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Official name :
Acacia reficiens Wawra & Peyr.
Family :
Fabaceae
8 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(095) sweet inner bark of Acacia reficiens chewed
H(104) bark used for children's stomach disorder
H(104) bark used for children's stomach disorder
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
ichurai (Dorobo) (Suiei)
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)
Reference HK 13
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J.O.
Title :
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms :
H(097), H(139)
Recipes :
H(097), roots, swolen scrotum
H(139), roots, infusion, VO.
H(139), roots, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
eragai (Turkana, Kenya)
Reference HK 85
Author(s) :
Kimondo, J., J. Miaron, P. Mutai, P. Njogu
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of food and medicinal plants of the Ilkisonko Maasai community in Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 175, 463–469 (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2015.10.013
Symptoms :
H(006), H(075), H(091)
Recipes :
H(006) laxative, H(091) strengthener, tonic/adaptogen, H(075) appetizer, root/ stem bark of Acacia reficiens, RNS.
(number of informants = 16 )
(number of informants = 16 )
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Kajiado County)
Vernacular name :
olchurrai (Maa; local Maasai name)
Reference HM 89
Author(s) :
Mbuni,Y. M. , S. Wang , B. N. Mwangi, N. J. Mbari, P. M. Musili, N. O. Walter, G. Hu, Y. Zhou & Q. Wang
Title :
Medicinal Plants and Their Traditional Uses in Local Communities around Cherangani Hills, Western Kenya + Supplementary Materials:
Plants , 9, 331.(2020)
Symptoms :
H(104), H(139)
Recipes :
H(104) stomachache and also used as an H(139) aphrodisiac. Root decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Cherangani Hills) (Highland, Valley)
Vernacular name :
leina (Marakwet), panyarit (Pokot)
Reference VB 11
Author(s) :
Bollig, M.
Title :
East Pokot camel husbandry.
Institut für Völkerkunde, Köln University, Federal Republic of Germany, non publié, 19 p., (1992) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(054)
Recipes :
V(054),VO., stem's barks+ pounded roots+ H2O, maceration, provoke a diarrhoea
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Pokot)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(054)
Recipes :
Vch(054), roots + barks, 1kgr + 5 l H2O, maceration during 1 night, V.O., 3l
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Pokot)
Vernacular name :
pilil (Pokot)