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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
Reference HA 29 b has information about 28 plants :
Brachystegia laurentii (De Wild.) Louis ex Hoyle
Official name :
Brachystegia laurentii (De Wild.) Louis ex Hoyle
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(095), H(210)
Recipes :
H(037), the plant is used as a remedy for severe coughs or an acute disease, called "eke", peculiar to children; the powder of the dried bark is blown into the nose of a child attacked by the coughs
H(201), girls sniff the powder of the bark
H(201), girls sniff the powder of the bark
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bokumbo, laanga (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Cannabis sativa L.
Official name :
Cannabis sativa L.
Family :
Cannabaceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(210)
Recipes :
H(000), (210), leaves, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bolinga, mbangi (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Carapa procera DC.
Official name :
Carapa procera DC.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), bokolo: "bokolo" is from ceremony, in which two persons become reconciled by eating this tree's leaf with food
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bokolo, (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Celtis mildbraedii Engl.
Official name :
Celtis mildbraedii Engl.
Family :
Ulmaceae
Synonyms :
Celtis soyauxii Engl.
Symptoms :
H(000), H(201)
Recipes :
H(000), medicine for "eke", an acute disease peculiar to children ; the bark powder is sniffed by a child when he/she is attacked by "eke"; it is said that after sneezing repeatedly, the child gets well
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
mbeko (Bongando) (Ngandu) - - - beeko; boeko; nkongololi'i'isongo; nsambo'o'okili'i'isongo - - - nkongololi'i'isongo"nkongololo" is from verb "n-d-ola" (to become bitter) - - - nsambo'o'okili'i'isongo "nsamba" is from verb "n-samba" (to judge).
Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist
Official name :
Conyza bonariensis (L.) Cronquist
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Conyza floribunda Kunth
,
Erigeron floribundus (Kunth) Schults - Bip.
,
Erigeron naudinii (Bonnet) Humbert
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 :
bombongo'a liseku (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Dalbergia lactea Vatke
Official name :
Dalbergia lactea Vatke
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), juice, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bosongo (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax
Official name :
Dioscorea dumetorum (Kunth) Pax
Family :
Dioscoreaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), stems, roots, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
lito (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Dracaena sp.
Official name :
Dracaena sp.
Family :
Dracaenaceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(095), H(201)
Recipes :
H(000), H(095), H(201), fruits, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bolese (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Official name :
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), flowers, RNS
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
ehomi (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Ficus exasperata Vahl
Official name :
Ficus exasperata Vahl
Family :
Moraceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(201)
Recipes :
H(000), roots, RNS.
H(201), flowers, liane?, RNS.
H(201), flowers, liane?, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
baalola, bokula (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.
Official name :
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.
Family :
Hypericaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(051x), when boiled in water, the bark decoction turns to reddish-yellow, which is used as enema for curing yellow-fever (matoli)
H(104), the bark decoction is used for curing stomach disorder
H(104), the bark decoction is used for curing stomach disorder
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
botonongolo (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Hibiscus sp.
Official name :
Hibiscus sp.
Family :
Malvaceae
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'.
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Official name :
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam.
Family :
Convolvulaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), roots, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
limenge(Bongando) (Ngandu)
Kalanchoe crenata (Andr.) Haw.
Official name :
Kalanchoe crenata (Andr.) Haw.
Family :
Crassulaceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(201)
Recipes :
H(000), leaves, RNS.
H(201), leaves, sap, RNS
H(201), leaves, sap, RNS
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
yoki (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Kolobopetalum chevalieri (Hutch. & Dalz.) Troupin
Official name :
Kolobopetalum chevalieri (Hutch. & Dalz.) Troupin
Family :
Menispermaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), fruit, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bokaso (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naud.
Official name :
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naud.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms :
Sphaerosicyos sphaericus (Sond.) Cogn.
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 :
lokalya (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Official name :
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Manihot utilissima Pohl
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), roots and leaves, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
lomata (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Official name :
Manihot esculenta Crantz
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Manihot utilissima Pohl
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095), leaves, roots, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
lomata;iyoko (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Mikania capensis DC.
Official name :
Mikania capensis DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), barks, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bosunga (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Morinda lucida Benth.
Official name :
Morinda lucida Benth.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), flowers, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bokakate (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Parinari excelsa Sabine
Official name :
Parinari excelsa Sabine
Family :
Chrysobalanaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(037), the boiled bark with pilipili is drunk at a pain in the chest
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bongoli; bongolingoli (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Parquetina nigrescens (Afzel.) Bullock
Official name :
Parquetina nigrescens (Afzel.) Bullock
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Parquetina gabonica Baill.
Symptoms :
H(092), H(201)
Recipes :
H(092), the bark juice is the chief element of the arrow poison called "mutali"
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
lolenga (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.
Official name :
Pentaclethra macrophylla Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), barks, RNS.
H(095) , fruits, RNS.
H(095) , fruits, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
baala; boala Bongando) (Ngandu)
Piper capense L. f.
Official name :
Piper capense L. f.
Family :
Piperaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), fruit, juice, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
bolokoloko (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) Dur. & Schinz
Official name :
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) Dur. & Schinz
Family :
Poaceae
Synonyms :
Setaria chevalieri Stapf
Symptoms :
H(000), H(201)
Recipes :
H(000), the leaves and roots of the plant "lokokoloko lo'okonda", RNS.
H(201), the leaves of the plant "lokokoloko", RNS.
H(201), the leaves of the plant "lokokoloko", RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
lokokoloko, lokokoloko lo'okonda (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Official name :
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(092)
Recipes :
H(092), leaves , RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
mpange (Bongando) (Ngandu)
Turraea vogelii Hook. f. ex Benth.
Official name :
Turraea vogelii Hook. f. ex Benth.
Family :
Meliaceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(210)
Recipes :
H(000), H(210), roots, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
isongotamu; boseke'o'oli (Ngandu), etymology: isongotamu: <isongo> is the diminutive of <bosongo>(tree),<tamu> is from <bitamu>(grease of animal). The root of this tree is oily.; boseke'o'oli<'o'oli> means 'of wife'.
Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.
Official name :
Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Uvaria aethiopica Guil. et Pers.
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), bark, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (around the Iyondje village, near Wamba, Shuapa, equatorial province)
Vernacular name :
botongo, bongando (Ngandu)