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Official name :
Hibiscus sp.
Family :
Malvaceae
11 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 29 b
Author(s) :
D. Kimurad
Title :
The Bongando (Ngandu) farmers in the central Zaire, around Iyondje village adjacent to Wamba, the research base of Bonobos (N 0, E 22), Zone de Tshuapa, Region d'Equateur; collected by D. Kimura, in 1986-1989. 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(000)
Recipes :
H(000), leaves, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bondendende'o'oli (Bongando) (Ngandu)<bondendende> means 'tree of <ndende>'; the leaf of this tree is eaten in the same way as <ndende>(a kind of cultivated vegetable) ; leaf. <'o'oli> means 'of wife'.
Reference HB 48
Author(s) :
Bussmann Rainer, W., P.Swartzinsky, W. Aserat & P.Evangelista
Title :
Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Region, Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 7:28 (2011)
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Hibiscus sp., eaten by cattle and mountain nyala (antelope found in a small part of central Ethiopia)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
ishini
Reference HB 48
Author(s) :
Bussmann Rainer, W., P.Swartzinsky, W. Aserat & P.Evangelista
Title :
Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Region, Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 7:28 (2011)
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(203), rope; barkof Hibiscus sp. peeled for rope used in construction.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
ishini
Reference HH 05
Author(s) :
Hulstaert, G.
Title :
Notes de Botanique Mongo.
Acad. Roy. des Sc. d'Outre- Mer, Classe des Sc. Nat. & Méd., N.S. XV-3, 212 p., (1966)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) syph, ripe fruit of Aframomum sp., leaves of Hibiscus sp., local application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HH 11
Author(s) :
Haxaire Claudie (Pharmacienne)
Title :
Phytothérapie et Médecine Familiale chez les Gbaya-Kara (République Centrafricaine)
Thèse de doctorat, Université de Paris, Fac. Pharmacie., 320 p., (1979)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(014)
Recipes :
H(008), decoction (H2O) of leaves, VO. with a partial mixing of Paullinia pinnata, Hibiscus sp., Leea guineensis , Acalypha ornata
H(014) impetigo, friction with ashes from leaves of Aspilia africana + VO. extract of scraped barks of Hibiscus sp. mixed in H2O + bath of pounded leaves of Kigelia africana
H(014) impetigo, friction with ashes from leaves of Aspilia africana + VO. extract of scraped barks of Hibiscus sp. mixed in H2O + bath of pounded leaves of Kigelia africana
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic
Vernacular name :
Indicated by the author in phonetic note. not transposable
Reference HK 60
Author(s) :
Konda ku Mbuta, Kabakura Mwima, Mbembe Bitengeli, Itufa Y’okolo, Mahuku Kavuna, Mafuta Mandanga, Mpoyi, Kalambayi, Ndemankeni Izamajole, Kadima Kazembe, Kelela Booto, Ngiuvu Vasaki, Bongombola Mwabonsika, Dumu Lody & Paul Latham
Title :
Plantes médicinales de traditions. Province de l'Equateur – R.D. Congo, Kinshasa 2012 (419 p.)
Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (I.R.S.S.) in Kinshasa.
ISBN 9780955420856
Symptoms :
H(027)
Recipes :
H(027) threats of abortion, decoction of trunk bark of Ceiba pentandra associated with leaves of Hibiscus sp. and of Costus lucanusianus in palm wine VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Town of Mbandaka, Tandala (Ngumu), City of Lokolela, of Bumba et périphérie.)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HR 11
Author(s) :
Raponda-Walker, A. & R. Sillans
Title :
Les Plantes utiles du Gabon. Encyclopédie biologique.
Editions Paul Lechevalier, 12 rue de Tournon, Paris VI, 478 p. (1961)
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000) childs illness, ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Gabon
Vernacular name :
mèndèna-mbol (Fang)
Reference HV 01
Author(s) :
Van Puyvelde L., M. Ngaboyisonga, P.C. Rwangabo, S. Mukarugambwa, A. Kayonga, Runyinya-Barabwiriza
Title :
Enquêtes ethnobotaniques sur la médecine traditionnelle rwandaise.Tome 1: Préfecture de Kibuye.
Univ. Nat. Inst. Nat. Rech. Sc., Butare (Rwanda), 147 p., (1977)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(012)
Recipes :
H(003),H(012)), stems with leaves of Spilanthes mauritiana of Celosia trigyna, leaves of Hibiscus sp., to pound, local application
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Rwanda
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HV 03
Author(s) :
Vergiat, A.-M.
Title :
Plantes magiques et médicinales des féticheurs de l'Oubangui (Région de Bangui)
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 16, 84 - 112, 335 - 367, 418 - 456, (1969)
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 17, 60 - 91, 171 - 199, 295 - 339, (1970)
Symptoms :
H(097), H(118)
Recipes :
H(097), leaves of Hibiscus sp., to pound, local application
H(118), roots of Hibiscus sp., decoction (H2O), VO.
H(118), roots of Hibiscus sp., decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic (Oubangui)
Vernacular name :
ndoy, dilibese (Manja), balamu (Banda)
Reference HV 10
Author(s) :
Verbeeck, A.
Title :
Inlandse Geneesmiddelen
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 1, 11 year, pp 23 - 31, parts 1 to 4, (1948)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 2, 11 year,, pp 70 - 75, parts 5 to 7, (1948)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 3, 11 year,, pp 98 - 102, parts 8 to 13, (1948)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 4, 11 year,, pp 148 - 152, parts 14 to 19, (1948)
http://www.abbol.com/bookbank/books/aequatoria%201948.pdf
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) syphilis, leaves and fruit flesh of Hibiscus sp. reduced in dough . Local application that is often repeating
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (ex. Belgian Congo), Imbonga on the middle Momboyo River.in the Central African rain forest
Vernacular name :
bokai (Nkundo)
Reference VK 17
Author(s) :
Koumare, F.
Title :
Quelques données sur les conceptions et la pratique de la médecine et pharmacopée vétérinaires indigènes.
Ouvrage inédit, 81 p. , (1933) Documentation du Sous-Réseau PRÉLUDE
Symptoms :
V(006), V(008), V(054), V(068), V(104)
Recipes :
Veq(006) + Veq(104), grilled seeds, maceration in 3 to 4 l H2O, VO., purgative in case of stomach pains (conodimis, calias) or constipation (conodia)
Vb(006, 2) + Vb(104), peel of fruits , infusion, + natron salt, VO.
Vb(054), skin of fruits, maceration in H2O + natron salt , VO.
Vb(068), Veq(068), Guiera senegalensis, Combretum ghasalense, dried leaves 1 day, powder, + roasted millet, powder, + Hibiscus sp., skin of fruits , decantation, + powder, VO.
Veq(068), Zingiber officinale rhizom, Hibiscus sp., seeds, Xylopia aethiopica, fruits, the whole is pounded + millet bran, smal pils, VO.
Vb(006, 2) + Vb(104), peel of fruits , infusion, + natron salt, VO.
Vb(054), skin of fruits, maceration in H2O + natron salt , VO.
Vb(068), Veq(068), Guiera senegalensis, Combretum ghasalense, dried leaves 1 day, powder, + roasted millet, powder, + Hibiscus sp., skin of fruits , decantation, + powder, VO.
Veq(068), Zingiber officinale rhizom, Hibiscus sp., seeds, Xylopia aethiopica, fruits, the whole is pounded + millet bran, smal pils, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
dah