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Author(s) :
El Ghazali, G. E. B. , M.S. El Tohami & A.A.B. El Egami
Title :
Medicinal plants of the Sudan.Part 3 : Medicinal plants of the White Nile Provinces.
Medicinal and aromatic plants institute.National council for research, Khartoum, 11 6 p., (Augustus 1994)
Reference HE 2k has information about 22 plants :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del. var. nilotica
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del. var. nilotica
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(037), H(080), H(124)
Recipes :
H(037), leaves, fruits, decoction
H(080), H(124), mesocarpe Citrullus colocynthis, infusion + pods Acacia nilotica +H2O, local application
H(080), H(124), mesocarpe Citrullus colocynthis, infusion + pods Acacia nilotica +H2O, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
sunot
Achyranthes aspera L.
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Symptoms :
H(004), H(045)
Recipes :
H(004) + H(045), roots, maceration, external use
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
abou el - leseig
Achyranthes javanica (Burm.f.) Pers
Official name :
Achyranthes javanica (Burm.f.) Pers
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139), plant, fumigation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
sha'ar el - shieb, shabi - wa - shab - eyalli, umm shara
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Official name :
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068), maceration barks
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
umm - takirni
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.
Official name :
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.
Family :
Aristolochiaceae
Symptoms :
H(078)
Recipes :
H(078), plants, cataplasm
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
umm gala'gel
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(020), H(166)
Recipes :
H(020), fruit, roots, maceration (snakes, scorpions)
H(166) internal, fruit, roots, maceration
H(166) internal, fruit, roots, maceration
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
neem
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name :
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms :
Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms :
H(045)
Recipes :
H(045), leaves , powder, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
hegleeg
Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. ex Poir.
Official name :
Boscia senegalensis (Pers.) Lam. ex Poir.
Family :
Capparaceae
Symptoms :
H(100), H(113), H(162)
Recipes :
H(100) gono., H(191), roots, powder + milk
H(113), leaves, powder + sesam oil
H(113), leaves, powder + sesam oil
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Cadaba glandulosa Forssk.
Official name :
Cadaba glandulosa Forssk.
Family :
Capparaceae
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113), stems, roots, fumigation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
kurmut, sogheir
Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.
Official name :
Capparis decidua (Forssk.) Edgew.
Family :
Capparaceae
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018), stem, cataplasm
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
tundub
Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng.
Official name :
Cassia italica (Mill.) Spreng.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna italica Mill.
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113), powders roots, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
sana'maka
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Official name :
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Synonyms :
Cucumis colocynthis L.
,
Colocynthis vulgaris Schrad.
Symptoms :
H(080), H(124)
Recipes :
H(080), H(124), mesocarp Citrullus colocynthis, infusion + pods Acacia nilotica +H2O, external use
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
handal
Combretum aculeatum Vent.
Official name :
Combretum aculeatum Vent.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(045)
Recipes :
H(045) + H(004), roots, maceration, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
shi heit
Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb. ex Asch.
Official name :
Cordia gharaf (Forssk.) Ehrenb. ex Asch.
Family :
Boraginaceae
Synonyms :
Cordia sinensis Lam.
,
Cordia rothii Roem. & Schult
Symptoms :
H(004), H(045)
Recipes :
H(045) + H(004), barks decoction, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
andrab
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel.
Official name :
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(173)
Recipes :
H(051), leaves, maceration, RNS.
H(173), roots , maceration, RNS.
H(173), roots , maceration, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
ghubeish
Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine
Official name :
Hygrophila auriculata (Schumach.) Heine
Family :
Acanthaceae
Symptoms :
H(078), H(162)
Recipes :
H(007), plant, decoction (H2O), RNS.
H(078), plant, ashes, cataplasm, RNS.
H(162), stems, maceration, RNS.
H(078), plant, ashes, cataplasm, RNS.
H(162), stems, maceration, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
abou shwaika, hag al - moya
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.
Official name :
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(078)
Recipes :
H(006), fruits, maceration, RNS.
H(078), leaves, ashes, cataplasm
H(078), leaves, ashes, cataplasm
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
faki - bala - dawaia
Leptadenia heterophylla (Del.) Decne.
Official name :
Leptadenia heterophylla (Del.) Decne.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Leptadenia arborea (Forssk.) Schweinf.
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020), leaves, stems, cataplasm
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
sha'aloub, sho'bait
Nymphaea lotus L.
Official name :
Nymphaea lotus L.
Family :
Nymphaeaceae
Symptoms :
H(078), H(113)
Recipes :
H(078), roots + sesam oil, cataplasm
H(113), roots, fumigation
H(113), roots, fumigation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
soutab
Ocimum basilicum L.
Official name :
Ocimum basilicum L.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126), leaves, fruit, infusion
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (White Nil provinces)
Vernacular name :
al rehan al - khalawie