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Official name :
Cyperus alternifolius L.
Family :
Cyperaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
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(013)
Recipes :
H(013), rash, piece of roots + H2O, bath
H(013) , pimples, piece of roots + H2O, bath
H(013) , pimples, piece of roots + H2O, bath
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
zira (Shambaa, Tanzania)
Reference HP 55
Author(s) :
Paulos, B., T. Gedif Fenta , D. Bisrat & K. Asres
Title :
Health seeking behavior and use of medicinal plants among the Hamer ethnic group, South Omo zone, south western Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:44 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal colic, roots of Cyperus alternifolius, chopped, chewed, and juice swallowed (Recipe reported by household members)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
South Western Ethiopia ( South Omo zone)
Vernacular name :
busente
Reference HR 57
Author(s) :
Randrianarivony, T. N., A. V. Ramarosandratana , T.H. Andriamihajarivo, F. Rakotoarivony, V. H. Jeannoda, A. Randrianasolo and R. W. Bussmann
Title :
The most used medicinal plants by communities in Mahaboboka, Amboronabo, Mikoboka, Southwestern, Madagascar
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:19 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0147-x
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026) painful menstruation, stem of Cyperus alternifolius decoction VO.
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
Southwestern Madagascar
Vernacular name :
vinda
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(037)
Recipes :
Vch(037, 2), V.O. stem's barks Cyperus in H20 , provoke a diarrhoea + rootss pounded and maceration of Cissampelos , diuretic+ cauterization of coasts wash with the soda ashes in H2O
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Pokot)
Vernacular name :
not registered