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1488 plants found in 123 reference(s)
Abrus precatorius L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 62
Author(s) :
Botha, C.J., M.-L. Penrith
Title :
Poisonous plants of veterinary and human importance in southern Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119, pp. 549–558 (2008)
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.022
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) Abrus precatorius, plant poisoning that manifest with syndroms as diarrhoea for multispecies
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Abutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Abutilon sonneratianum (Cav.) Sweet
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HP 51
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs: with a discussion on the relationships of the floras of Basutoland, the Kalahari, and the south-eastern regions
Annals of the South African Museum 16 (1917) (From reference HV 09)
Symptoms :
V(139)
Recipes :
Vb(139), the plant Abutilon sonneratianum is used to stimulate bulls in the spring
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
Recipes :
Vb(139) Abutilon sonneratianum as stimulant for bulls in spring
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
lecheane
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
V(139)
Recipes :
Vb(139), the plant Abutilon sonneratianum is used to stimulate bulls in the spring
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
berg se wilde kopdagg (Afrikaans language)
Reference HV 09
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E. , H. de Wet , F.R. Van Heerden
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in the southeastern Karoo
South Africa Journal of Botany , 74, pp. 696–704, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) madness (severe nervous conditions), smoke a cigarette made from the leaves of Abutilon sonneratianum mixed with the styles (beard) of sweetcorn (Zea may); “it breaks the madness”.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Southeastern Karoo, Murraysburg region)
Vernacular name :
berg se wilde kopdagg (Afrikaans language)
Acacia albida Del. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Reference HC 51
Author(s) :
Constant, N. L. , M. P. Tshisikhawe
Title :
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:56 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
Symptoms :
Recipes :
Vb(095) fruits of Faidherbia albida eaten by cattle
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
muhoto (Vhavenda), ana tree,apple ring, winter thorn (English)
Reference HC 51
Author(s) :
Constant, N. L. , M. P. Tshisikhawe
Title :
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:56 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) venereal disease, bark of Faidherbia albida , RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
muhoto (Vhavenda), ana tree,apple ring, winter thorn (English)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(100), H(175x)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(100) veneral diseases, barks of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(175x) beauty and shade, whole plant of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(175x) beauty and shade, whole plant of Acacia albida, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muhoto (Venda)
Reference HW 52
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, P.
Title :
Trees of the kruger National Park
Purnell, Cape Town (1972 - 1974). (From reference HM 58)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(100)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(100) veneral diseases, barks of Acacia albida, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Kruger National Park)
Vernacular name :
muhoto (Venda)
Acacia ataxacantha DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia ataxacantha DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) aphrodisiac,, roots barks of Acacia ataxacantha = others plants, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muluwa (Venda)
Acacia burkei Benth :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia burkei Benth
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HD 21
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , M.N. Nkwanyana, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, volume 130, pp. 284–289, (2010)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110003041
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 4) diarrhoea, bark or leaves of Acacia burkei are crushed and mixed with cold or hot water. The infusion (125 ml) is administered twice a day until diarrhoea subsides.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
umkhaya
Reference HD 29
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , S.Nciki, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of various skin disorders by a rural community in northern Maputaland, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 9:51, (2013) doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-51
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/51 + Additional file 1
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) skin disorders, mix a handful of chopped bark of Acacia burkei with the same amount of bark of Ozoroa engleri, Sclerocarya birrea, Syzygium cordatum, Tabernaemontana elegans and two handfuls of fresh Lippia javanica leaves in 2 L of water and boil for 2 hrs. Strain when cool and half a glass (± 125 mL) is taken by adults and a size eight syringe (± 240 mL) as an enema for the treatment of sores. Children take quarter a glass (± 62 mL) of the decoction and use a size two syringe (± 60 mL) as an enema. The decoction is taken three times a day for two weeks after which the sores begin to heal.
H(014) ringworm , macerate half a handful of fresh chopped bark Acacia burkei with a handful of Kigelia africana bark in 1 L of water. Infants take 1 table spoon (tablespoon) three times a day for a week to treat ringworm which appears as red spots at the back of their necks.
H(014) ringworm , macerate half a handful of fresh chopped bark Acacia burkei with a handful of Kigelia africana bark in 1 L of water. Infants take 1 table spoon (tablespoon) three times a day for a week to treat ringworm which appears as red spots at the back of their necks.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northern Maputaland)
Vernacular name :
umkhaya
Reference HD 40
Author(s) :
de Wet, H.,S.C.Ngubane
Title :
Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints
South African Journal of Botany 94, 129–139 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(022)
Recipes :
H(022) to ease labour and labour pain, ashes of dried bark of Acacia burkei and a handful of ash is poured into 1 L of water and shake. The suspension is allowed to sediment and half a cup (±125 mL) of the supernatant is taken orally twice a day. Activity may be enhanced by rectal administration of the remaining medicine (enema)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
northern Maputaland (South Africa)
Vernacular name :
umkhaya (Zulu)
Acacia caffra (Thunb) Wild. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia caffra (Thunb) Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 59
Author(s) :
Bhat R.B. , T.V. Jacobs
Title :
Traditional herbal medicine in Transkei
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 48, 7-12 (1995)
Symptoms :
H(051), H(108)
Recipes :
H(051) fever and H(108) cold, filtered decoction of leaves of Acacia caffra, VO. a cup-full twice daily
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
um ngamanzi, um toli, um nyamanzi (Xhosa); water thorn, kaffir thorn, cat thorn, gum tree, common hook thorn (English)
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); leaves of Acacia caffra dried, burnt and mixed with animal fats, Applied directly on mouth ulcers or vaginal ulcers
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
murovhambado (Tshivenda)
Acacia decurrens Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia decurrens Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VM 35
Author(s) :
Masika P.J., Van Averbeke W. and Sonandi A
Title :
Use of herbal remedies by small-scale farmers to treat livestock diseases in Central Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association, Volume 71, 87–91. (2000).
http://www.jsava.co.za/index.php/jsava/article/viewFile/685/659
Symptoms :
V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(030) hastens oestrus, bark decoction of Acacia decurrens, VO. Ad libitum
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Central Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
indywabas (Xhosa)
Acacia hockii De Wild. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(008), H(013), H(014), H(037), H(076), H(124)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(013) boils, H(014) ringworm, H(037) tuberculosis, H(076) thrush, H(124) haemorrhage, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia karroo, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
mnga (isi Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(008), V(013), V(014), V(037), V(076), V(124)
Recipes :
V(008) diarrhoea, V(013) boils, V(014) ringworm, V(037) tuberculosis, V(076) thrush, V(124) haemorrhage, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia karroo, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
mnga (isi Xhosa)
Acacia karroo Hayne :
22 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 22
Author(s) :
Arnold, H.-J. & M. Gulumian
Title :
Pharmacopoeia of traditional medicine in Venda.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 12, pp. 35 -74, (1984)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0378874184900862
Symptoms :
H(178)
Recipes :
H(178) heart disorder, thorns of Acacia karroo, fruits of Musa paradisiaca, decoction, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muunga (Luvenda)
Reference HA 52
Author(s) :
Appidi, J. R., D.S. Grierson & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences 11(15): 1961 - 1963, (2008)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, decoction of barks of Acacia karroo, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa.(Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(106)
Recipes :
H(106), root bark of Acacia karroo is ground, infused in H20, and sprinkled on the garden to repel snakes.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umuNga
Reference HD 19
Author(s) :
Dykman, E.J.
Title :
De Suid Afrikaanse Kook-
Koek- en Resepte Boek, 14th improved impression. Paarl Printers Ltd., Paarl (Cape Colony), South Africa.( 1908)
From reference HV 51
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HD 22
Author(s) :
De Beer, J.J.J., B.-E. Van Wyk
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of the Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 77, 741–754, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0254629911000469
Symptoms :
H(137), H(239)
Recipes :
H(137) the bark of Acacia karroo is used to treat aching legs
H(239, 5) used as fire-wood
H(239, 5) used as fire-wood
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Agter–Hantam, Northern Cape Province
Vernacular name :
witdoring, witpendoring (Hantam names)
Reference HK 44
Author(s) :
Kling, H.
Title :
Die Sieketrooster. Van de Sandt de Villiers, Cape Town. (1923)
From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HL 16
Author(s) :
Laidler, P.W.
Title :
The magic medicine of the Hottentots.
South African Journal of Science Volume 25, pp.433–447. (1928) From references HV 51, HS 32
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(008), H(055), H(104), H(108), H(124)
Recipes :
H(001) eyes inflamation, H(008) dysentery, H(008) diarrhoea, H(055) emetic, H(104) colic, H(108) cold, H(124) coagulent, barks of Acacia karroo
H(201) magic, thorns
H(201) magic, thorns
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muuunga (Venda)
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
Vb(092) tulip poisoning food in cattle
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muuunga (Venda)
Reference HM 64
Author(s) :
Moteetee, A. , B-E .Van Wyk
Title :
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review
Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) Acacia karroo crushed for colic in infants
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leōka
Reference HM 66
Author(s) :
Masevhe, N. A. , L. J. McGaw, J. N. Eloff
Title :
The traditional use of plants to manage candidiasis and related infections in Venda, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 168, 364–372 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) candidiasis and related infections (makuma); roots and stem bark of Acacia karoo are boiled together, mouthwash or applied to genitals, 2x per day for a week
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
muunga (Tshivenda)
Reference HM 81
Author(s) :
Mongalo, N. I. and T. J. Makhafola
Title :
Ethnobotanical knowledge of the lay people of Blouberg area (Pedi tribe), Limpopo Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 14:46 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0245-4
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 15) roots of Acacia karroo are used to treat diarrhoea, RNS. VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mooka
Reference HO 18
Author(s) :
Olajuyigbe, O. O. and A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(18), pp. 3415-3424, 16 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16May/Olajuyigbe%20and%20Afolayan.pdf
Symptoms :
H(008), H(008x)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, H(008x) haemorrhagic diarrhoea, infusions and concoctions of the leaves, bark and gum of Acacia karroo
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umngampunzi, intlaka, umnga
Reference HP 12
Author(s) :
Pappe, L.
Title :
Pappe, L., 1847. A List South African Indigenous Plants Used as Remedies by the Colonists of the Cape of Good Hope. O.I. Pike, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1850. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus. A.S. Robertson, Cape Town.
Pappe, L., 1857. Florae Capensis Medicae Prodromus, 2nd ed. W. Britain Press, Cape Town.
From references HV 09, HV 51
Symptoms :
H(008), H(121)
Recipes :
H(121) emulcent, salve; gum of Acacia karroo (Cape gum, heyra)
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery, barks, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Cape region )
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Cape Dutch language)
Reference HP 54
Author(s) :
Phillips, E.P.
Title :
A contribution to the flora of the Leribe Plateau and environs . Annals of the South African Museum16: 1–379 . (1917)
From:
The medical ethnobotany of Lesotho: a review. Bothalia 41,1: 209–228 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) Acacia karroo crushed for colic in infants
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Lesotho)
Vernacular name :
leōka
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(095) sap of Acacia karroo, VO. like honey
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (grassland marshes at Florisbad. )
Vernacular name :
bareku (Basotho)
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) Gum (heyra); emulcent, salve; bark of Acacia karroo for H(008) diarrhoea and dysentery (South African plant with a wide distribution that is also traditionally used in the Sotho and Nguni cultures) from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); Dykman (1908); from Kling (1923); from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
doringboom (Africaans)
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(068), V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(008) fresh bark is boiled in water and given to goats to treat diarrhoea.
Vc(068), Vo(068) bark is chopped into small pieces and boiled for ten minutes, cooled and the water given to goats and sheep (200 ml each morning) to treat intestinal parasites.
Vc(068), Vo(068) bark is chopped into small pieces and boiled for ten minutes, cooled and the water given to goats and sheep (200 ml each morning) to treat intestinal parasites.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Reference VH 15
Author(s) :
Hutchings A., Lewis G. and Cunningham A
Title :
Zulu Medicinal Plants: An Inventory (Paperback).
University of Natal Press. Pietermeritzburg. (1996) From reference VD 17, HP 50, VM 18
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
Vv(039), the roots are used to kill external poultry parasites in Zimbabwe.
(registered from reference VD 17)
(registered from reference VD 17)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 22
Author(s) :
Soyelu, O.T. & P.J. Masika
Title :
Traditional remedies used for the treatment of cattle wounds and myiasis in Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 76:393–397 (2009)
Symptoms :
V(004)
Recipes :
Vb(004) wounds, crush leaves of Acacia karroo and mix with Madubula (Dettol)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Amatola Basin, Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(012)
Recipes :
Vb(008), Vb(012), bark of Acacia karroo, RNS.
- Vv(039) the roots are used to kill external poultry parasites in the North West Province
- Vv(039) the roots are used to kill external poultry parasites in the North West Province
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
mooka (Setswana)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(093)
Recipes :
Vb(093) a bark decoction is used to treat tulp (Moraea polystachya) poisoning in cattle in South Africa
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia mearnsii De Wild. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 54
Author(s) :
Bisi-Johnson, M. A., Obi, C. L., Kambizi, L. and Nkomo, M.
Title :
A survey of indigenous herbal diarrhoeal remedies of O.R. Tambo district, Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
African Journal of Biotechnology Vol. 9(8), pp. 1245-1254 (2010)
http://www.academicjournals.org/AJB
Symptoms :
H(008), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, dysentery, bark infusion of Acacia mearnsii taken orally
H(008) diarrhoea, H(104) abdominal ailments, root of Prunus africana, bark of Acacia mearnsii and leaves of Psidium guajava and roots of umswaninge (?), RNS
H(008) diarrhoea, H(104) abdominal ailments, root of Prunus africana, bark of Acacia mearnsii and leaves of Psidium guajava and roots of umswaninge (?), RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province,Tambo district)
Vernacular name :
ublekwana (Xhosa), udywabasi (Xhosa), (Zulu), blackwood, black wattle (English)
Reference HB 61
Author(s) :
Bhat , RB.
Title :
Medicinal plants and traditional practices of Xhosa people in the Transkei region of Eastern Cape, South Africa
Indian Journal of Traditional Knowledge. Vol. 13 (2), pp. 292-298, April 2014
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomachache, small amount of grounded bark of Acacia mearnsii with H20, VO. 3X/day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Transkei)
Vernacular name :
idywabasi (Xhosa)
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia mearnsii, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
idywabasi (isi Xhosa)
Reference HO 18
Author(s) :
Olajuyigbe, O. O. and A. J. Afolayan
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in the treatment of gastrointestinal disorders in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 6(18), pp. 3415-3424, 16 May, 2012
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR/PDF/pdf2012/16May/Olajuyigbe%20and%20Afolayan.pdf
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, infusions and concoctions of the bark of Acacia mearnsii and decoction of the bark
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
idywabasi
Acacia nigrescens Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nigrescens Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, stem bark of Acacia nigrescens, boiled and administered for dysentry
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
mokgwalo (Local Name), knob thorn (English)
Acacia raddiana Savi :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia raddiana Savi
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vc(095) fruit of Acacia raddiana gathered for goats and sheep feeding
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musu (Venda)
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia rehmanniana Schinz
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 30
Author(s) :
Chauke, MA., LJ. Shai, MA. Mogale, MP. Tshisikhawe, MP. Mokgotho
Title :
Medicinal plant use of villagers in the Mopani district, Limpopo province, South Africa
Afr J Tradit Complement Altern Med. 12(3):9-26 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ajtcam.v12i3.2
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) persistent headache, leaves of Acacia rehmanniana, burnt and inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province, Mopani district)
Vernacular name :
mosemane (Local Name), silky thorn (English)
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Reference HS 34
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S. , A.Maroyi
Title :
Medicinal plants used by the Bapedi traditional healers to treat diarrhoea in the Limpopo Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 144, 395–401 (2012)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874112006356
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, a handful of seeds of Acacia senegal pounded and mixed with warm water. The infusion (250ml) is administered thrice a day until diarrhoea subsides
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo province)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Acacia senegal var. kerensis Schweinf. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal var. kerensis Schweinf.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HS 37
Author(s) :
Semenya, S.S, M. J. Potgieter
Title :
Bapedi traditional healers in the Limpopo Province, South Africa: their socio-cultural profile and traditional healing practice
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2014, 10:4 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-4
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/4
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Symptoms :
H(008), H(124)
Recipes :
H(008, 5) diarrhoea, seeds of Acacia senegal are pounded and 5 teaspoons taken with a tin cup of warm water. Thrice a day
H(124, 1) nose bleeding , seeds and barks are mixed and burned thrice a day; smoke inhaled
H(124, 1) nose bleeding , seeds and barks are mixed and burned thrice a day; smoke inhaled
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Limpopo Province)
Vernacular name :
mookanathutlwa
Acacia seyal Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(104)
Recipes :
V(104), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia sieberiana DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea, roots decoction , RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
Afrique du Sud
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(095) seeds pod of "disutu" =Acacia sp., VO. like candy
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (grassland marshes at Florisbad. )
Vernacular name :
disutu (Basotho)
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(104)
Recipes :
V(104), roots powder of Acacia sp., repels the snakes
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 58
Author(s) :
Mabogo, D.E.N.
Title :
The ethnobotany of the Vhavenda.
Magister Scientiae in the Faculty of Science (Department of Botany)
Thesis, University of Pretoria. (1990)
Symptoms :
H(076)
Recipes :
H(076) gum of Acacia tortilis chewed
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Venda country)
Vernacular name :
musu (Venda)
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(008)
Recipes :
Vb(008) diarrhoea, branch tips of Acacia tortilis, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
mosu (Setswana)
Acacia xanthophloea Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia xanthophloea Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 25
Author(s) :
Corrigan, B.M. , B.-E. Van Wyk, C.J. Geldenhuys, J.M. Jardine
Title :
Ethnobotanical plant uses in the KwaNibela Peninsula, St Lucia, South Africa
South African Journal of Botany 77, 346–359 (2011)
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) apiece of the bark is ground, infused in H2O, and the whole body is bathed in H20 to ensure that people do not think of you as a bad person (i.e., thief).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
umHlosinga; umKhanyagulea