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Official name :
Maerua edulis (Gilg & Gilg-Ben.) DeWolf
Family :
Capparaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HR 16
Author(s) :
Ribeiro, A., M. M. Romeiras, J. Tavares & M. T. Faria
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey in Canhane village, district of Massingir, Mozambique: medicinal plants and traditional knowledge
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 6:33 (2010)
Symptoms :
H(033), H(104)
Recipes :
H(033) women fertility, decoction; Infusion of roots of Maerua edulis , VO.
H(104) stomach ache, decoction of roots, VO.
H(104) stomach ache, decoction of roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Mozambique (Canhane village, district of Massingir)
Vernacular name :
xikolwa, xikolwe (Changana)
Reference HT 35
Author(s) :
Tabuti, J.R.S., C. B. Kukunda, P. J. Waako
Title :
Medicinal plants used by traditional medicine practitioners in the treatment of tuberculosis and related ailments in Uganda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume127, pp. 130–136 (2010)
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19799983
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037, 1) tuber of Maerua edulis, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (districts of Kamuli, Nakapiripirit and Kisoro)
Vernacular name :
eserete
Reference VG 25
Author(s) :
Gradé, J.T., J. R.S. Tabuti, P.Van Damme
Title :
Ethnoveterinary knowledge in pastoral Karamoja, Uganda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 122, pp. 273–293 (2009)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874109000233
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
Vb(013) abscess (abus), H2O extract of roots of Maerua edulis, RNS. (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Karamoja of northern Uganda)
Vernacular name :
erut (Ngakarimojong)
Reference VT 29
Author(s) :
Tendai Nyahangare, E., B. Marimanzi Mvumi, Tonderai Mutibvu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary plants and practices used for ecto-parasite control in semi-arid smallholder farming areas of Zimbabwe
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:30 (2015)
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0006-6
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039) ticks, mix Maerua edulis roots and Solanum incanum fruits with water and spray. Very effective
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
katunguru (Shona)