Prelude Medicinal Plants Database

Kotschya africana Endl.var. bequaertii (De Wild) Verdc. : 1 reference(s)

Official name : Kotschya africana Endl.var. bequaertii (De Wild) Verdc.

Family : Fabaceae

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(095y), H(219), H(239)

Recipes : H(095y) bees come near to this tree of Kotschya africana to make a new nest (honey product)
H(219) the trunk is also used for a pole to support the vine of yam or kidney bean
H(219) The trunk is too soft to use for house construction
H(239) The wood is used for firewood;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)

Region : Central Africa

Country : Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)

Vernacular name : luwaji (Kinyindu)

Nauclea latifolia Sm. : 1 reference(s)

Official name : Nauclea latifolia Sm.

Family : Rubiaceae

Synonyms : Sarcocephalus russeggeri Schweinf. , Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce , Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine

Reference HL 32

Author(s) : Lautenschläger, T., M. Monizi , M. Pedro, J. L. Mandombe, M. Futuro Bránquima, C. Heinze and C. Neinhuis

Title : First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:51 (2018) https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3

Symptoms : H(008), H(033), H(068), H(091), H(095y), H(104), H(107), H(139), H(171), H(200)

Recipes : H(008) diarrhea, roots of Sarcocephalus latifolius, maceration, VO.
H(033) infertility, roots, decoction, enema, VO.
H(033) womens infertility, barks , decoction, VO., enema
H(068) parasitic worms, roots, chewing VO.
H(068) parasitic worms ,barks , maceration, VO.
H(091) anaemia, leaves, balm, decoction, dermal, Bath,VO.
H(091) Revitalization (many diseases) barks , roots, maceration, VO.
H(091) strengthening, root, maceration, VO.
H(095y) malnutrition, leaves, balm, dermal
H(104) stomach pains, roots, decoction, maceration, VO.
H(104) stomach pains, leaves, decoction VO.
H(104) stomach pains, fruits; VO.
H(104) stomach pains , roots, barks, maceration, VO.
H(107) typhus, roots, decoction VO.
H(139) erectile dysfunction, roots, decoction VO.
H(171) diabetes, fruits, crudity VO.
H(200) antibiotic, roots, decoction VO.

Region : West Africa

Country : Angola (province de Uíge)

Vernacular name : kilolo kia pumba, lolo, lolo kia mabundu, nlolo, nzelenge (Kik.)

Sherbournia calycina (G. Don) Hua : 1 reference(s)

Official name : Sherbournia calycina (G. Don) Hua

Family : Rubiaceae

Reference HT 53

Author(s) : Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa

Title : A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003) *partially encoded*

Symptoms : H(095), H(095y), H(203)

Recipes : H(095) Sour-sweet fruitsof Sherbournia calycina are eaten raw.
- H(203) Straight branches are used for arrowshafts calleds "ako" (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(095) The fruits of the size of a quail’s egg is eaten raw, although some Mbuti
H(203) The stem is used for binding and climbing a large tree
H(095y) The flowers are visited by honeybees (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)

Region : Central Africa

Country : Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)

Vernacular name : bokakoro (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), ekakwasiko, mulaki (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest);

Symptom : H(095y)