Prelude Medicinal Plants Database
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Author(s) :
Kankara S. S., M.H. Ibrahim, M. Mustafa, R. Go
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state, Nigeria
South African Journal of Botany 97, pp. 165–175, (2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2015.01.007
Reference HK 89 has information about 109 plants :
Acacia albida Del.
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) general well being, bark of Faidherbia albida, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
gawo
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) postpartum wound healing, pods of Acacia nilotica, decoction, soaking (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
bagaruwa
Acacia pycnantha Benth.
Official name :
Acacia pycnantha Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) general well being, bark of Acacia polyacantha , maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
karaki
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ache, leaves of Acacia senegal, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
dakwara
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Symptoms :
H(022)
Recipes :
H(022) ease labor, bark of Acacia sieberiana, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
farar kaya
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Official name :
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, whole plant of Acanthospermum hispidum, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
yawo
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, bak of Adansonia digitata, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
kuka
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Official name :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) cold, rhizome of Aframomum melegueta, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
citta mai 'ya'ya
Albizia chevalieri Harms
Official name :
Albizia chevalieri Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ache, bark of Albizia chevalieri, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
katsari
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) cold, bulb of Allium sativum, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
tafarnuwa
Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr.
Official name :
Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr.
Family :
Vitaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) general well being, whole plant of Ampelocissus africana, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
farun makiyaya
Anacardium occidentale L.
Official name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ache, bark of Anacardium occidentale, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
yazawa
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Official name :
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Family :
Araceae
Symptoms :
H(002)
Recipes :
H(002) breast milk enhancement, roots of Anchomanes difformis, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
hantsar gada
Anisopus mannii N.E. Br.
Official name :
Anisopus mannii N.E. Br.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(022)
Recipes :
H(022) ease labor, whole plant of Anacardium occidentale, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
sakayau
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, bark of Anogeissus leiocarpa, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
marke
Argemone mexicana f. lanata N. Robson
Official name :
Argemone mexicana f. lanata N. Robson
Family :
Papaveraceae
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108) cold, leaves of Argemone mexicana, decoction, steam bath (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
kankamarka ta bika
Artemisia annua L.
Official name :
Artemisia annua L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, leaves of Artemisia annua, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
tazargade
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, leaves of Azadirachta indica, decoction, body bath (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
bedi
Baccharoides adoensis (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) H.Rob.
Official name :
Baccharoides adoensis (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) H.Rob.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113) inflamation, roots of Baccharoides adoensis, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
dumash
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name :
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms :
Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ache, leaves of Balanites aegyptiaca, maceration , VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name :
aduwa