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)
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Symptoms :
H(201), H(208)
Recipes :
H(208) perfume, The soft leaves of Artabotrys stenopetalus smell good and Efe women like to put them on the hip; the smell becomes stronger when dried (recipe from Efe Pygmies, around Andiri village in the Ituri forest)
H(201) The green vine with the leaves are put around the waist as ritual medicine so that the hunter may be successful in the hunt, particularly in the catch of chevrotains ( Efe Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kotekote (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), ndelandela (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
