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Official name :
Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr.
Family :
Vitaceae
9 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HJ 11
Author(s) :
Jiofack, T., C. Fokunang, N. Guedje, V. Kemeuze, E. Fongnzossie, B. A. Nkongmeneck, P. M. Mapongmetsem & N. Tsabang
Title :
Ethnobotanical uses of medicinal plants of two ethnoecological regions of Cameroon
International Journal of Medicine and Medical Sciences Vol. 2(3), pp. 60-79, (2010)
http://www.academicjournals.org/ijmms
Symptoms :
H(026)
Recipes :
H(026) dysmenorrhoea, roots of Ampelocissus africana in decoction
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon (Sudano-sahelian region)
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Reference HK 52
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J. O.
Title :
Some common african herbal remedies for skin diseases: with special reference to Kenya
Medicinal and poisonous plants of the tropics.
Proceedings of symposium of the 14th International botanical congress, Berlin, 24 july - 1 august 1987, 44-69, (1987)
Symptoms :
H(173)
Recipes :
H(173) leprosy, roots of Ampelocissus africana decoction drunk and some used for bathing
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
munwamadzi (Gir)
Reference HK 89
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
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
Reference HL 01
Author(s) :
Lindsay, R.S. & F.N. Hepper
Title :
Medicinal plants of Marakwet
Kenya.Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom, 49 p., (1978)
Symptoms :
H(027)
Recipes :
H(027) prevention of abortion roots decocton of Ampelocissus africana, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HM 39
Author(s) :
Medley, K
Title :
Extractive forest resources of the Tana river national primate reserve, Kenya
Economic Botany 47 (2) pp. 171-183. (1993)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(104)
Recipes :
H(003) swollen legs, H(104), stomach, decoction of tuberous root of Ampelocissus africana
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare mountain range)
Vernacular name :
mchikichi (Pokomo)
Reference HM 45
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used by the people in Nhema communal area, Zimbabwe
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 136, 347–354, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111003229
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 4) diarrhoea, roots of Ampelocissus africana, crushed, mixed with water, extract VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Nhema communal area)
Vernacular name :
muzambiringa (Shona)
Reference HM 61
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Traditional use of medicinal plants in south-central Zimbabwe: review and perspectives
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 9:31 (2013)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/31
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, roots of Ampelocissus africanus extract , VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (South-central)
Vernacular name :
muzambiringa
Reference HM 69
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Traditional use of medicinal plants in south-central Zimbabwe: review and perspectives
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine ,9:31 (2013)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/9/1/31
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, roots extract of Ampelocissus africana, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (centre-sud)
Vernacular name :
muzambiringa
Reference VF 05
Author(s) :
Fison, T.
Title :
Some ethnoveterinary information from South Sudan
Undated document
http://www.vetwork.org.uk/evkfison.pdf
Symptoms :
V(037)
Recipes :
Vb(037) pleuropneumonia (jok puoth, abuot pwow, abuot piu), take root of buoc (Ampelocissus africanus), pound, soak in water, squeeze out the material, give as drench twice daily for 3 days. (Nuer)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
South-Soudan (Nuer zone)
Vernacular name :
buoc