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Official name : Agathisanthemum globosum (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Bremek.

Family : Rubiaceae

2 reference(s) related to this plant

Reference HN 33

Author(s) : Nguta, J.M., J.M. Mbaria, D.W. Gakuya, P.K. Gathumbi, S.G. Kiama

Title : Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies used by the South Coast community, Kenya Journal of Ethnopharmacology 131, 256–267 (2010)

Symptoms : H(051)

Recipes : H(051, 1) paludism, roots of Agathisanthenum globosum , decoction, VO.

Region : East Africa

Country : Kenya ( South Coast community)

Vernacular name : chivuma nyuchi (Digo)

Reference HN 52

Author(s) : Ngezahayo, J., F. Havyarimana, L. Hari, C. Stévigny, P. Duez.

Title : Medicinal plants used by Burundian traditional healers for the treatment of microbial diseases + Supplemtary table Journal of Ethnopharmacology 173, 338–351 (2015)

Symptoms : H(008), H(037)

Recipes : H(008) diarrhea. A handful of leaves of Agathisanthemum globosum are decocted with 500 ml of water . A small cup is drunk twice a day
H(037) cough A handful of leaves are macerated with 500 ml of water. The decoction (mixed with honey) is drunk twice (morning and evening) a day + beer
This plant is reported by 3% of informants

Region : Central Africa

Country : Burundi

Vernacular name : akazibanda (Kirundi)

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