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69 plants found in 8 reference(s)
Afzelia quanzensis Welw. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Afzelia quanzensis Welw.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HC 12
Author(s) :
Corbeil, J.- J.
Title :
Cibemba bush medicines, Zambia.
Curare, Sonderband, 3, 313 - 324, (1985)
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113), rheumatism (kapopo), to grind the roots, powder, massage
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
mupapa (Cibemba)
Agave sisalana Perr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agave sisalana Perr.
Family :
Agavaceae
Reference VA 06
Author(s) :
Alders, R.G.
Title :
The diagnosis and control of Newcastle disease in Zambia.
Final project report to the Australian center for international agricultural research, Canberra, (1992)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105), leaves and stalks are pounded and added to drinking water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
ubukonge (Bemba)
Albizia harveyi E.Fourn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia harveyi E.Fourn.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VS 24
Author(s) :
Syakalima M., M. Simuunza and V. C. Zulu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary treatments for common cattle diseases in four districts of the Southern Province, Zambia
Veterinary World, 11(2): 141-145. (2018)
www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/February-2018/8.pdf
Symptoms :
V(100)
Recipes :
Vb(100) transmissible venereal tumor: Roots of Albizia harveyi, applied directly to the tumor
site
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Southern Province)
Vernacular name :
mukangala
Aloe sp. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe sp.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HC 12
Author(s) :
Corbeil, J.- J.
Title :
Cibemba bush medicines, Zambia.
Curare, Sonderband, 3, 313 - 324, (1985)
Symptoms :
H(111)
Recipes :
H(111), to break a leave and pour the inside oil on the burn (muliro)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
litembusha (Cibemba)
Reference VA 06
Author(s) :
Alders, R.G.
Title :
The diagnosis and control of Newcastle disease in Zambia.
Final project report to the Australian center for international agricultural research, Canberra, (1992)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105), leaves and stalks are pounded and added to drinking water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
iposo (Bemba)
Aneilema aequinoctiale (P.Beauv.) G.Don :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aneilema aequinoctiale (P.Beauv.) G.Don
Family :
Commelinaceae
Reference HW 10
Author(s) :
Weiss. E. A.
Title :
Some indigenous plants used domestically by East african costal fishermen
Economic Botany, 33, 1,. pp. 35-51, (1979)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/044148858871586m/
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) An infusion of the non-flowering plant of Aneilema aequinoctiale was said to relieve colds, but an old man said he remembered "long ago" it was powdered and taken like snuff for the same
Region :
East Africa (Costal regions)
Country :
Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
jaja, sometimes kongwa or kongwa mwitu (Swahili)
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex Arn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. Ex Arn.
Family :
Icacinaceae
Reference VA 06
Author(s) :
Alders, R.G.
Title :
The diagnosis and control of Newcastle disease in Zambia.
Final project report to the Australian center for international agricultural research, Canberra, (1992)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105), leaves and stalks are pounded and added to drinking water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
pilipili (Nyanja), bird's eye (English)
Aristolochia petersiana Klotzsch :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aristolochia petersiana Klotzsch
Family :
Aristolochiaceae
Reference HW 10
Author(s) :
Weiss. E. A.
Title :
Some indigenous plants used domestically by East african costal fishermen
Economic Botany, 33, 1,. pp. 35-51, (1979)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/044148858871586m/
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020), widely believed, not only on the coast, to provide an antidote for snakebite, ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa (Costal regions)
Country :
Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
mtangwa mwiyi (Swahili), lunkulwe (Zigua)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Reference VS 24
Author(s) :
Syakalima M., M. Simuunza and V. C. Zulu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary treatments for common cattle diseases in four districts of the Southern Province, Zambia
Veterinary World, 11(2): 141-145. (2018)
www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/February-2018/8.pdf
Symptoms :
V(035)
Recipes :
Vb(035) theileriosis, barks of Azadirachta indica: concoction given to the livestock orally (as a drench)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Southern Province)
Vernacular name :
neem tree
Bersama abyssinica Fres. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bersama abyssinica Fres.
Family :
Melianthaceae
Synonyms :
Bersama abyssinica subsp. engleriana (Gürke) F.White
Reference HC 12
Author(s) :
Corbeil, J.- J.
Title :
Cibemba bush medicines, Zambia.
Curare, Sonderband, 3, 313 - 324, (1985)
Symptoms :
H(109)
Recipes :
H(109) lumbago, (musanan), ONS, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
nakancete (Cibemba)
Carica papaya L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Reference HN 12
Author(s) :
Ndubani, P. & B. Höjer
Title :
Traditional healers and the treatment of sexually transmitted illnesses in rural Zambia.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 67, pp. 15 - 25, (1999)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), "doroba", "songeya","bola-bola", stems, roots, RNS.
"doroba", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, pus discharge, backache, difficulties to urinate, VO. of infusion or decoction
"songeya", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, sores on the genital parts, sometimes body rash, local application of the medicine
"bola-bola", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, persistent fever, difficulty with walking, swellings on the groin sometimes releasing pus, VO. of thes plant + local application
"doroba", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, pus discharge, backache, difficulties to urinate, VO. of infusion or decoction
"songeya", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, sores on the genital parts, sometimes body rash, local application of the medicine
"bola-bola", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, persistent fever, difficulty with walking, swellings on the groin sometimes releasing pus, VO. of thes plant + local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Chiawa chieftaincy)
Vernacular name :
paw - paw
Cassia abbreviata Oliv. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HN 12
Author(s) :
Ndubani, P. & B. Höjer
Title :
Traditional healers and the treatment of sexually transmitted illnesses in rural Zambia.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 67, pp. 15 - 25, (1999)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), "doroba", "bola-bola", roots barks of Cassia abbreviata, RNS.
"doroba", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, pus discharge, backache, difficulties to urinate, VO. of infusion or decoction
"doroba", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, pus discharge, backache, difficulties to urinate, VO. of infusion or decoction
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Chiawa chieftaincy)
Vernacular name :
muveneka
Reference VS 24
Author(s) :
Syakalima M., M. Simuunza and V. C. Zulu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary treatments for common cattle diseases in four districts of the Southern Province, Zambia
Veterinary World, 11(2): 141-145. (2018)
www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/February-2018/8.pdf
Symptoms :
Recipes :
Vb(008x) bloody diarrhea, Vb(035) theileriosis, Vb(037) coughing, Vb(041) black leg, Vb(048) foot and mouth disease, Vb(050) bloat, Vb(068) worms, Vb(190) septicemia : roots and bark of Cassia abbreviata: concoction given to the livestock orally (as a drench)
Vb(014) lumpy skin disease : roots and bark of Cassia abbreviata: concoction given as a drench or applied used oil on the skin
Vb(014) lumpy skin disease : roots and bark of Cassia abbreviata: concoction given as a drench or applied used oil on the skin
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Southern Province)
Vernacular name :
mululwe
Cassia tora L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia tora L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cassia obtusifolia L.
,
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Reference VA 06
Author(s) :
Alders, R.G.
Title :
The diagnosis and control of Newcastle disease in Zambia.
Final project report to the Australian center for international agricultural research, Canberra, (1992)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105), leaves and stalks are pounded and added to drinking water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
katima (Lozi)
Cissus quadrangularis L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissus quadrangularis L.
Family :
Vitaceae
Synonyms :
Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
Reference VA 06
Author(s) :
Alders, R.G.
Title :
The diagnosis and control of Newcastle disease in Zambia.
Final project report to the Australian center for international agricultural research, Canberra, (1992)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105), leaves and stalks are pounded and added to drinking water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
umobole (Bemba)
Reference VS 24
Author(s) :
Syakalima M., M. Simuunza and V. C. Zulu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary treatments for common cattle diseases in four districts of the Southern Province, Zambia
Veterinary World, 11(2): 141-145. (2018)
www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/February-2018/8.pdf
Symptoms :
V(008x)
Recipes :
Vb(008x) bloody diarrhea, Vb(037) coughing, Vb(048) foot and mouth disease, Vb(068) worms: roots of Cissus quadrangularis: concoction given to the livestock orally (as a drench)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Southern Province)
Vernacular name :
namununga
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. f.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Citrus limonum Risso
Reference HN 12
Author(s) :
Ndubani, P. & B. Höjer
Title :
Traditional healers and the treatment of sexually transmitted illnesses in rural Zambia.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 67, pp. 15 - 25, (1999)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), "doroba", "songeya","bola-bola", leaves, roots, RNS.
"doroba", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, pus discharge, backache, difficulties to urinate, VO. of infusion or decoction
"songeya", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, sores on the genital parts, sometimes body rash, local application of the medicine
"bola-bola", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, persistent fever, difficulty with walking, swellings on the groin sometimes releasing pus, VO. of thes plant + local application
"doroba", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, pus discharge, backache, difficulties to urinate, VO. of infusion or decoction
"songeya", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, sores on the genital parts, sometimes body rash, local application of the medicine
"bola-bola", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, persistent fever, difficulty with walking, swellings on the groin sometimes releasing pus, VO. of thes plant + local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Chiawa chieftaincy)
Vernacular name :
lemoni
Clematopsis scabiosifolia (DC.) Hutch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clematopsis scabiosifolia (DC.) Hutch.
Family :
Ranunculaceae
Reference HC 12
Author(s) :
Corbeil, J.- J.
Title :
Cibemba bush medicines, Zambia.
Curare, Sonderband, 3, 313 - 324, (1985)
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108), head cold (cifine), some flowers are crushed in hands and sniffed
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
njinu (Cibemba)
Cleome strigosa (Bojer) Oliv. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cleome strigosa (Bojer) Oliv.
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference HW 10
Author(s) :
Weiss. E. A.
Title :
Some indigenous plants used domestically by East african costal fishermen
Economic Botany, 33, 1,. pp. 35-51, (1979)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/044148858871586m/
Symptoms :
H(053), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) leaves are used as a vegetable.
. H(053) leaf decoction was formerly used to ease earache pain.
. H(053) leaf decoction was formerly used to ease earache pain.
Region :
East Africa (Costal regions)
Country :
Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
mwaangu, mkabila (Swahili)
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 VS 24
Author(s) :
Syakalima M., M. Simuunza and V. C. Zulu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary treatments for common cattle diseases in four districts of the Southern Province, Zambia
Veterinary World, 11(2): 141-145. (2018)
www.veterinaryworld.org/Vol.11/February-2018/8.pdf
Symptoms :
V(035)
Recipes :
Vb(035) theileriosis, Vb(048) foot and mouth disease: roots of Colophospermum mopane: concoction given to the livestock orally (as a drench)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Southern Province)
Vernacular name :
mwaani
Copaifera baumania Harms :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Copaifera baumania Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VA 06
Author(s) :
Alders, R.G.
Title :
The diagnosis and control of Newcastle disease in Zambia.
Final project report to the Australian center for international agricultural research, Canberra, (1992)
Symptoms :
V(105)
Recipes :
Vv(105), leaves and stalks are pounded and added to drinking water
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia
Vernacular name :
mukuwa (Lozi)
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
Cussonia arborea Hochst. ex A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cussonia arborea Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Araliaceae
Synonyms :
Cussonia kirkii Seem.
,
Cussonia barteri Seem.
,
Cussonia djalonensis A. Chev.
Reference HN 12
Author(s) :
Ndubani, P. & B. Höjer
Title :
Traditional healers and the treatment of sexually transmitted illnesses in rural Zambia.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 67, pp. 15 - 25, (1999)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100), "songeya", roots and barks"songeya", illness sexualy pransmited said the healers, sores on the genital parts, sometimes body rash
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia (Chiawa chieftaincy)
Vernacular name :
mufenje
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dalbergia melanoxylon Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HW 10
Author(s) :
Weiss. E. A.
Title :
Some indigenous plants used domestically by East african costal fishermen
Economic Botany, 33, 1,. pp. 35-51, (1979)
http://www.springerlink.com/content/044148858871586m/
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) root of Dalbergia melanoxylon decoction was taken as a tonic when sick
Region :
East Africa (Costal regions)
Country :
Kenya, Uganda, Zambia, Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
african blackwood. african ebony.(English), mpingo (Swahili), samachi (Boni), mboranguluwe (Digo)