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Author(s) :
Hagenbucher-Sacripanti, F.
Title :
Santé et rédemption par les génies au Congo.
Publisud: 15, Rue des Cinq Diamants, 75013 Paris, 304 p., (1989)
Reference HH 03 has information about 12 plants :
Cannabis sativa L.
Official name :
Cannabis sativa L.
Family :
Cannabaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, smoke to overcome his fear again spirits "nkulu"
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
lia:mba
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Official name :
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, tree devoted to "nkisi" clanic ancestors
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
mfuma
Cyperus articulatus L.
Official name :
Cyperus articulatus L.
Family :
Cyperaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) magic, ritual on the spirit of a dead , roots of Cyperus articulatus, flowers Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa:ngu), seeds Mammea africana (nkandika), etc...
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
lusasaku
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Official name :
Elaeis guineensis Jacq.
Family :
Palmae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, nut's shell of Elaeis guineensis tied with a wire of Pandanus candelabrum (lufubu) filed with magic substances, malefic trap
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Official name :
Erythrophleum guineense G. Don
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Erythrophleum suaveolens (Guill. & Perr.) Brenan
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, ordeal drink
H(201) ritual, magic, barks Erythrophleum guineense, Strychnos icaja (mbu:ndu), latex Conopharyngia crassa (irugu), thorn of Combretum racemosum (nsu:mbi), protection again bad spirits
H(201) ritual, magic, barks Erythrophleum guineense, Strychnos icaja (mbu:ndu), latex Conopharyngia crassa (irugu), thorn of Combretum racemosum (nsu:mbi), protection again bad spirits
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo), tribes Vili and Yombe
Vernacular name :
nkhasa
Kalanchoe sp.
Official name :
Kalanchoe sp.
Family :
Crassulaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) magic, leaves of Kalanchoe sp. , Brillantaisia patula , juice of Costus sp. the mixing allow to catch the spirit of a victim.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Leea guineensis G. Don
Official name :
Leea guineensis G. Don
Family :
Leeaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, smell of Pennisetum purpureum, Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa: ngu), Laggera alata (bita:ndi), Tetrapleura tetraptera (mwa:ka), Croton sp. (mba:mba), Leea guineensis (cia:la mio:ko), Aframomum giganteum (liyoyombo), Brillantaisia patula (lilele:mba) to calm people again the proximity of bad spirits
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Mammea africana Sabine
Official name :
Mammea africana Sabine
Family :
Clusiaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) magie, rite around the double of a dead mant, roots of Cyperus articulatus, inflorescences of Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa:ngu), seeds of Mammea africana (nkandika), RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Millettia versicolor Welw. ex Bak.
Official name :
Millettia versicolor Welw. ex Bak.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, Millettia versicolor, Adenia lobata (mobula mbakala), allows healer's vision
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
lubota
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Official name :
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, smell of Pennisetum purpureum, Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa: ngu), Laggera alata (bita:ndi), Tetrapleura tetraptera (mwa:ka), diminish aggressiveness of devils and sorceres
H(201) ritual, magic, smell of Pennisetum purpureum, Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa: ngu), Laggera alata (bita:ndi), Tetrapleura tetraptera (mwa:ka), Croton sp. (mba:mba), Leea guineensis (cia:la mio:ko), Aframomum giganteum (liyoyombo), Brillantaisia patula (lilele:mba) calm people again the proximity of bad spirits
H(201) ritual, magic, smell of Pennisetum purpureum, Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa: ngu), Laggera alata (bita:ndi), Tetrapleura tetraptera (mwa:ka), Croton sp. (mba:mba), Leea guineensis (cia:la mio:ko), Aframomum giganteum (liyoyombo), Brillantaisia patula (lilele:mba) calm people again the proximity of bad spirits
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
nse:nga mantengo
Strychnos sp.
Official name :
Strychnos sp.
Family :
Strychnaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201)black magic,+ Strychnos aculeata
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
lice:mbi, livumi
Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach. & Thonn.) Taub.
Official name :
Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schumach. & Thonn.) Taub.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) ritual, magic, smell of Pennisetum purpureum, Cymbopogon densiflorus (lisasa: ngu), Laggera alata (bita:ndi), Tetrapleura tetraptera (mwa:ka), Croton sp. (mba:mba), Leea guineensis (cia:la mio:ko), Aframomum giganteum (liyoyombo), Brillantaisia patula (lilele:mba) to calm people again the proximity of bad spirits
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
not registered