Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
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Symptoms :
H(204)
Recipes :
H(204) A black dye from the leaves of Simirestis welwitschii is used for barkcloth and as a cosmetic color for women.(Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
badawa, edawa (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)