difficulties, ONS of Cassytha filiformis, RNS
H(037) tuberculosis, cough (convulsive) roots of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of kwalu (Smilax kraussiana) of mbalakatyetye (senecio latifolius) of kekama-hosi (plant not identified), tisane, VO.
H(068) tape worm, roots tea, VO.
H(068) tape worm, roots tea, VO
H(091) asthenia, roots tea of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of lyandele (Xylopia odoratissima)
H(091) (o) ndendo anemia + H(170) common dropsi + H(195) hydropisy, roots tea of nalundi (unidentified plant) of tendelekete (Oldfieldia dactylophylla) of avava (Cassytha filiformis)
H(093) food antidote (otchi) lya, VO. roots, RNS
H(104) dyspepsia, roots tea, VO.
H(169) hernia, ONS., plaster, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Chinguar)
Vernacular name :
(alw) avava, (u) so (Umbundu)
Cayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) Suess. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cayratia gracilis (Guill. & Perr.) Suess.
Family :
Vitaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(003)
Recipes :
H(003) joint swelling, build-up of fluid, crushed leaves of Cayratia gracilis, applied to swollen joints
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nlembuzi (Kikongo)
Cayratia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cayratia sp.
Family :
Vitaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(091), H(095)
Recipes :
H(091) anaemia, cooked leaves of Cayratia sp., VO.
H(095) cooked leaves and eaten as a vegetable
H(095) cooked leaves and eaten as a vegetable
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
hoselia, uuse (Kikongo)
Celosia trigyna L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Celosia trigyna L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(124)
Recipes :
H(124) epitaxis, steam bath with the whole plant
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Tchivinguiro, Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(otyi) keli-keli (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, young stems and leaves of Celosia trigyna
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Celtis mildbraedii Engl. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Celtis mildbraedii Engl.
Family :
Ulmaceae
Synonyms :
Celtis soyauxii Engl.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(018), H(022), H(027z), H(031), H(037), H(038), H(051), H(162x), H(169), H(178), H(201)
Recipes :
H(006) child constipation, roots tea of Celtis mildbraedii), VO. 1 spoon / day
H(008) diarrhoea, infusion of roots
H(018) cephalgy, hip bath with H2O of the maceration of the plant
H(022), painful delivery (haemorrage)
H(027z) to long pregnancy, flowers ashes + hot H2O , to rub with the liquid the belly
H(031) intercostal pain, roots tea. If no effect : tea of leaves, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(037) cough, tuberculosis roots tea, 1/2 spoon, 1 X / day
H(038) cystalgia, roots tea of hongolo (Celtis mildbraedii) of ati (unidentified plant) of pilangu (Burkea africana), VO. 3 X / day
H(051) paludism, child fever, to boil roots barks, VO.
H(162x) urinary incontinency, to boil the roots, VO., 1 cup 3 X / day
H(169) hernia, ashes of flowers + salt + hot H2O, to rub with this liquid
H(178) heart pain, roots tea of kekama-hosi (unidentified plant) of mako (Erythrophleum africanum) of hongolo (Celtis mildbraedii) of vango (unidentified plant), VO. 3 X / day during 10 days
H(201) madness, hallucinations, tea of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea) of ndjiva (unidentified plant), VO. 1 cup 3 X / day. Later, roots tea of hongolo (Celtis mildbraedii) of tende (Vernonia conferta), VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(008) diarrhoea, infusion of roots
H(018) cephalgy, hip bath with H2O of the maceration of the plant
H(022), painful delivery (haemorrage)
H(027z) to long pregnancy, flowers ashes + hot H2O , to rub with the liquid the belly
H(031) intercostal pain, roots tea. If no effect : tea of leaves, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(037) cough, tuberculosis roots tea, 1/2 spoon, 1 X / day
H(038) cystalgia, roots tea of hongolo (Celtis mildbraedii) of ati (unidentified plant) of pilangu (Burkea africana), VO. 3 X / day
H(051) paludism, child fever, to boil roots barks, VO.
H(162x) urinary incontinency, to boil the roots, VO., 1 cup 3 X / day
H(169) hernia, ashes of flowers + salt + hot H2O, to rub with this liquid
H(178) heart pain, roots tea of kekama-hosi (unidentified plant) of mako (Erythrophleum africanum) of hongolo (Celtis mildbraedii) of vango (unidentified plant), VO. 3 X / day during 10 days
H(201) madness, hallucinations, tea of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea) of ndjiva (unidentified plant), VO. 1 cup 3 X / day. Later, roots tea of hongolo (Celtis mildbraedii) of tende (Vernonia conferta), VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Seles)
Vernacular name :
(oka) hongolo (Umbundu)
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) fishing poison, pounded leaves of Celtis mildbraedii in H2O
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Seles)
Vernacular name :
(oka) hongolo (Umbundu)
Celtis philippensis Blanco :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Celtis philippensis Blanco
Family :
Ulmaceae
Synonyms :
Celtis brownii Rendle
,
Celtis prantlii Priemer ex Engl.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(027z), H(169)
Recipes :
H(027z) to long pregnancy, ashes of flowers of Celtis philippensis + hot H2O, friction of the lower belly
H(169) hernia, ashes of flowers + salt + hot H2O, friction of the hernia
H(169) hernia, ashes of flowers + salt + hot H2O, friction of the hernia
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Seles)
Vernacular name :
(i) teta-hopa (Umbundu)
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) fishing poison, pounded leaves de Celtis philippensis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Seles)
Vernacular name :
(oka) hongolo (Umbundu)
Celtis zenkeri Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Celtis zenkeri Engl.
Family :
Ulmaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, H(095) fresh fruit (food) of Celtis zenkeri , RNS
(Total number of citations for Celtis zenkeri = 54)
(Total number of citations for Celtis zenkeri = 54)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omungilopuka, mutampa, omunamba, olonamba
Chaetachme aristata Planch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Chaetachme aristata Planch.
Family :
Ulmaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z, 2) pregnancy troubles, belowground organs of Chaetachme aristata, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omunguendjo-a
Chenopodium ambrosioides L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Chenopodium ambrosioides L.
Family :
Chenopodiaceae
Synonyms :
Dysphania ambrosioides (L.) Mosyakin & Clemants
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(005), H(043), H(051), H(053), H(068), H(078), H(127)
Recipes :
H(005) œdema, to pound ler leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides, local application
H(043) tetanus, distil the leaves of tyambulu (Chenopodium ambrosioides) of Sao José (Succisa pratensis), injection
H(051) paludism, tea of the plant, VO.
H(053) parotitis, to boil the leaves, les to press, local friction
H(068, f) child, helminthiasis, pounded leaves of tyambulu (Chenopodium ambrosioides) of matya (Lycopersicum esculentum), to put in anus
H(078) phlyctenia tumour, leaves of tyambulu (Chenopodium ambrosioides) of ngandja (Swartzia madagascariensis), infusions, VO. 5 spoonsin the morning
H(127) splenomegaly, ONS., tea, VO.
H(043) tetanus, distil the leaves of tyambulu (Chenopodium ambrosioides) of Sao José (Succisa pratensis), injection
H(051) paludism, tea of the plant, VO.
H(053) parotitis, to boil the leaves, les to press, local friction
H(068, f) child, helminthiasis, pounded leaves of tyambulu (Chenopodium ambrosioides) of matya (Lycopersicum esculentum), to put in anus
H(078) phlyctenia tumour, leaves of tyambulu (Chenopodium ambrosioides) of ngandja (Swartzia madagascariensis), infusions, VO. 5 spoonsin the morning
H(127) splenomegaly, ONS., tea, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Huambo)
Vernacular name :
(a) tyambulu (Umubundu), erva-de- Santa Maria (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(000), H(008), H(028z), H(040), H(082), H(104)
Recipes :
H(000) general pain, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides, directly VO.
H(008) diarrhoea, directly VO.
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Xylopia aethiopica of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum
H(028z) gynaecological disorder, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Chromolaena odorata of Ocimum gratissimum for enema
H(040) backache and H(113) rheumatic pain, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum of Persea americana, steam bath
H(051) fever, roots of Cyperus sp. with Xylopia aethiopica and Monodora myristica, Chenopodium ambrosioides for enema
- H(051) paludism, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Monodora myristica of Ocimum gratissimum for enema
H(051) fever, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Cyperus sp. of Xylopia aethiopica of Monodora myristica for enema
H(082) respiratory disease, infusion of leaves, VO.
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves, for enema
H(008) diarrhoea, directly VO.
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Xylopia aethiopica of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum
H(028z) gynaecological disorder, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Chromolaena odorata of Ocimum gratissimum for enema
H(040) backache and H(113) rheumatic pain, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum of Persea americana, steam bath
H(051) fever, roots of Cyperus sp. with Xylopia aethiopica and Monodora myristica, Chenopodium ambrosioides for enema
- H(051) paludism, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Monodora myristica of Ocimum gratissimum for enema
H(051) fever, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Cyperus sp. of Xylopia aethiopica of Monodora myristica for enema
H(082) respiratory disease, infusion of leaves, VO.
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves, for enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nkavua (Kikongo), Santa Maria (Portuguese)
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Chromolaena odorata (L.) R.M.King & H.Rob.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Eupatorium odoratum L.
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(004), H(028z), H(104), H(240)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, crushed leaves of Chromolaena odorata, applied to wound
- H(028z) gynaecological disorder leaves of Chromolaena odorata with Ocimum gratissimum and Chenopodium ambrosioides, RNS.
H(104) abdominal pain, cold water extract of crushed leaves, VO. / enema
H(104) abdominal pain, crude crushed leaves, compress on abdomen
H(240) soil fertility Chromolaena odorata planted in Manihot esculenta field
- H(028z) gynaecological disorder leaves of Chromolaena odorata with Ocimum gratissimum and Chenopodium ambrosioides, RNS.
H(104) abdominal pain, cold water extract of crushed leaves, VO. / enema
H(104) abdominal pain, crude crushed leaves, compress on abdomen
H(240) soil fertility Chromolaena odorata planted in Manihot esculenta field
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mobutu, kongo dia sika, mululusaire (Kikongo)
Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum Hiern :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum Hiern
Family :
Sapotaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(022), H(026), H(037), H(038), H(092), H(179)
Recipes :
H(004) chronic wound, to pound the roots barks, powder, local application
H(022) painfull delivery, to pound the roots of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of ngolo (Terminalia brachystemma) of manga (Mangifera indica), to heat, to press, to rub lthe lower belly ans the kidney
H(026) dysmenorrhea, roots tea of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of tendelekete (Oldfieldia dactylophylla)
H(037) cough, tuberculosis pneumonia , tea of leaves of cedro (Cupressus lusitanica) of sakwa (Sesamum indicum) of pu (Strychnos spinosa ) of mya inene (Ochna pygmaea) of lipi (Eucalyptus sp.) of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum)
H(038) cystalgia, roots tea of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of neni (Pteridium aquilinum) of nya-nya (Ricinus communis)
H(092) trial poison, barks roots in food
H(179) nephralgia, ONS of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of ngolo (Terminalia brachystemma) of namba (Dicliptera sp.), to heat, to press and to rub
H(022) painfull delivery, to pound the roots of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of ngolo (Terminalia brachystemma) of manga (Mangifera indica), to heat, to press, to rub lthe lower belly ans the kidney
H(026) dysmenorrhea, roots tea of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of tendelekete (Oldfieldia dactylophylla)
H(037) cough, tuberculosis pneumonia , tea of leaves of cedro (Cupressus lusitanica) of sakwa (Sesamum indicum) of pu (Strychnos spinosa ) of mya inene (Ochna pygmaea) of lipi (Eucalyptus sp.) of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum)
H(038) cystalgia, roots tea of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of neni (Pteridium aquilinum) of nya-nya (Ricinus communis)
H(092) trial poison, barks roots in food
H(179) nephralgia, ONS of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of ngolo (Terminalia brachystemma) of namba (Dicliptera sp.), to heat, to press and to rub
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Chicala)
Vernacular name :
(i) filanganga (Umbundu)
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(041)
Recipes :
Vb(041) blackleg, ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Chicala)
Vernacular name :
(i) filanganga (Umbundu)
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.
Family :
Menispermaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020) snake bite, ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Katchiungo, Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(a) nati (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, infusion or maceration of the bitter root, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions ofHufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) kombe-kombe (Nyaneka)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, 2) cooked vegetable, leaves of Cissampelos mucronata, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
enyati, onyati
Cissus rubiginosa Planch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissus rubiginosa Planch.
Family :
Vitaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(051), H(068), H(113), H(165)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, crushed leaves of Cissus rubiginosa added to bathwate, suitable for children
H(068) worms, H(165) childhood disease (Baço, splenomegaly after malaria infection?) crushed leaves, enema
H(113) rheumatism, leg pain, leaves decoction, enema
H(068) worms, H(165) childhood disease (Baço, splenomegaly after malaria infection?) crushed leaves, enema
H(113) rheumatism, leg pain, leaves decoction, enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nkokelakai, mukokelakai (Kikongo)
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumara & Makai :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Citrullus lanatus (Thunb.) Matsumara & Makai
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms :
Citrullus vulgaris Eckl. & Zeyh.
,
Colocynthis citrullus (L.) Kuntze
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, tea of leaves, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Lubango)
Vernacular name :
(a) tanga (Umbundu), melancia (Portuguese)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(018) sick headache,H(037) chest pain, H(051) fever, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(e) tangalulu (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Citrullus lanatus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
nakambiambia (Umubumbu), ditanga (Kimbundu)
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Family :
Rutaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Citrus aurantiifolia
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
limoeiro (Angola), limeira (Portuguese)
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Citrus limonum Risso
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, elimau (Citrus limon) , ndembi (Lippia multiflora), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), nakokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) to pound those plants, to macerate during 2 to 3 day, distilation to obtain a sirup , VO.
H(037) tuberculosis, elimau (Citrus limon), lalandja (Citrus sinensis), to boil during 40', at rest for some time, to filter + 250 gr alcool (otchi'etchi tchikolwisa), to shake, VO. 3 soup spoons, VO. 3 X / day
H(037) cough, H(108) cold, to pound lthe plants: makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), elimau (Citrus limon), maceration during 4 days, distil to obtain a sirup, decant : the upper part for adultes for cold, VO; + friction of the part of the skin between noze and eyes : the middle part for adults again cough, 3 soup spoons, 3 X / day : the lower partfor child cough mix with H2O, VO. 2 soup spoons, 3 X / day
H(037) tuberculosis, elimau (Citrus limon), lalandja (Citrus sinensis), to boil during 40', at rest for some time, to filter + 250 gr alcool (otchi'etchi tchikolwisa), to shake, VO. 3 soup spoons, VO. 3 X / day
H(037) cough, H(108) cold, to pound lthe plants: makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), elimau (Citrus limon), maceration during 4 days, distil to obtain a sirup, decant : the upper part for adultes for cold, VO; + friction of the part of the skin between noze and eyes : the middle part for adults again cough, 3 soup spoons, 3 X / day : the lower partfor child cough mix with H2O, VO. 2 soup spoons, 3 X / day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Moxico, Luanda)
Vernacular name :
elimau (Umbundu), limao (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Citrus limon
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
limoeiro (Portuguese)
Clematopsis scabiosifolia (DC.) Hutch. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Clematopsis scabiosifolia (DC.) Hutch.
Family :
Ranunculaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(014), H(124)
Recipes :
H(003) ankle-bone sprain, leaves of Clematopsis scabiosifolia cataplasm
H(014) purpura, leaves, smoke bath or 2 pinchs of powder in a potion, VO.
H(124) epitaxis, roots powder, to snuff
H(014) purpura, leaves, smoke bath or 2 pinchs of powder in a potion, VO.
H(124) epitaxis, roots powder, to snuff
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(otyi) nganganteya (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(130)
Recipes :
H(130) paralysis of legs, the whole plant cooked massage or cataplasm
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(otyi) ntheya (Nyanteka)
Clerodendrum formicarum Gürke :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clerodendrum formicarum Gürke
Family :
Labiatae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(104), H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) yellow urine, leaves infusion of Clerodendrum formicarum, VO.
H(104) abdominal pain child, leaves, roots, VO. Or enema
H(104) abdominal pain child, leaves, roots, VO. Or enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
lomba a mvula (Kikongo)
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Family :
Labiatae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(018), H(115)
Recipes :
H(018) cephalalgy H(115) neuralgia, ONS, to rub the front head with the plant
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) filimapongo (Nyanteka)
Cochlospermum angolense Welw. ex Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cochlospermum angolense Welw. ex Oliv.
Family :
Cochlospermaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(123)
Recipes :
H(123, 1) food poisoning, belowground organs of Cochlospermum angolense, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
burtutu, kipulupulu, uchilongongo
Coix lacryma-jobi L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Coix lacryma-jobi L.
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(007)
Recipes :
H(007) diuretic, seeds of Coix lacryma-job, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza norte, Cuanza Sul, Malanje)
Vernacular name :
lagrimas-de-Nossa--Senhora (Kimbundu, Portuguese)
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott & Endl. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Cola acuminata (P. Beauv.) Schott & Endl.
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Synonyms :
Sterculia acuminata P. Beauv.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, seeds of Cola acuminata
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
mukezu, dikezu (Kimbundu), coleira (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, seeds of Cola acuminata
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
mukezu, dikezu (Kimbundu), coleira (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(075)
Recipes :
H(075) seeds of Cola acuminata eaten to accompany alcoholic drinks.To alleviate the bitter taste, fruits are sometimes put into termite nests prior to consumption.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
coleira (Portuguese)
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Colocasia esculenta (L.) Schott
Family :
Araceae
Synonyms :
Colocasia antiquorum Schott & Endl.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) very occasional food complement, ONS. of Colocasia esculenta
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
inhame (Portuguese)
Colophospermum mopane (Benth.) J. Léonar :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Colophospermum mopane (Benth.) J. Léonar
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Colophospermum mopane (J.Kirk ex Benth.) J.Kirk ex J.Léonard
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008), H(037), H(104), H(111)
Recipes :
H(111) burns, H(004) wounds, barks, H(037) cough, barks, leaves, H(008) diarrhea, barks, H(104) stomachache, leaves of Colophospermum mopane, RNS
(Total number of citations for Cleome gynandra = 16)
(Total number of citations for Cleome gynandra = 16)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omutuate, omuthyati
Combretum imberbe Wawra :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Combretum imberbe Wawra
Family :
Combretaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(027z), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, barks, H(027z) pregnancy troubles, barks, H(104) stomachache, barks of Combretum imberbe, RNS
(Total number of citations for Combretum imberbe = 04)
(Total number of citations for Combretum imberbe = 04)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omumpupu
Commelina diffusa Burm. f. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Commelina diffusa Burm. f.
Family :
Commelinaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, sprout, buds of Commelina diffusa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kindangala, okindangala (Umubumbu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, crush leaves of Commelina diffusa with three salt crystals, add some water for the crystals to dissolve. Applied to eye, three drops two times daily
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
ndakalaka (Kikongo)
Commelina sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commelina sp.
Family :
Commelinaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, crushed bulbe of Commelina sp., friction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) yolela (Nyaneka)
Commiphora mollis (Oliv.) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora mollis (Oliv.) Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(104)
Recipes :
H(001) eye inflammations, H(004) wounds, H(104) stomachache, barks of Commiphora mollis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omulenda, muwowo, mulemawowo, munjiali
Commiphora sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora sp.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, roots, seeds of Commiphora sp.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)vovo (Nyaneka)
Copaifera baumania Harms :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Copaifera baumania Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
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)
Recipes :
V(014), roots, decoction, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola, Zambia (Luchazi)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Corchorus tridens L. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Corchorus tridens L.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(027z), H(037), H(038), H(051), H(078), H(104), H(108)
Recipes :
H(027z), pregnancy, roots tea of Corchorus tridens, VO. 1 spoon, 3 X / day
H(037) tuberculosis, bronchitis, tea of ONS., VO.
H(038) urogenital pain, roots liquid, 1 soup spoon 3 X / day
H(051) paludism, plant infusion, VO.
H(078) stomach cancer, ONS., anana tea (Corchorus tridens) of tiko (Blumea mollis), VO. 2 X / day during 2 months
H(104) gastralgia, abdominal pains anana tea (Corchorus tridens) of pungu (Zea mays), VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(108) cold, coryza, VO. roots decoction of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea) of pilangu (Burkea africana) of anana (Corchorus tridens) of pu (Strychnos spinosa)
H(037) tuberculosis, bronchitis, tea of ONS., VO.
H(038) urogenital pain, roots liquid, 1 soup spoon 3 X / day
H(051) paludism, plant infusion, VO.
H(078) stomach cancer, ONS., anana tea (Corchorus tridens) of tiko (Blumea mollis), VO. 2 X / day during 2 months
H(104) gastralgia, abdominal pains anana tea (Corchorus tridens) of pungu (Zea mays), VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(108) cold, coryza, VO. roots decoction of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea) of pilangu (Burkea africana) of anana (Corchorus tridens) of pu (Strychnos spinosa)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(okw) anana, (oka) nana (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, stems + leaves of Corchorus tridens
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(otchy/okw)anana (Umubumbu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves of Corchorus tridens
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(otchy/okw)anana (Umubumbu)
Corchorus trilocularis Lam. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Corchorus trilocularis Lam.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Synonyms :
Corchorus somalicus Gandorger
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, stems + leaves of Corchorus trilocularis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
mataquim (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) very occasional food complement, stems and leaves of Corchorus trilocularis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
mataquim (Portuguese)
Cordia africana Lam. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Cordia africana Lam.
Family :
Boraginaceae
Synonyms :
Cordia holstii Guerke
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(091), H(139)
Recipes :
H(091, 2) weakness, fatigue, tea of fruit and trunk bark
H(139) sexual incapacity,tea of fruit and trunk bark and the stem
H(139) sexual incapacity,tea of fruit and trunk bark and the stem
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Ganda, Babacra)
Vernacular name :
(i) mbanga (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cordia africana
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)mbaga (Umubumbu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cordia africana
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)mbaga (Umubumbu)
Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb. ex Asch. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb. ex Asch.
Family :
Boraginaceae
Synonyms :
Cordia sinensis Lam.
,
Cordia rothii Roem. & Schult
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(091), H(170), H(195)
Recipes :
H(091) anemia, to press the roots of ngombe (Cordia gharaf) of kikimba (Dialium gossweileri), to heat, to press, VO.
H(195) hydropisy, roots tea
H(091) (o) ndendo anemia + H(170) common dropsi + H(195) hydropisy , pounded roots of tamba (Grewia angolensis) of ngombe (Cordia gharaf)
H(195) hydropisy, roots tea
H(091) (o) ndendo anemia + H(170) common dropsi + H(195) hydropisy , pounded roots of tamba (Grewia angolensis) of ngombe (Cordia gharaf)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bie, Katchiungo, Benguela, Katenge)
Vernacular name :
(olo) ngombe, (omu) puka (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) anaesthetic, leaves and fruits
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Namibie, Karakul, Capangombe
Vernacular name :
(omu) koyo, (omu) tua-koyo (Nyaneka)
Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Cordia ovalis R.Br. ex A.DC.
Family :
Boraginaceae
Synonyms :
Cordia monoica Roxb.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cordia ovalis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kizenze (Umubumbu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cordia monoica
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kizenze (Umubumbu)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, dry fruit, fresh fruits, nonalcoholic beverage fruits of Cordia monoica, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omukoio
Costus afer Ker Gawl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Costus afer Ker Gawl.
Family :
Costaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(033), H(095), H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) hepatitis, H(033) strengthening, H(095) food, stem of Costus afer, directly consumed, VO. (eat like sugar cane)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nsangalavula (Kikongo)
Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Crassocephalum multicorymbosum (Klatt) S. Moore
,
Solanecio mannii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(045)
Recipes :
H(004),H(013) , H(045), leaves of Crassocephalum multicorymbosum, infusion (H2O), local application as disinfectant
H(113) rhumatism, leaves of Crassocephalum., infusion (H2O), local application
H(113) rhumatism, leaves of Crassocephalum., infusion (H2O), local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza norte, Malanje)
Vernacular name :
(di) zembula (Kimbundu, , sambalala (Cuanza norte), (ka) todi , (ka)toli (Malanje)
Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) Moore :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex Jacq.) Moore
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, leaves of Crassocephalum rubens, cooked and eaten as a vegetable
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
bungudia (Kikongo)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095), leaves of Crassocephalum rubens for rabbits and pigs
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
bungudia (Kikongo)
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afz. ex G. Don) Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afz. ex G. Don) Benth.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Synonyms :
Rondeletia africana T. Winterb.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(027), H(031), H(037)
Recipes :
H(027) motion less foetus, tea of la-vasusu (Leptactina benguelensis) of ninga-hombo (Crossopteryx febrifuga) of lyandele (unidentified plant), VO. 3 X / day
H(031) body side pain, ONS., RNS.
H(037) cough, hemoptysy, tea of root, VO.
H(031) body side pain, ONS., RNS.
H(037) cough, hemoptysy, tea of root, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Chinguar)
Vernacular name :
(otu) ninga-hombo (Umbundu)
Croton gratissimus Burch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Croton gratissimus Burch.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(018), H(020), H(037), H(051), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(007) depurative for intestine, H(020) snakes and scorpions bite, belowground organs, H(037) cough, barks , H(051) fever, belowground organs, H(100) gonorrhea, belowground organs, H(018) headache, barks, whole plant, H(051) paludism belowground organs, H(104) stomachache, belowground organs of Croton gratissimus , RNS
(Total number of citations for Aristolochia albida = 15)
(Total number of citations for Aristolochia albida = 15)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
kapembai, panguena
Croton mubango Müll. Arg. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Croton mubango Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(007), H(037), H(104)
Recipes :
H(007) depurative for intestine, H(037) cough and H(104) stomachache, belowground organs of Croton mubango , RNS
(Total number of citations for Croton mubango = 10)
(Total number of citations for Croton mubango = 10)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mumbango, kamombala, mbango
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cucumis ficifolius
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(a)sonywa (Umubumbu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cucumis ficifolius
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(a)sonywa (Umubumbu)
Cucumis sativus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cucumis sativus L.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement,
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(di)nungo (Kimbundu), pepino (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) very occasional food complement, fruit of Cucumis sativus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(di)nungo (Kimbundu), pepino (Portuguese)
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cucurbita maxima Duchesne ex Lam.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) icterus, ONS. of mutu (Cucurbita maxima) of ndembe (Myrothamnus flabellifolius), RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (all regions of Angola)
Vernacular name :
(oka) mutu (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cucurbita maxima
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(li)hangwa (Kimbundu), abobora-menina (Portuguese)
Cucurbita pepo L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cucurbita pepo L.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) icterus, ONS. of mutu (Cucurbita pepo) of ndembe (Myrothamnus flabellifolius), RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (all regions of Angola)
Vernacular name :
(oka) mutu (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Cucurbita pepo L.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(li)hangwa (Kimbundu), abobora-porqueira (Portuguese)
Cupressus lusitanica Mill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cupressus lusitanica Mill.
Family :
Cupressaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) pneumonia, tea from the leaves of cedro (Cupressus lusitanica) of sakwa (Sesamum indicum) of pu (Strychnos spinosa ) of mya inene (Ochna pygmaea) of lipi (Eucalyptus sp.) of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum )
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Chianga )
Vernacular name :
cedro (Umbundu), cedro do Buçaco (Portuguese), cèdre de Bucaco(Français)
Curculigo pilosa (Schumach. & Thonn.) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Curculigo pilosa (Schumach. & Thonn.) Engl.
Family :
Hypoxidaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, roots tea of Curculigo pilosa , VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Chinguar)
Vernacular name :
(i) tina kanguluve (Umbundu)
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(173)
Recipes :
H(018) cephalalgy, roots infusion of Cymbopogon citratus , VO. 3 X / day
H(037) cough, H(108) cold, to pound lthe plants: makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), elimau (Citrus limon), maceration during 4 days, distil to obtain a sirup, decant : the upper part for adultes for cold, VO; + friction of the part of the skin between noze and eyes : the middle part for adults again cough, 3 soup spoons, 3 X / day : the lower partfor child cough mix with H2O, VO. 2 soup spoons, 3 X / day
H(124) (u) twe unene, (olo) nalayi mouth haemorrage, intestinal haemorrage. Could provoke the death, VO. roots tea of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) barks of yendje (Sesbania bispinosa ) + ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus ) + tata (Securidaca longipedunculata) + namelela (Bidens biternata ) + ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) + kunyambambi (Cleistanthus polystachyus)
H(173), to pound the leaves of ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), the roots of andala (Aloe zebrina), local friction
H(037) cough, H(108) cold, to pound lthe plants: makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), elimau (Citrus limon), maceration during 4 days, distil to obtain a sirup, decant : the upper part for adultes for cold, VO; + friction of the part of the skin between noze and eyes : the middle part for adults again cough, 3 soup spoons, 3 X / day : the lower partfor child cough mix with H2O, VO. 2 soup spoons, 3 X / day
H(124) (u) twe unene, (olo) nalayi mouth haemorrage, intestinal haemorrage. Could provoke the death, VO. roots tea of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) barks of yendje (Sesbania bispinosa ) + ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus ) + tata (Securidaca longipedunculata) + namelela (Bidens biternata ) + ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) + kunyambambi (Cleistanthus polystachyus)
H(173), to pound the leaves of ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), the roots of andala (Aloe zebrina), local friction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto, Huambo, Chianga, Luanda)
Vernacular name :
(olo) ndembi (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, tea with leaves of Cymbopogon citratus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(o)ndembi (Umubumbu), erva-principe (Portuguese)
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cynanchum viminale (L.) L.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(008), H(027z), H(104)
Recipes :
H(000) general malaise barks, H(008) diarrhea, H(027z) pregnancy troubles, and H(104) stomachache, belowground organs of Cynanchum viminale, RNS
(Total number of citations for Cynanchum viminale = 10)
(Total number of citations for Cynanchum viminale = 10)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ontumbo
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers.
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(033), H(091), H(126)
Recipes :
H(014) itch, roots of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of kepa (Cynodon dactylon) of kwalu (Smilax kraussiana) , to boil, VO. 3 X / day
H(033) male and femal infertility, roots tea, VO. 3 X / day
H(091) tonic, roots tea, VO. 1 X / day
H(126, f) hepatitis, roots macerated in H2O of andala (Aloe zebrina) of kepa (Cynodon dactylon), tea + bath + bath of leaves of andala, nex day. Treatment to follow during 8 days
H(033) male and femal infertility, roots tea, VO. 3 X / day
H(091) tonic, roots tea, VO. 1 X / day
H(126, f) hepatitis, roots macerated in H2O of andala (Aloe zebrina) of kepa (Cynodon dactylon), tea + bath + bath of leaves of andala, nex day. Treatment to follow during 8 days
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Chianga )
Vernacular name :
kepa (Umbundu), grama, escalracho (Portuguese, chiendent pied-de-poule (Français), bermuda ou bahama grass (English)
Cyperus articulatus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cyperus articulatus L.
Family :
Cyperaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(068) anthelmintic, roots of Cyperus articulatus, infusion (H2O), VO. 1 small glass, 3 X / day
- H(104) stomachic, roots of Cyperus., infusion (H2O), VO, 1 glass, 1 X
- H(104) stomachic, roots of Cyperus., infusion (H2O), VO, 1 glass, 1 X
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Camondai, Dalatando, Cazengo, Luanda)
Vernacular name :
jaku-jaku (Kmibundu)
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(022), H(027), H(051), H(091), H(103), H(104), H(126), H(201)
Recipes :
H(022) oxytocic, liquid preparation of the roots of Cyperus articulatus , VO.
H(027) prevention of abortion, lower part of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus), upper part of kanyanguluka (Phyllanthus glaucophyllus), to pound, faire une fumigation 3 X / day
- H(051) paludism, decoction of roots, VO.
H(091) asthenia, tea of root of hama (Terminalia prunioides) of djamba (Rumex abyssinicus) of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus) of nunu (not identified plant) of mbombolo (Melia azedarach) of la-vilulu (Clematopsis speciosa) of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of lyandele (unidentified plant)
H(103) caries, ONS. of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus) of songe (Acacia sieberiana) of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea) of kanda lieka (Cocos nucifera) of eyo lyongombe (unidentified plant), local application
H(103) + H(201) (o) nanga mouth abscess from non respect to the old of the tribe , tea of leaves. Rincer la bouche 4 X / day
H(104) abdominal pains, tea of root, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, tea of root
H(201) (o) ndambwa, madness caused by the spirit of a dead, cold drink from leaves of nya-nya (Ricinus communis), barks of sya (Parinari curatellifolia) and stone of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus), VO. + fumigation with the ingredients + indemnity to the familly of the spirit if he is agressive
H(201) madness, infusion of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus) of samba (Brachystegia tamarindoides) of tata (Securidaca longipedunculata) of lalandja (Citrus sinensis), VO. + friction with du liquid + fumigation with the rest of plants
H(027) prevention of abortion, lower part of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus), upper part of kanyanguluka (Phyllanthus glaucophyllus), to pound, faire une fumigation 3 X / day
- H(051) paludism, decoction of roots, VO.
H(091) asthenia, tea of root of hama (Terminalia prunioides) of djamba (Rumex abyssinicus) of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus) of nunu (not identified plant) of mbombolo (Melia azedarach) of la-vilulu (Clematopsis speciosa) of avava (Cassytha filiformis) of lyandele (unidentified plant)
H(103) caries, ONS. of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus) of songe (Acacia sieberiana) of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea) of kanda lieka (Cocos nucifera) of eyo lyongombe (unidentified plant), local application
H(103) + H(201) (o) nanga mouth abscess from non respect to the old of the tribe , tea of leaves. Rincer la bouche 4 X / day
H(104) abdominal pains, tea of root, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, tea of root
H(201) (o) ndambwa, madness caused by the spirit of a dead, cold drink from leaves of nya-nya (Ricinus communis), barks of sya (Parinari curatellifolia) and stone of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus), VO. + fumigation with the ingredients + indemnity to the familly of the spirit if he is agressive
H(201) madness, infusion of ndawu (Cyperus articulatus) of samba (Brachystegia tamarindoides) of tata (Securidaca longipedunculata) of lalandja (Citrus sinensis), VO. + friction with du liquid + fumigation with the rest of plants
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (régions du sud de Hufla, Dundo, Lunda)
Vernacular name :
(i) ndawu (Umbundu)
Cyperus esculentus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cyperus esculentus L.
Family :
Cyperaceae
Synonyms :
Cyperus aureus Tenore
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, tuber of Cyperus esculentus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
junquilho-manso, junça-de-comer (Portuguese)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) cooked vegetable, epigeal part, H(095) mash, belowground organs of Cyperus esculentus, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
noheva
Cyperus sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cyperus sp.
Family :
Cyperaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, roots of Cyperus sp. with Xylopia aethiopica and Monodora myristica, Chenopodium ambrosioides for enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nsagonsago (Kikongo)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) tuberculosis, hypogeous organ of Cyperus sp., RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
vipuihe
Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Wild & R.B.Drumm. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Wild & R.B.Drumm.
Family :
Vitaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(094)
Recipes :
H(094) piles, ONS. of Cyphostemma junceum, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte)
Vernacular name :
kikama (Umbundu, Kimbundu)
Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dacryodes edulis (G. Don) H.J. Lam
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), Cooked fruit of Dacryodes edulis, heated in water or in pan until pulp softens
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
safueiro (Portuguese)
Dalbergia nitidula Bak. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Dalbergia nitidula Bak.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Dalbergia dekindtiana Harms
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) child, asthenia, rachitis, to rub the body with the leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Caconda, Benguela)
Vernacular name :
(i) tona (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) syphilitic wound, ulcer, powder of dry leaves of tona (Dalbergia nitidula) + bark powder of muholo (Ficus sansibarica subsp. macrosperma), local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Gambos)
Vernacular name :
(omu) tona (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(004), H(100), H(196)
Recipes :
H(004) + H(100) syphlitic wounds., dried leaves, powder, application on wounds
- H(196) scurvy, dried leaves, powder, friction of the body
- H(196) scurvy, dried leaves, powder, friction of the body
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (régions de Hufla, Gambos)
Vernacular name :
(omu) tona (Nyaneka)
Reference VB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937.
Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
V(201)
Recipes :
Vb(201), ONS., powder on scarifications on the tail
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (régions de Hufla, Gambos)
Vernacular name :
(omu) tona (Nyaneka)
Datura metel L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Datura metel L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Datura alba Nees
,
Datura fastuosa L.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(082), H(092), H(099)
Recipes :
H(082) asthma, dry leaves of Datura., to smoke as a cigarette
H(082) asthma, roots barks or pounded roots of Datura., RNS.
H(092), Datura. could be toxic
H(099) insomnia, to add one dry leaf of Datura in a drink (to be care for the dosis)
H(082) asthma, roots barks or pounded roots of Datura., RNS.
H(092), Datura. could be toxic
H(099) insomnia, to add one dry leaf of Datura in a drink (to be care for the dosis)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Malanje, Golungo Alto, Dembos, Luanda)
Vernacular name :
(nji la andundo (Kimbundu), jila adundo, jila andundu (Malanje, Golungo Alto), mutambela (Dembos), kimbota (Luanda), cornucopia, trombetilo-roxo, burbiaca (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(092), H(097), H(203)
Recipes :
H(092) intoxicant, burn the seeds of Datura metel, inhalation
H(097) Inflammation, crushed leaves, local application
H(097) Inflammation, crushed leaves, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Datura stramonium L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Datura stramonium L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(033), H(037), H(051), H(082), H(108), H(201)
Recipes :
H(033) woman infertility, 2 days before regular end, VO. roots tea of mbindi (Datura stramonium) of kakwindi katito (not identified plant)
H(037) cough, cigarettes of dried leaves , smoke
H(051) child, roots tea, VO. many time per day
H(082) asthma, cigarette of dried seeds or leaves, smoke
H(108) cold, inhalation with leaves
H(201) madness, to pound 9 leaves of mbindi (Datura stramonium), mix the juice in 1 yolk of an egg and roots of mone (Isoberlinia tomentosa), head scarifications, to rub the preparation
H(037) cough, cigarettes of dried leaves , smoke
H(051) child, roots tea, VO. many time per day
H(082) asthma, cigarette of dried seeds or leaves, smoke
H(108) cold, inhalation with leaves
H(201) madness, to pound 9 leaves of mbindi (Datura stramonium), mix the juice in 1 yolk of an egg and roots of mone (Isoberlinia tomentosa), head scarifications, to rub the preparation
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Amboin)
Vernacular name :
(a) ndjululu, (o) mbindi, ombindi (Umbundu), figuerira-do-inferno, estramonio (Portuguese)
Desmodium velutinum (Will.) DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Desmodium velutinum (Will.) DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, crushed leaves of Desmodium velutinum applied to head
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
malamalama (Kikongo)
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(109), H(115)
Recipes :
H(109) stiff neck, H(115) neuralgia, rub with the leaves of Dichrostachys cinerea or an infusion with the roots bark
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) pangi (Nyaneka)
Dicoma sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dicoma sp.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126, 1) liver diseases, barks of Dicoma sp., RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
kaundu
Dicoma tomentosa Cass. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dicoma tomentosa Cass.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 1) diarrhea, epigeal part of Dicoma tomentosa, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
katchapula
Dioscorea bulbifera L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dioscorea bulbifera L.
Family :
Dioscoreaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, rhizom tuberous of Dioscorea bulbifera
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
cara, figado-de-peru (Portuguese)
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax
Family :
Dioscoreaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, rhizom tuberous of Dioscorea dumetorum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)ngamba (Umubumbu), inhame (Portuguese)
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex DC. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex DC.
Family :
Ebenaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(008), H(045), H(051), H(053), H(068), H(100), H(104), H(126), H(173)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, H(068) helminthiases, H(104) belly pain, infusion of roots barks
H(037) cough, smoke bath with trunk barks
H(045) cicatrizing, bark of the trunk
H(051) fever, infusion of young leaves
H(053) otitis sap from the trunk, drops in ears
H(100) venereal illness, roots infusion in external use
H(126) hepatitis, decoction of roots
H(173) leprosy, infusion of barks trunk and pods of Tamarindus indica, VO. + poundes pods of Diospyros mespiliformis, local application
H(037) cough, smoke bath with trunk barks
H(045) cicatrizing, bark of the trunk
H(051) fever, infusion of young leaves
H(053) otitis sap from the trunk, drops in ears
H(100) venereal illness, roots infusion in external use
H(126) hepatitis, decoction of roots
H(173) leprosy, infusion of barks trunk and pods of Tamarindus indica, VO. + poundes pods of Diospyros mespiliformis, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla, Namibie, Bibala, Lola)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nyandi
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Diospyros mespiliformis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(mu)lende (Kimbundu), musolveira (Portuguese)
Reference HB 5k
Author(s) :
Batalha, M. M. & D. S.Van-Dunen
Title :
Etat d'avancement de la recherche sur la médecine et la pharmacopée traditionnelles dans la République Populaire d'Angola, 197 - 203, (1979)
Quatrième symposium inter-africain OUA / CSTR sur la Pharmacopée traditionnelle et les plantes médicinales africaines.(Le Abidgan-Côte d'Ivoire, 25-29 septembre 1979) Rapport et recommandations, Lagos, OUA / CSTR, P. M. B. 2359, Lagos, Nigeria.Cairo, University Press, 744 p. (1983)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(037), H(051), H(053), H(068), H(091), H(093), H(100), H(124), H(126), H(173)
Recipes :
H(004), young grounded leaves, local applicationH(037), stems barks, fumigationH(051), leaves, seeds, infusion, ,RNS.H(053), stems, juice, RNS.H(068), bark, roots infusion, RNS.
H(091), leaves, seeds, infusion, RNS.
H(093), stems, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(100), roots, infusion, local application
H(124), stems, barks , RNS.
H(126), roots, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(173), twigs barks + pods Tamarix indica, infusion, local application
H(091), leaves, seeds, infusion, RNS.
H(093), stems, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(100), roots, infusion, local application
H(124), stems, barks , RNS.
H(126), roots, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(173), twigs barks + pods Tamarix indica, infusion, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola
Vernacular name :
mulende (Kimbundu), munhande, unhandi, omuandi (Tchingangwele) mumbi (Olunyanyeka)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(095), H(113)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food)
H(008) diarrhea, barks, H(113) joint pain, barks of Diospyros mespiliformis , RNS
(Total number of citations for Diospyros mespiliformis = 10)
H(008) diarrhea, barks, H(113) joint pain, barks of Diospyros mespiliformis , RNS
(Total number of citations for Diospyros mespiliformis = 10)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omunhandi
Diospyros sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Diospyros sp.
Family :
Ebenaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food) of Diospyros sp., RNS
.(Total number of citations for Diospyros sp. = 03)
.(Total number of citations for Diospyros sp. = 03)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omunhonho
Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb
Family :
Flacourtiaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Dovyalis macrocalyx
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)kanyakalenga, (omu)kuluvende, (omu)nungo, (o)kulavendo (Umubumbu)
Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Drymaria cordata (L.) Willd. ex Roem. & Schult.
Family :
Caryophyllaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) hepatitis, whole plant of Drymaria cordata crushed, dermal or enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
lumpwua (Kikongo)
Duranta erecta L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Duranta erecta L.
Family :
Verbanaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027), H(051)
Recipes :
H(027) anti-abortive, belowground organs, H(051) fever, H(051) paludism, leaves of Duranta erecta , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Duranta erecta. = 08)
.(Total number of citations for Duranta erecta. = 08)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omumpianena
Ekebergia benguelensis C. DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ekebergia benguelensis C. DC.
Family :
Meliaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(135)
Recipes :
H(135) indigestion, to chew the bark
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nthintha (Nyaneka)
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Family :
Palmae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(020), H(068)
Recipes :
H(020) sting by a bee, to pound the flowers of holokoso and mix with palm oil (olo) ndende), local application
H(068) myiasis, application of palm oil, after some minutes extraction of the fly larva by pressing on the sides
H(068) myiasis, application of palm oil, after some minutes extraction of the fly larva by pressing on the sides
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Malanje, Quissama)
Vernacular name :
(olo) ndende (fruit), (ovo) ndende (Umbundu), palmeira-dendém, palmeira-do-azeite
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Eleusine coracana (L.) Gaertn.
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(036), H(082), H(201)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, tea of roo of Eleusine coracana , VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(036) vertigo, tea of root of ku (Eleusine coracana) of pungu olondjele (Zea mays), VO.
H(036) vertigo, roots tea of pungu (Zea mays) of sangu (Pennisetum typhoides) of ku (Eleusine coracana)
H(082) asthma, to pound the ku (Eleusine coracana) which is beginning to spring up + powder of ndilasonde (Pterocarpus angolensis), infusion, VO.
H(201) (o) fela, pathology from an hurtfull wind (nervous troubles, fever, debility…), roots tea, VO.
H(036) vertigo, tea of root of ku (Eleusine coracana) of pungu olondjele (Zea mays), VO.
H(036) vertigo, roots tea of pungu (Zea mays) of sangu (Pennisetum typhoides) of ku (Eleusine coracana)
H(082) asthma, to pound the ku (Eleusine coracana) which is beginning to spring up + powder of ndilasonde (Pterocarpus angolensis), infusion, VO.
H(201) (o) fela, pathology from an hurtfull wind (nervous troubles, fever, debility…), roots tea, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
ku, luku (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, seeds of Eleusine coracana
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(olu)ku (Umubumbu), luco (Angola), capim-coracana (Portuguese)
Emilia coccinea (Sims) G.Don :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Emilia coccinea (Sims) G.Don
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Emilia javanica auct.(missapl. Name)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, leave sap from crushed leaves of Emilia coccinea rubbed into eyes
H(004) wounds, leave sap from crushed leaves, applied to wound
H(004) wounds, leave sap from crushed leaves, applied to wound
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
malalulalu (Kikongo)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) food, leaves for rabbit
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
malalulalu (Kikongo)
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman
Family :
Musaceae
Synonyms :
Musa ensete J.F. Gmel.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Ensete ventricosum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kilankuma (Umubumbu), bananeira-brava (Portuguese)
Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(018), H(027), H(027z), H(031), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(101)
Recipes :
H(014) (otchi) kakambulu, dermatosis, evolution by plate and an hard skin, roots powder of Entada abyssinica macerated during 24 h in H2O, enema or friction of the body with the liquid
H(018) cephalalgys, to pound the roots, 1 l. maceration during 1 night, enema with 1/2 l. + steam bath with the other 1/2 l.
H(027) menace of miscarriage, VO., tea of ONS.
H(027z) attendance during pregnacy, to pound the roots of ngeve (Entada abyssinica), VO., 3 spoons of powder in few H2O on an empty stomach as purgatif. No meal during the day. Ingurgiter une spoon of roots powder of mbuta (Manihot sp.) in H2O. After one week drink a beer mixed with roots of lela (not identified plant).
H(031) body side pain, tea of the plant
H(037) cough, boiled bark, VO. the liquid
H(051) child fever, to pound the root, decoction, VO. A cold decoction on an empty stomach
H(068, f) helminthiasis child , pounded roots of ngeve (Entada abyssinica), ngandja (Swartzia madascariensis), tumala-mbumba (unidentified plant), liquid preparation, enema
H(101) abundant regulars, tea of root, VO., 3 X / day during 1 month
H(018) cephalalgys, to pound the roots, 1 l. maceration during 1 night, enema with 1/2 l. + steam bath with the other 1/2 l.
H(027) menace of miscarriage, VO., tea of ONS.
H(027z) attendance during pregnacy, to pound the roots of ngeve (Entada abyssinica), VO., 3 spoons of powder in few H2O on an empty stomach as purgatif. No meal during the day. Ingurgiter une spoon of roots powder of mbuta (Manihot sp.) in H2O. After one week drink a beer mixed with roots of lela (not identified plant).
H(031) body side pain, tea of the plant
H(037) cough, boiled bark, VO. the liquid
H(051) child fever, to pound the root, decoction, VO. A cold decoction on an empty stomach
H(068, f) helminthiasis child , pounded roots of ngeve (Entada abyssinica), ngandja (Swartzia madascariensis), tumala-mbumba (unidentified plant), liquid preparation, enema
H(101) abundant regulars, tea of root, VO., 3 X / day during 1 month
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Ganda)
Vernacular name :
(i) ngeve (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(031), H(037)
Recipes :
H(031) intercostal pain,H(037) cough, bronchitis, boiled bark, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) mbalandongo (Nyaneka)
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(041)
Recipes :
Vb(041) blackleg, roots and barks pounded, tea VO. 1/4 l for calf and 1/2 li for ox
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Ganda)
Vernacular name :
(i) ngeve (Umbundu)
Entandrophragma spicatum (C. DC.) Sprague :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Entandrophragma spicatum (C. DC.) Sprague
Family :
Meliaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139, 1) sexual stimulant for men; hypogeous organ of Entandrophragma spicatum, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ndumbili
Eriosema glomeratum (Guill. & Perr.) Hook. f. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Eriosema glomeratum (Guill. & Perr.) Hook. f.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea leaves of Eriosema glomeratum directly consumed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
zila wando (Kikongo)
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(006), H(008), H(027), H(037), H(038), H(077), H(082), H(091), H(099), H(104), H(130)
Recipes :
H(001) vision, steam bath of leaves of mbangalunda (Erythtina abyssinica) of molo (Ricinus communis) of humbi (Lannea sp.) of sese (Cassia angolensis) + roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(006) child constipation, infusion of roots of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii)
H(008) diarrhoea child, roots tea, VO. tepid
H(027) to prevent miscarriage, roots tea of mbangalunda (Erythtina abyssinica) of lavi (Psychotria sp.), VO.
H(037) cough, roots tea, VO.
H(038) uro genital pain, to cut the leaves in pieces of mbali-mbali (Opuntia vulgaris) + soap, to heat, tepid enema + VO. roots tea of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii)
H(077) child vomiting, roots tea of tola (Piliostigma thonningii ) of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica)
H(082) asthma, ONS. tea of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of sala (oeuf) of ndilasonde (Pterocarpus angolensis)
H(091) fatigue, asthenia, infusion of leaves, VO. Before 18 h
H(099) epilepsy, VO. preparation of fruits of maracuja (Passiflora edulis) of roots of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) during l'attaque, ensuite tea of kaka (unidentified plant)
H(104) colic + H(038) uro-genital infection, cut the leaves in pieces of mbali-mbali (Opuntia vulgaris) + soap, to heat, tepid enema + VO. roots tea of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii)
H(130) poliomyelietis, to pound the roots of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of huku (Dombeya quinqueseta), frictions
H(006) child constipation, infusion of roots of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii)
H(008) diarrhoea child, roots tea, VO. tepid
H(027) to prevent miscarriage, roots tea of mbangalunda (Erythtina abyssinica) of lavi (Psychotria sp.), VO.
H(037) cough, roots tea, VO.
H(038) uro genital pain, to cut the leaves in pieces of mbali-mbali (Opuntia vulgaris) + soap, to heat, tepid enema + VO. roots tea of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii)
H(077) child vomiting, roots tea of tola (Piliostigma thonningii ) of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica)
H(082) asthma, ONS. tea of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of sala (oeuf) of ndilasonde (Pterocarpus angolensis)
H(091) fatigue, asthenia, infusion of leaves, VO. Before 18 h
H(099) epilepsy, VO. preparation of fruits of maracuja (Passiflora edulis) of roots of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) during l'attaque, ensuite tea of kaka (unidentified plant)
H(104) colic + H(038) uro-genital infection, cut the leaves in pieces of mbali-mbali (Opuntia vulgaris) + soap, to heat, tepid enema + VO. roots tea of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii)
H(130) poliomyelietis, to pound the roots of mbangalunda (Erythrina abyssinica) of huku (Dombeya quinqueseta), frictions
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Chinguar)
Vernacular name :
(i) mbangalunda (Umbundu)
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) syphylis second period, barks or roots of Erythrina abyssinica, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Cazengo)
Vernacular name :
(mu) bungu, (mu) lungu (Kimbundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(033), H(051x), H(107), H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) hepatitis, cold water extract from crushed bark of Erythrina abyssinica, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, H(051x) yellow fever, H(107) typhoid fever, barks infusion, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, barks of Erythrina abyssinica with Harungana madagascariensis, decoction, enema, causes cleaning diarrhoea
H(051x) yellow fever, barks decoction of Erythrina abyssinica with Harungana madagascariensis, enema, causes cleaning diarrhoea
H(033) fertility, bark decoction with sugar, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, H(051x) yellow fever, H(107) typhoid fever, barks infusion, VO.
H(126) hepatitis, barks of Erythrina abyssinica with Harungana madagascariensis, decoction, enema, causes cleaning diarrhoea
H(051x) yellow fever, barks decoction of Erythrina abyssinica with Harungana madagascariensis, enema, causes cleaning diarrhoea
H(033) fertility, bark decoction with sugar, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mulungulungu, mungomangoma, nlungwa kwma (Kikongo)
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) odontalgia, gingivitis, ONS of Erythrophleum guineense , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Huambo, Benguela, Lunda Norte)
Vernacular name :
(olo) mbambu (Umbundu), casca (Portuguese)
Eucalyptus sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Eucalyptus sp.
Family :
Myrtaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, tuberculosis pneumonia , tea of leaves of cedro (Cupressus lusitanica) of sakwa (Sesamum indicum) of pu (Strychnos spinosa ) of mya inene (Ochna pygmaea) of lipi (Eucalyptus sp.) of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Chicala)
Vernacular name :
(oka) lipi
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(171)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, pneumonia, tea from the leaves of cedro (Cupressus lusitanica) of sakwa (Sesamum indicum) of pu (Strychnos spinosa ) of mya inene (Ochna pygmaea) of lipi (Eucalyptus sp.) of lalandja uti (Citrus sinensis) of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum )
H(171) diabetes, roots tea, VO.
H(171) diabetes, roots tea, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Chianga, Sakaala)
Vernacular name :
(oka) lipi (Umbundu)
Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euclea crispa (Thunb.) Gürke
Family :
Ebenaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(037)
Recipes :
H(004) injury, application of the powder of the roots of Euclea crispa
H(051) fever, tea of roots, VO. 3X / Day
H(051) fever, tea of roots, VO. 3X / Day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Namibe, Catengue)
Vernacular name :
(i) mboto (Umbundu)
Euclea divinorum Hiern :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Euclea divinorum Hiern
Family :
Ebenaceae
Synonyms :
Euclea keniensis R.E. Fries
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(092) poisoning, H(201) sorcery, ONS de Euclea divinorum , RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguele, Ganda)
Vernacular name :
(olo) sombo (Umbundu)
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(037)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, roots powder of Euclea crispa , local application
H(051) fever, roots tea, VO. 3X / Day
H(051) fever, roots tea, VO. 3X / Day
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Namibe, Catengue)
Vernacular name :
(i) mboto (Umbundu)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, 1) alcoholic beverage, fruits of Euclea divinorum, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omunhime
Euclea lanceolata E. Mey. ex A. DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euclea lanceolata E. Mey. ex A. DC.
Family :
Ebenaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Euclea lanceolata
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(otchi)mboto (Umubumbu), emboto (Portuguese)
Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(068), H(076), H(098), H(103), H(108), H(113), H(118), H(124), H(178)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(108) cold, to pound lthe plants: makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum), ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), elimau (Citrus limon), maceration during 4 days, distil to obtain a sirup, decant : the upper part for adultes for cold, VO; + friction of the part of the skin between noze and eyes : the middle part for adults again cough, 3 soup spoons, 3 X / day : the lower partfor child cough mix with H2O, VO. 2 soup spoons, 3 X / day
H(068) helminthiasiss child, chew the roots or VO. tisane of roots
H(076) aphtae, to pound the root, to rub. For child , idem + palm oil
H(098) nightmare, roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(103) caries, to chew the roots of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) of mbombolo (Melia azedarach) and to spit
H(113) rhumatism, ONS of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) of tiko (Blumea mollis) to rub
H(118) throat pain, to pound the tubercle, to boil, gargle
H(124) (u) twe unene, (olo) nalayi mouth haemorrage, intestinal haemorrage. Could provoke the death, VO. roots tea of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) barks of yendje (Sesbania bispinosa ) + ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus ) + tata (Securidaca longipedunculata) + namelela (Bidens biternata ) + ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) + kunyambambi (Cleistanthus polystachyus)
H(178) cardiac pain,roots tea, VO.
H(068) helminthiasiss child, chew the roots or VO. tisane of roots
H(076) aphtae, to pound the root, to rub. For child , idem + palm oil
H(098) nightmare, roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(103) caries, to chew the roots of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) of mbombolo (Melia azedarach) and to spit
H(113) rhumatism, ONS of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) of tiko (Blumea mollis) to rub
H(118) throat pain, to pound the tubercle, to boil, gargle
H(124) (u) twe unene, (olo) nalayi mouth haemorrage, intestinal haemorrage. Could provoke the death, VO. roots tea of makokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) barks of yendje (Sesbania bispinosa ) + ndembi (Cymbopogon citratus ) + tata (Securidaca longipedunculata) + namelela (Bidens biternata ) + ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) + kunyambambi (Cleistanthus polystachyus)
H(178) cardiac pain,roots tea, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Luanda)
Vernacular name :
makokutu (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(092), H(113)
Recipes :
H(092) arrows poison from the juice of the plant
H(113) foots pains, fumigation
H(113) foots pains, fumigation
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Humpata, Tchivinguiro)
Vernacular name :
(e) yanga ohimi (Nyaneka)
Euphorbia hirta L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia hirta L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia pilulifera var. procumbens Boiss.
,
Euphorbia hirta var. procumbens Br.
,
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(101), H(104), H(201)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, dysentery, tea of the plant
H(037) hemoptysy, crushed roots, infusion, mouth wash
H(051) paludism, steam bath of leaves of 2 à 5 X / day
H(068) amoebiasis, helminthiasis, roots decoction, VO.
H(101) prolonged menstrua, roots tea, VO. 1 cup, 3 X / day
H(104) belly pain, roots tea, VO., 1 cup, 1 X / day
H(201) (o) ndambwa, madness from the spirit of a dead , roots tea, VO. + leaves fumigation + indemnity to the family of the dead if his spirit is aggressive
H(037) hemoptysy, crushed roots, infusion, mouth wash
H(051) paludism, steam bath of leaves of 2 à 5 X / day
H(068) amoebiasis, helminthiasis, roots decoction, VO.
H(101) prolonged menstrua, roots tea, VO. 1 cup, 3 X / day
H(104) belly pain, roots tea, VO., 1 cup, 1 X / day
H(201) (o) ndambwa, madness from the spirit of a dead , roots tea, VO. + leaves fumigation + indemnity to the family of the dead if his spirit is aggressive
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Dembos)
Vernacular name :
(ovo) vanda (Umbundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, latex from sprout of Euphorbia hirta, applied to eye
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Euphorbia prostrata Ait. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia prostrata Ait.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) itch, pounded plant, steam bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(otyi) liankhana, (otyi) riankhana (Nyaneka)
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia pulcherrima Willd. ex Klotzsch
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113) inflammation, latex from sprout of Euphorbia pulcherrima, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Euphorbia scordifolia Jacq. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia scordifolia Jacq.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia thymifolia Forssk. (illeg. Name)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(008)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, latex from sprout of Euphorbia thymifolia applied to eye
H(008) diarrhoea child, whole plant decoction VO.l, drunken by mother, cleans breast milk
H(008) diarrhoea child, whole plant decoction VO.l, drunken by mother, cleans breast milk
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mankombo (Kikongo)
Euphorbia subsalsa Hiern :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia subsalsa Hiern
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(020), H(109)
Recipes :
H(020) snakes and scorpions bites, sap , H(109) back ache, epigeal part of Euphorbia subsalsa , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Euphorbia subsalsa. = 7)
.(Total number of citations for Euphorbia subsalsa. = 7)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ohai
Euphorbia tirucalli L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Euphorbia tirucalli L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia laro Drake
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(006), H(016), H(037), H(099)
Recipes :
H(006) adults constipation, 1 spoon of juice, VO.
H(016) mastitis, to cut the leaves in the middle, to get in the juice, to heat, tepid application on the breast-
H(037) cough, tuberculosis, juice + sugar, VO.
H(099) epilepsy, 1 soup spoon of soma (Euphorbia tirucalli) with 6 soup spoons of H2O, to boil, to cool, VO. 1 spoon during a crisis as purgative. Later tea of ndjamba (Tricalysia cacondensis), later tea of namelela (Bidens biternata) + bath of barks of mako (Erythrophleum africanum) and of vuti (unidentified plant)
H(016) mastitis, to cut the leaves in the middle, to get in the juice, to heat, tepid application on the breast-
H(037) cough, tuberculosis, juice + sugar, VO.
H(099) epilepsy, 1 soup spoon of soma (Euphorbia tirucalli) with 6 soup spoons of H2O, to boil, to cool, VO. 1 spoon during a crisis as purgative. Later tea of ndjamba (Tricalysia cacondensis), later tea of namelela (Bidens biternata) + bath of barks of mako (Erythrophleum africanum) and of vuti (unidentified plant)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Luanda, Cuanza Sul, Lunda)
Vernacular name :
(olo) soma (Umbundu)
Ficus capensis Thunb. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sur Forssk.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008x), H(022), H(038), H(103)
Recipes :
H(008x), roots tea of Ficus capensis , VO., 1 cup, 3 X / Day
H(022) painfull delivery, roots tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
H(022) painfull delivery, roots tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(i) kuyu (tree), (a) kuyu (fruit) , (u) sekahondji, sekahonde (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruits of Ficus sur
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)enda, (omu)enia (Nyaneka)
Ficus exasperata Vahl :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus exasperata Vahl
Family :
Moraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruit of Ficus exasperata, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Golungo Alto, Cuanza Norte)
Vernacular name :
(mu) kuakasa, (mu) kuahaza), (ki) kuzo) (Kimbundu), lima, lixa (Portuguese)
Ficus glumosa Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus glumosa Del.
Family :
Moraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008x), H(022), H(038), H(103)
Recipes :
H(008x), roots tea of Ficus glumosa , VO., 1 cup, 3 X / Day
H(022) painfull delivery, rootys tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
H(022) painfull delivery, rootys tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(i) kuyu (tree), (a) kuyu (fruit) , (u) sekahondji, sekahonde (Umbundu)
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sycomorus L. subsp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C. Berg
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008x), H(022), H(038), H(103)
Recipes :
H(008x), roots tea of Ficus gnaphalocarpa , VO., 1 cup, 3 X / Day
H(022) painfull delivery, rootys tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
H(022) painfull delivery, rootys tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(i) kuyu (tree), (a) kuyu (fruit) , (u) sekahondji, sekahonde (Umbundu)
Ficus sycomorus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus sycomorus L.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus damarensis Engl.
,
Ficus cocculifolia Baker
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) not frequent food complement, fruit of Ficus sycomorus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, hypogeous organ of Ficus sycomorus, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mukuyo
Ficus tettensis Hutch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus tettensis Hutch.
Family :
Moraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068, 1) anthelmintic belowground organs of Ficus tettensis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
diangulu, langulu, tchangulu
Ficus thonningii Blume :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus thonningii Blume
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus iteophylla Miq.
,
Ficus burkei (Miq.) Miq.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008), H(008x), H(022), H(038), H(051), H(103)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, boiled leaves of Ficus thonningii , to wash with the decoction
H(008) diarrhoea, ONS. decoction, VO.
H(008x), roots tea, VO., 1 cup, 3 X / Day
H(022) painfull delivery, rootys tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(051) fever with eruption, ONS. decoction, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
H(008) diarrhoea, ONS. decoction, VO.
H(008x), roots tea, VO., 1 cup, 3 X / Day
H(022) painfull delivery, rootys tea, VO.
H(038) uterus, pounded roots, tea, VO.
H(051) fever with eruption, ONS. decoction, VO.
H(103) gingivitis , to rub the gums with leaves
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Golungo Alto)
Vernacular name :
(i) kuyu (arbre), (a) kuyu (fruit) , (u) sekahondji, sekahonde , (i) lemba (Umbundu)
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008), H(013), H(051)
Recipes :
H(004),H(013) , aerian roots of Ficus thonningii, decoction (H2O), local application
H(008), H(051) fever with eruption, aerian roots of Ficus. , decoction (H2O), VO.
H(008), H(051) fever with eruption, aerian roots of Ficus. , decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Luanda, Cuanza Norte)
Vernacular name :
(mu) lemba (Kimbundu), tanga (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Ficus thonningii
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
tanga (Umubumbu), (mu)lemba (Kimbundu), incendeira, micendeidra, sicomoro-figueira (Portuguese)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095), H(099)
Recipes :
H(095, 1) fresh fruit (food) and H(099, 1) body care, fruits of Ficus thonningi, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omukuiunda
Fockea multiflora K. Schum. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Fockea multiflora K. Schum.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004, 3) wounds, sap of Fockea multiflora, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
otchinkuyu
Galinsoga parviflora Cav. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Galinsoga parviflora Cav.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) blennorrabies, ONS of Galinsoga parviflora , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Huambo)
Vernacular name :
(otu) lume (Umbundu)
Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) hepatitis, leaves of Galinsoga quadriradiata decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kabuata branca (Kikongo)
Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Verdc. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis (Welw.) Verdc.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(046), H(098), H(165), H(169), H(201)
Recipes :
H(165) childhood disease (Gota = gout?, disease with epileptic symptoms?), ONS. Gardenia ternifolia subsp. jovis-tonantis directly consumed, sometimes with S. anceps, Vitex madiensis, VO.
H(169) hernia, roots cold water extract VO.
H(046) measles, fruits, barks, decoction, VO.
H(046) measles, crushed seeds, enema
H(201) again lightning , whole plant planted close to house/ branch placed on roof
H(201) protection against bad spells, planted in surroundings of house or field
H(098) nightmares, fruits placed under pillow
H(169) hernia, roots cold water extract VO.
H(046) measles, fruits, barks, decoction, VO.
H(046) measles, crushed seeds, enema
H(201) again lightning , whole plant planted close to house/ branch placed on roof
H(201) protection against bad spells, planted in surroundings of house or field
H(098) nightmares, fruits placed under pillow
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kilemba nzau, kidia (Kikongo)
Gardenia volkensii subsp. spatulifolia (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gardenia volkensii subsp. spatulifolia (Stapf & Hutch.) Verdc.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139, 1) sexual stimulant for men, belowground organs of Gardenia volkensii subsp. Spatulifolia, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mulavi, xilavi
Geigeria acaulis Oliv. & Hiern :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Geigeria acaulis Oliv. & Hiern
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008)
Recipes :
H(004, 1) wounds and H(008, 1) diarrhea, leaves of Geigeria acaulis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
tchisamu
Gossypium barbadense L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gossypium barbadense L.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(053), H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves of Gossypium barbadense decoction, VO.
H(053) earache, boil unripe fruit and apply juice into ear
H(053) earache, rub unripe fruit in hands and stick into ear
H(053) earache, boil unripe fruit and apply juice into ear
H(053) earache, rub unripe fruit in hands and stick into ear
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
husu (Kikongo), algodeiro (Potuguese)
Gossypium herbaceum L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gossypium herbaceum L.
Family :
Malvaceae
Synonyms :
Gossypium arboreum auct.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(091), H(098), H(099), H(178)
Recipes :
H(018) cephalalgy, extract of plant oil of Gossypium herbaceum on coton, fumigation and inhalation
H(091) anemia, roots tea, VO. 3 X / day or maceration of leaves, to wash the body
H(098) insomnia, tubercle of lu (Hibiscus canabinus), roots of manga (Mangifera indica) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum) + wine, VO. , 1 cup in the morning and the evening after the meal
H(099) epilepsy, crisis, roots tea of yombe (unidentified plant) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum ), VO. 3 X / day
H(178) infarctus, roots tea
H(091) anemia, roots tea, VO. 3 X / day or maceration of leaves, to wash the body
H(098) insomnia, tubercle of lu (Hibiscus canabinus), roots of manga (Mangifera indica) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum) + wine, VO. , 1 cup in the morning and the evening after the meal
H(099) epilepsy, crisis, roots tea of yombe (unidentified plant) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum ), VO. 3 X / day
H(178) infarctus, roots tea
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(ovo) tele (Umbundu), algodoeiro (Portuguese)
Grewia cyclopetala Wawra :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Grewia cyclopetala Wawra
Family :
Tiliaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food) of Grewia cyclopetala , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia cyclopetala. = 21)
.(Total number of citations for Grewia cyclopetala. = 21)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
mukonda (Makonda)
Grewia flavescens Juss. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Grewia flavescens Juss.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(095), H(100)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruit (food)
H(100) gonorrhea, belowground organs of Grewia flavescens , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia flavescens. = 41)
H(100) gonorrhea, belowground organs of Grewia flavescens , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia flavescens. = 41)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omumbole, munama
Grewia monticola Sond. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Grewia monticola Sond.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits, H(095) fresh fruits
H(008) diarrhea, barks , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia monticola. = 30)
H(008) diarrhea, barks , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia monticola. = 30)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omumpapu
Grewia villosa Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Grewia villosa Willd.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Synonyms :
Grewia echinulata Del.
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(037), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) alcoholic beverage, fruits of Grewia villosa , H(095) fresh fruit (food), H(095) non alcoholic beverage fruit
H(008) diarrhea, H(037) cough, barks, RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia villosa. = 45)
H(008) diarrhea, H(037) cough, barks, RNS
.(Total number of citations for Grewia villosa. = 45)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ominkota
Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq. :
5 reference(s)
Official name :
Gynandropsis gynandra (L.) Briq.
Family :
Capparaceae
Synonyms :
Cleome gynandra L.
,
Gynandropsis pentaphylla DC.
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, eat the leaves as spinach
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(o) mphungu (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food (additive), to eat as spinach
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(o) mphungu (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, herb of Cleome gynandra
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(mu)zambwe (Umubumbu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves of Gynandropsis pentaphylla
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(o)mphungu (Nyaneka)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(051), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) cooked vegetable, leaves
H(051) fever, whole plant, H(018) headache, belowground organs of Cleome gynandra , RNS
(Total number of citations for Cleome gynandra = 14)
H(051) fever, whole plant, H(018) headache, belowground organs of Cleome gynandra , RNS
(Total number of citations for Cleome gynandra = 14)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ompungu
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gyrocarpus americanus Jacq.
Family :
Hernandiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(008), H(018), H(038), H(104)
Recipes :
H(000) general malaise barks, H(008) diarrhea, H(104) stomach-ache, barks, leaves, H(038) urinary tract inflammations barks, H(018) headache, leaves, of Gyrocarpu americanus , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Gyrocarpus americanus = 10)
.(Total number of citations for Gyrocarpus americanus = 10)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omuxiria, musiria
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.
Family :
Hypericaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(051x), H(126)
Recipes :
H(051x) yellow fever, H(126) hepatitis, barks of Harungana madagascariensis, decoction with .Erythrina abyssinica, enema (causes strong, cleaning diarrhea
H(203) yellow or orange dye, barks cold water extract
H(203) yellow or orange dye, barks cold water extract
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
ntunu (Kikongo)
Heeria insignis (Delile) Kuntze :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Heeria insignis (Delile) Kuntze
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Synonyms :
Ozoroa insignis Del.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(038), H(104)
Recipes :
H(038), uro-genital infection, to boil the roots of mbango (Croton mubango) of ndeo (Ozoroa insignis) of mya yo'venala (Ochna angustifolia), VO., 3 X / day
H(104) abdominal pains, gastralgia, roots tea , VO.
H(104) abdominal pains, gastralgia, roots tea , VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Quissama)
Vernacular name :
(olo) ndeo (Umbundu)
Helichrysum mechowianum Klatt var.mechowianum :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Helichrysum mechowianum Klatt var.mechowianum
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(033), H(051), H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum, sometimes with Xylopia aethiopica, Monodora myristica for enema
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum with Chenopodium ambrosioides, Xylopia aethiopica of Monodora myristica, Ocimum gratissimum for enema
H(051) fever, H(051) paludism, leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum with Chenopodium ambrosioides, Xylopia aethiopica of Monodora myristica, Cyperus sp. for enema
H(033) fertility leaves of leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum with Urena lobata for enema
H(104) child light stomach pain, H(068) worms, leaves for enema
H(202) leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum as toilet paper
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum with Chenopodium ambrosioides, Xylopia aethiopica of Monodora myristica, Ocimum gratissimum for enema
H(051) fever, H(051) paludism, leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum with Chenopodium ambrosioides, Xylopia aethiopica of Monodora myristica, Cyperus sp. for enema
H(033) fertility leaves of leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum with Urena lobata for enema
H(104) child light stomach pain, H(068) worms, leaves for enema
H(202) leaves of Helichrysum mechowianum + Helichrysum mechowianum var.mechowianum as toilet paper
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kafuke (Kikongo)
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(022), H(031), H(037), H(038), H(098), H(101), H(104), H(113), H(195)
Recipes :
H(022) painful delivery, ONS of Helichrysum nudifolium , RNS
H(031) intercostal pain, pound roots decoction , VO.
H(037) tuberculosis, hemoptysy, infusion of roots of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium) of kamulatu (unidentified plant), VO.
H(038) uro-genital infection, roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(098) nightmare, pounded roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(101) abundant regulars, roots tea of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium) of wiya (Myrsine africana)
H(104) abdominal pains, tea of ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium) of syele (not identified mushroom), VO., 1 cup or moins, 3 X / day
H(113) rachialgia, to heat and to press the roots, to rub
H(195) hydropisy, to pound the fruits of nandjila (Solanum panduriforme), powder, mix with 100 cc H2O, VO + tea of ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) of mwi katito (Strychnos cocculoides) of kastomago (unidentified plant) of roots of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium)
H(031) intercostal pain, pound roots decoction , VO.
H(037) tuberculosis, hemoptysy, infusion of roots of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium) of kamulatu (unidentified plant), VO.
H(038) uro-genital infection, roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(098) nightmare, pounded roots tea, VO. 1 cup 3 X / day
H(101) abundant regulars, roots tea of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium) of wiya (Myrsine africana)
H(104) abdominal pains, tea of ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium) of syele (not identified mushroom), VO., 1 cup or moins, 3 X / day
H(113) rachialgia, to heat and to press the roots, to rub
H(195) hydropisy, to pound the fruits of nandjila (Solanum panduriforme), powder, mix with 100 cc H2O, VO + tea of ndjelavayo (Aphania seneitchnsis) of mwi katito (Strychnos cocculoides) of kastomago (unidentified plant) of roots of tutulu (Helichrysum nudifolium)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Katchiungo)
Vernacular name :
(a) tuvu-tuvu, (oka) tutulu (Umubundu)
Heteromorpha stenophylla Welw. ex Schinz :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Heteromorpha stenophylla Welw. ex Schinz
Family :
Apiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027z), H(037), H(139)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, and breast pain, leaves, H(027z) pregnancy troubles and H(139) sexual stimulant for men; belowground organs of Heteromorpha stenophylla , RNS
.(Total number of citations for Heteromorpha stenophylla= 8)
.(Total number of citations for Heteromorpha stenophylla= 8)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
opmulunda
Hexalobus monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hexalobus monopetalus (A. Rich.) Engl. & Diels
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Uvaria monopetala A. Richard.
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(124), H(196)
Recipes :
H(124) epitaxis, barks and leaves powder of Hexalobus monopetalusr, to snuff
H(196) scurvy, barks to chew
H(196) scurvy, barks to chew
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) kuma (Nyaneka)
Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hibiscus acetosella Welw. ex Hiern
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, stems and leaves of Hibiscus acetosella
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)se-wa-ngondje (Kimbundu), azedas (Portuguese)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(015), H(051), H(098), H(099), H(127)
Recipes :
H(015) hematuria, one cup of roots tea of Hibiscus cannabinus, 3 X / day, VO
H(051) paludism, tea of tubercles, VO.
H(098) insomnia, tubercle of lu (Hibiscus cannabinus) , roots of manga (Mangifera indica) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum) + wine. VO. 1 cup in the morning and the evening after the meals
H(099) epilepsy, roots tea, VO. 3 X / day during 8 days
H(127) splenalgy, liquid preparation from the tubercle
H(051) paludism, tea of tubercles, VO.
H(098) insomnia, tubercle of lu (Hibiscus cannabinus) , roots of manga (Mangifera indica) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum) + wine. VO. 1 cup in the morning and the evening after the meals
H(099) epilepsy, roots tea, VO. 3 X / day during 8 days
H(127) splenalgy, liquid preparation from the tubercle
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Malanje)
Vernacular name :
(u) lu (Umbundu), linho-de-gombo (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, stems and leaves of Hibiscus cannabinus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)se, (u)lu (tubercule), (u)lo (plante) (Kimbundu), linho-de-gombo (Portuguese)
Hibiscus esculentus (L.) Moench :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hibiscus esculentus (L.) Moench
Family :
Malvaceae
Synonyms :
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
kingombo (Kimbundu), quiabo (Portuguese)
Hibiscus sabdariffa L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hibiscus sabdariffa L.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves of Hibiscus sabdariffa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)tetia (Ganguela), (u)se (Kimbundu), azedas (Portuguese)
Hoslundia opposita Vahl :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hoslundia opposita Vahl
Family :
Lamiaceae
Synonyms :
Hoslundia oppositifolia P. Beauv.
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, calyx of Hoslundia opposita
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
hondwa (Kimbundu) (Umubumbu)
Hymenocardia acida Tul. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Hymenocardia acida Tul.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(082)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, tuberculosis bronchitis, cough, roots tea of meti (Hymenocardia acida) of topota-vaso (Psorospermun febrifugum ) or chew the barks and seeds of meti or maceration of barks and seeds in H2O during 1 h., VO.
H(082) asthma, ONS., RNS.
H(082) asthma, ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Huambo)
Vernacular name :
(olo) meti (Umbundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(014), H(068)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea , roots of Hymenocardia acida with Syzygium guineense RNS.
H(068) worms, cold water extract from crushed roots of Bridelia ferruginea with Hymenocardia acida , enema
H(014) skin disease, balm from powder of barks mixed with oil
H(104) abdominal pain leaves, barks directly consumed VO. or enema
H(203), whole plant firewood
H(068) worms, cold water extract from crushed roots of Bridelia ferruginea with Hymenocardia acida , enema
H(014) skin disease, balm from powder of barks mixed with oil
H(104) abdominal pain leaves, barks directly consumed VO. or enema
H(203), whole plant firewood
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
luvete (Kikongo)
Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hymenocardia ulmoides Oliv.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(075), H(077), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(077) nausea, H(104) abdominal pain, H(075) hunger, directly consumed ,young reddish leaves of Hymenocardia ulmoides
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nkalangangula (Kikongo)
Hyparrhenia sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Hyparrhenia sp.
Family :
Poaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(203)
Recipes :
H(203) leaves of Hyparrhenia sp. for roofing, also for walls
H(203) firelighter
H(203) firelighter
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
capim, maxinde, musoki (Kikongo)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) leaves of Hyparrhenia sp. pasture (burn regulary for young shoots)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
capim, maxinde, musoki (Kikongo)
Hyptis suaveolens Poit. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hyptis suaveolens Poit.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(051)
Recipes :
H(001) eye disease, liquid from crushed material applied to eye
H(051) fever, leaves infusion of Hyptis suaveolens, inhalation, steam bath
H(051) fever, leaves infusion of Hyptis suaveolens, inhalation, steam bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kinsaquati (Kikongo)
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.
Family :
Poaceae
Synonyms :
Imperata cylindrica var. africana (Andersson) C.E. Hubb.
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(111), H(171), H(203)
Recipes :
H(171) diabetes, rhizome of Imperata cylindrica, decoction, VO.
H(111) burns, seeds balm (with palm oil) local application
H(203) leaves for roofing
H(111) burns, seeds balm (with palm oil) local application
H(203) leaves for roofing
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kindonga (Kikongo)
Indigofera spicata Forssk. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Indigofera spicata Forssk.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(031), H(037), H(038), H(139)
Recipes :
H(031) intercostal pain, tea of leaves of Indigofera spicata , 1 spoon, 3 X / day, some drps for child
H(037) cough, chest pain, tea of leaves, VO.
H(038) cystalgia, roots tea
H(139) sexual incapacity, roots tea
H(037) cough, chest pain, tea of leaves, VO.
H(038) cystalgia, roots tea
H(139) sexual incapacity, roots tea
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Benguela, Caconda)
Vernacular name :
(a) tumba-djali (Umubundu)
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(038), H(123), H(126)
Recipes :
H(123) food poisoning, H(126) liver diseases, H(038) urinary tract inflammations, belowground organs of Indigofera spicata , RNS
.(Total number of citations for ndigofera spicata = 4)
.(Total number of citations for ndigofera spicata = 4)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
etumbanjali
Inga sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Inga sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(095) food, fresh fruits of Inga sp, VO.
H(203), wood for charcoal
H(203), wood for charcoal
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
banana makako (Kikongo), caseleira (Portuguese)
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Family :
Convolvulaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, tuber of Ipomoea batatas
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
€kapa (Umubumbu), batata-doce, batata-da-ilha (Portuguese)
Ipomoea sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ipomoea sp.
Family :
Convolvulaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(109)
Recipes :
H(109), tubercle of Ipomoea sp., cataplasm or friction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nome
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(082)
Recipes :
Vb(082), 30 gr of Ipomoea sp. tubercles, decoction, 1 glass H2O, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nome
Isoberlinia angolensis (Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Isoberlinia angolensis (Benth.) Hoyle & Brenan
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, tuberculosis, pneumonia, tea of roots of mwe (Isoberlinia angolensis) of tola (Piliostigma thonningii) of mondolwa (Steganotaenia araliacea)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Huambo)
Vernacular name :
(olo) mwe (plante), (alu) nga (fruit) (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013)
Recipes :
H(004) wound,H(013) ulcer, barks and leaves, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of south of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) nue (Nyaneka)
Jatropha curcas L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) constipation (purgative), to eat 2 to 5 roasted seeds of Jatropha curcas without pericarp (poisoning danger, not for childs)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Katchiungo)
Vernacular name :
(i) molo (Umbundu), purgueira (Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, leaves of Jatropha curcas, decoction, rinsed in mouth
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mpuluka (Kikongo)
Kalanchoe crenata (Andr.) Haw. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Kalanchoe crenata (Andr.) Haw.
Family :
Crassulaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(053)
Recipes :
H(053) earache,crushed leaves of Kalanchoe crenata, applied to ear
H(201), the whole plant, part of the ceremony to ask the ancestors for permission to enter the Grutas do Nzenzu
H(201), the whole plant, part of the ceremony to ask the ancestors for permission to enter the Grutas do Nzenzu
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
luikiaikuai
Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) DC.
Family :
Meliaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051), barks of Khaya anthotheca, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Norte, Cuanza Sul, Malanje)
Vernacular name :
(ki) baba (Kimbundu)
Kirkia acuminata Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Kirkia acuminata Oliv.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(018)
Recipes :
H(001) eye inflammations and H(018) headache leaves of Kirkia acuminata, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omukunduti, omuhoho
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lablab purpureus (L.) Sweet
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Lablab purpureus
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(ma)kanza, (ma)mboesa (Kimbundu), feijâo-cutelinho (Portuguese)
Lactuca sativa L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lactuca sativa L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves of Lactuca sativa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
alface (Portuguese)
Lagenaria breviflora (Benth.) Roberty :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lagenaria breviflora (Benth.) Roberty
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms :
Adenopus breviflorus Benth.
Reference VB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), fishing poison, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standley
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms :
Lagenaria vulgaris Ser.
,
Cucurbita lagenaria L.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(015)
Recipes :
H(015) haematuria, ONS. De Lagenaria siceraria, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (the whole country)
Vernacular name :
(olo) mbinda (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruits, seeds of Lagenaria siceraria
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
dinango, mbinda (Kimbundu)
Lagenaria sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lagenaria sp.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(202), dried fruit of Lagenaria sp. is opened and used as brush
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
disenga (Kikongo)
Landolphia owariensis P. Beauv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Landolphia owariensis P. Beauv.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) fresh fruit of Landolphia owariensis directly consumed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
macongue, makonge (Kikongo)
Lannea angolensis R. Fern. & Mendes :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lannea angolensis R. Fern. & Mendes
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(108)
Recipes :
colds,H(037) cough, barks of Lannea angolensis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omunthiwi
Lannea antiscorbutica (Hiern) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lannea antiscorbutica (Hiern) Engl.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(003), H(012), H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, decoction of crushed bark of Lannea cf. antiscorbutica with or without Carica papaya, applied to tooth
H(003) pulled muscles, H(012) fractures, decoction of crushed bark, applied externally and left to dry, forms cast
H(003) pulled muscles, H(012) fractures, decoction of crushed bark, applied externally and left to dry, forms cast
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nkumbi (Kikongo)
Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(003)
Recipes :
H(003) swelling, cooiked leaves as cataplasm or massage
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla of Tchivinguiro of Humpata)
Vernacular name :
(omu) ngongolua (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruits of Lannea edulis
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)ngongwila (Umubumbu)
Lantana rugosa Thunb. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Lantana rugosa Thunb.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001), plant maceration in cold H2O, eyes bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(otyi) tui-tui, (otyi) tuitui (Nyaneka)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Lantana rugosa
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(e)pungu-lunyanda, (i)ndembe (Umubumbu)
Laportea sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Laportea sp.
Family :
Urticaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(037), H(094)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, leaves of Laportea sp. infusion, VO.,suitable for children
H(094) haemorrhoids, leaves cooked , VO., with peanuts
H(094) haemorrhoids, leaves cooked , VO., with peanuts
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kihidi, hidi (Kikongo)
Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(031)
Recipes :
H(031) intercostal pain, leaves, hot local application during the night
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) paya (Nyaneka)
Leonotis sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Leonotis sp.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000) general pain, leaves infusion of Leonotis sp., VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kakenginzongo (Kikongo)
Lepisanthes senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Leenh. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lepisanthes senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Leenh.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, barks of Lepisanthes senegalensis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
omungolo
Lippia multiflora Moldenke :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Lippia multiflora Moldenke
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(092), H(195)
Recipes :
H(018) cephalalgy, tea of Boscia rehmanniana, to add leaves of Lippia multiflora , VO.
H(037) cough, elimau (Citrus limon) , ndembi (Lippia multiflora), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), nakokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) to pound those plants, to macerate during 2 to 3 day, distilation to obtain a sirup , VO.
H(092) (oka) fundi , poison dissembled in the food loft , could be deadly for the thief
H(195) hydropisy, roots tea of tyambulu (Tapinanthus glaucocarpus) of ndembi katito (Lippia multiflora) of dambi yov'olwi (Lippia javanica), VO. 1 cup on an empty stomach
H(037) cough, elimau (Citrus limon) , ndembi (Lippia multiflora), hota-hota (Panicum maximum), nakokutu (Euphorbia candelabrum) to pound those plants, to macerate during 2 to 3 day, distilation to obtain a sirup , VO.
H(092) (oka) fundi , poison dissembled in the food loft , could be deadly for the thief
H(195) hydropisy, roots tea of tyambulu (Tapinanthus glaucocarpus) of ndembi katito (Lippia multiflora) of dambi yov'olwi (Lippia javanica), VO. 1 cup on an empty stomach
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Bié, Katchiungo, Malanjé)
Vernacular name :
(olo) ndembi (Umbundu)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) leaves infusion of Lippia multiflora for tea
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
bulukutu (Kikongo)
Lippia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lippia sp.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference VB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937.
Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
V(006)
Recipes :
Vb(006) calf, leaves of Lippia sp, powder, 1 pinch, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola
Vernacular name :
(o) hepepe (Nyaneka)
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Lycopersicon esculentum Mill.
Family :
Solanaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(068, f) child helminthiasis, to pound the leaves of matya (Lycopersicon esculentum) of tyambulu (chenopodium ambrosioides), mettre in l'anus
H(201) madness, ONS. of matya (Lycopersicon esculentum) of tiko (Blumea mollis) of sapola (Allium cepa), scarifications on head + local application
H(201) madness, ONS. of matya (Lycopersicon esculentum) of tiko (Blumea mollis) of sapola (Allium cepa), scarifications on head + local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(a) matya (Umbundu), tomate (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Lycopersicon esculentum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(e)matya (Néol), (Umubumbu), tomateiro (Portuguese)
Maesa lanceolata Forssk. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
Family :
Myrsinaceae
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, decoction of barks and leaves, enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) kuka (Nyaneka)
Maesa sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Maesa sp.
Family :
Myrsinaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(033), H(124)
Recipes :
H(124) childhood disease (blood loss), ONS. Maesa sp. with Euphorbia pulcherrima, RNS.
H(033) infirtility ONS. Maesa sp. with Phragmenthera sp., RNS.
H(033) infirtility ONS. Maesa sp. with Phragmenthera sp., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nkambakiana (Kikongo)
Mangifera indica L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Mangifera indica L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(022), H(098), H(124), H(201)
Recipes :
H(022) painfull delivery, to pound the roots of filanganga (Chrysophyllum argyrophyllum) of ngolo (Terminalia brachystemma) of manga (Mangifera indica), to heat, to press, to rub lthe lower belly ans the kidney
H(098) insomnia, tubercle of lu (Hibiscus cannabinus) , roots of manga (Mangifera indica) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum) + wine. VO. 1 cup in the morning and the evening after meal
H(124) haemorrage (uterus), extrait liquid extract of fruit, 10 gr of this liquide + 120 gr H2O, VO. 1 to 2 coffee spoon every 2 h.
H(201) (o) fela, pathology from an hurtfull wind (nervous troubles , fever, debility…), to pound the leaves, put in the bath
H(098) insomnia, tubercle of lu (Hibiscus cannabinus) , roots of manga (Mangifera indica) of tele (Gossypium herbaceum) + wine. VO. 1 cup in the morning and the evening after meal
H(124) haemorrage (uterus), extrait liquid extract of fruit, 10 gr of this liquide + 120 gr H2O, VO. 1 to 2 coffee spoon every 2 h.
H(201) (o) fela, pathology from an hurtfull wind (nervous troubles , fever, debility…), to pound the leaves, put in the bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(olu) manga (Umbundu), mangueira (Portuguese)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Mangifera indica
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(o)manga (Umubumbu), mangueira (Portuguese)
Manihot esculenta Crantz :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Manihot utilissima Pohl
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(020x), H(053)
Recipes :
H(020x) bee bite, local friction with leaves of Manihot esculenta
H(053) otitis, pounded leaves, juice, drops in ears
H(053) otitis, pounded leaves, juice, drops in ears
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of moxico, Planalto, Benguela, littoral))
Vernacular name :
(i) tombo (Umbundu), mandioqueira (Portuguese)
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(015)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, porridge of manioc (Manihot utilissima), VO.
H(015) hematuria, VO. the liquid where the manioc has macerated
H(015) hematuria, VO. the liquid where the manioc has macerated
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto)
Vernacular name :
(olo) mbowe (Umbundu)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) important food , tuberous roots, leaves of Manihot esculenta
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(u)tombo (Umubumbu), mandioca, mandioqueira-amarga (Portuguese)
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Exell
Family :
Celastraceae
Synonyms :
Gymnosporia senegalensis (Lam.) Loes.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(004), H(100)
Recipes :
H(004) infected wounds or H(100) syphilitic wounds, roots powderof Maytenus senegalensis mixed with oil, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Cuanza Sul, Seles, Caconda)
Vernacular name :
(oka) minga (Umbundu)
Reference HB 26M
Author(s) :
Bonnefoux, Benedicto Marius (R.P.)
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Hufla. Manuscrits n° 1 et n°2 (Congrégation do Espirito Santo), 1885-1937. Registrated by Bossard, E. in ref. HB 25M
Symptoms :
H(001), H(014), H(068), H(113)
Recipes :
H(001) speck, ONS., RNS
H(014) eczema (o) mbimbi, leaves and roots , RNS.
H(068) child helminthiasis, leaves, RNS; enema
H(113) rheumatism of the knee, rub the knee with the leaves and sand
H(014) eczema (o) mbimbi, leaves and roots , RNS.
H(068) child helminthiasis, leaves, RNS; enema
H(113) rheumatism of the knee, rub the knee with the leaves and sand
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Hufla)
Vernacular name :
(omu) mbanguluve (Nyaneka)
Melanthera scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Melanthera scandens (Schumach. & Thonn.) Roberty
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wounds, crushed leaves of Melanthera scandens applied to wound
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
kalahi, kalau, makaila (Kikongo)
Mentha sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Mentha sp.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(051), H(104)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, tea of leaves of Mentha sp., VO. + to rub the body with salt
H(104) belly pains, tea of leaves, VO. , adults 1 cup 3 X / day, less for childs
H(104) belly pains, tea of leaves, VO. , adults 1 cup 3 X / day, less for childs
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Babaera, Mungo)
Vernacular name :
(ovo) ndjululu (Umbundu), hortela-brava (Portuguese
Mentha sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Mentha sp.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104, 2) stomachache, leaves of Mentha sp., RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
orterao
Mikania natalensis DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Mikania natalensis DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027y)
Recipes :
H(027y, 3) postpartum hygiene leaves of Mikania natalensis, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
southern Angola
Vernacular name :
ossivi
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Chlorophora excelsa (Welw) Benth. & Hook.
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(008x), H(099)
Recipes :
H(008x) diarrhoea (with blood), H(008) diarrhoea (constipating), roots infusion or tea of Milicia excelsa, VO. 1 cup, 3 X / ^Day
H(099) epilepsy, roots tea
H(099) epilepsy, roots tea
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Amboim)
Vernacular name :
(i) kamba (Umbundu), amorcira (Portuguese)
Millettia versicolor Welw. ex Bak. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Millettia versicolor Welw. ex Bak.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(040), H(046), H(113), H(203)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Xylopia aethiopica of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum
H(040) backache and H(113) rheumatic pain, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum of Persea americana, steam bath
H(203), fiber used to tie off leg
H(046) measles barks tied around wrist
H(203) wood to produce mortars
H(203) wood for charcoal production
H(040) backache and H(113) rheumatic pain, leaves of Chenopodium ambrosioides of Milletia versicolor of Ocimum gratissimum of Persea americana, steam bath
H(203), fiber used to tie off leg
H(046) measles barks tied around wrist
H(203) wood to produce mortars
H(203) wood for charcoal production
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mbota, mbandu (Kikongo)
Momordica balsamina L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Momordica balsamina L.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) not frequent food complement, leaves and fruits of Momordica balsamina
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
balsamina-de-purga, balsamina-pequena (Portuguese)
Momordica charantia L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Momordica charantia L.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference HB 25M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
La médecine traditionnelle au centre et à l'ouest de l'Angola.
Ministério da ciênciae da tecnologia. Instituto de investigaçâo cientifica tropical. Lisboa - p. 531 (1996) (ISBN : 972-672-858-4)
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) anthelminthic, decoction of leaves of Momordica charantia or 2 to 3 seeds, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (region of Luanda)
Vernacular name :
balsamina-longa (Kimbundu, Portuguese)
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(006), H(051), H(107), H(118)
Recipes :
H(118) sore throat, whole plant of Momordica charantia, wrapped around neck
H(051) fever, leaves decoction, enema
H(006) constipation, leaves decoction, enema, for children
H(107) typhoid fever, leaves decoction, enema or VO.
H(051) fever, leaves decoction, enema
H(006) constipation, leaves decoction, enema, for children
H(107) typhoid fever, leaves decoction, enema or VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
lumbuzam-buza, nlumbuzu-buzua (Kikongo)
Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Monodora myristica (Gaertn.) Dunal
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(037), H(051), H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(051) paludim, seeds of Monodora myristica with Xylopia aethiopica, Chenopodium ambrosioides, Ocimum gratissimum, RNS. VO.
H(037) cough, seeds of Monodora myristica, directly consumed
H(051) fever, seeds of Monodora myristica with Cyperus sp., Xylopia aethiopica, Chenopodium ambrosioides
H(068) worms, seeds of Monodora myristica, infusion with other species, Piper sp., Xylopia aethiopica and Aframomum sp.
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves, seeds, sometimes on combination with other species enema
H(037) cough, seeds of Monodora myristica, directly consumed
H(051) fever, seeds of Monodora myristica with Cyperus sp., Xylopia aethiopica, Chenopodium ambrosioides
H(068) worms, seeds of Monodora myristica, infusion with other species, Piper sp., Xylopia aethiopica and Aframomum sp.
H(104) abdominal pain, leaves, seeds, sometimes on combination with other species enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
peve, gipeve, gipehe (Kikongo)
Morinda lucida Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Morinda lucida Benth.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(040), H(104)
Recipes :
H(040) backache barks, leaves of Morinda lucida , crushed material applied to back
H(104) abdominal pain barks, leaves infusion or directly consumed VO. (very bitter)
H(104) abdominal pain barks, leaves infusion or directly consumed VO. (very bitter)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
nsilu-nsilu (Kikongo)
Moringa oleifera Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family :
Moringaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, leaves, fruits, flowers, seeds oil of Moringa oleifera
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
moringueiro (Portuguese)
Mucuna stans Welw. ex Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Mucuna stans Welw. ex Baker
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HU 02
Author(s) :
Urso, V., M. A. Signorini, M. Tonini , P. Bruschi
Title :
Wild medicinal and food plants used by communities living in Mopane woodlands of southern Angola: Results of an ethnobotanical field investigation
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 177, 126–139, (2016)
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