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Official name :
Albizia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
6 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 42
Author(s) :
Arkinstall, W.
Title :
Medicinal and useful plants collected in the Manianga district of the Republic of Zaïre
Revue de recherche scientifique.
Spécial Médecine traditionnelle au Zaïre, Volume unique , pp135 - 158 (1979)
Presses de l' Institut de Recherche Scientifique
Symptoms :
H(068), H(203)
Recipes :
H(068) bark of Albizia sp. treat intestinal worms, RNS..
H(203) wood used in construction
H(203) wood used in construction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre)
(Manianga district)
Vernacular name :
bole (Kikongo)
Reference HB 62
Author(s) :
Botha, C.J., M.-L. Penrith
Title :
Poisonous plants of veterinary and human importance in southern Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 119, pp. 549–558 (2008)
doi:10.1016/j.jep.2008.07.022
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092), Albizia spp., plant poisonings that primarily affect the central nervous system for ruminants with syndroms of hypersensitivity and convulsions
Region :
Southern Africa
Country :
southern Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HG 60
Author(s) :
Göhre, Á., B. Toto-Nienguesse, M. Futuro, C. Neinhuis & T. Lautenschläge
Title :
Plants from disturbed savannah vegetation and their usage by Bakongo tribes in Uíge, Northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:42 (2016)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-016-0116-9
Symptoms :
H(008), H(018)
Recipes :
H(008) Diarrhoea, cold water extract from crushed bark of Albizia sp., enema
H(018) headache, liquid from crushed root of Albizia sp. applied into nose
H(018) headache, liquid from crushed root of Albizia sp. applied into nose
Region :
West Africa
Country :
northern Angola
Vernacular name :
mulu, muanse (Kikongo)
Reference HK 63
Author(s) :
Kipkore, K., B. Wanjohi, H. Rono, G. Kigen
Title :
A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 10:24 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/24
Symptoms :
H(078), H(112)
Recipes :
H(078) cancer, fruit bodies, burnt and ash licked
H(112) abortifacient, contraceptive, bark, decoction, VO.
H(112) abortifacient, contraceptive, bark, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet Community)
Vernacular name :
seet (local dialect), flea tree / frywood (Englisch)
Reference HM 56
Author(s) :
Megersa, M., Z.Asfaw , E. Kelbessa, A. Beyene and B. Woldeab
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wayu Tuka District, East Welega Zone of Oromia Regional State, West Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:68 ( 2013) doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-68
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/68
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, dried bark of Albizia sp. powdered and applied on affected part
Region :
East Africa
Country :
West Ethiopia (Wayu Tuka District)
Vernacular name :
ambaltaa (Afaan Oromo)
Reference HY 06
Author(s) :
Yamada, T.
Title :
A report on the ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the eastern part of the former Zaïre
African Study Monographs,20(1): 1-72, June 1999
Symptoms :
H(138), H(219), H(239)
Recipes :
H(138) "kashemelangwa" when they build a new settlement, Albizia sp. "mushebeiye" is planted together with a Albizia sp. "mushebeiye" beside a house toprevent a thunderbolt
H(219) the trunk is also used as a house post
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
(This plant is known by 1 to 2 informants)
H(219) the trunk is also used as a house post
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
(This plant is known by 1 to 2 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kashemelangwa (Kinyindu)