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Official name :
Borassus flabellifer var. aethiopum (Mart.) Warb.
Family :
Arecaceae
Synonyms :
Borassus aethiopum Mart.
35 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 05
Author(s) :
Adjanohoun, E., M.R.A. Ahyi, L. Ake Assi, J. Baniakina, P. Chibon, G. Cusset, V. Doulou, A. Enzanza, J. Eymé, E. Goudoté, A. Keita, C. Mbemba, J. Mollet, J.- M. Moutsamboté, J. Mpati, P. Sita
Title :
Contribution aux études ethnobotaniques et floristiques en République populaire du Congo.
Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, (A.C.C.T.), Paris, 605 p., (1988)
From the data bank PHARMEL 2 (ref. HP 10)
Symptoms :
H(176)
Recipes :
H(176), nuts oil, massage
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Popular republic) (Brazzaville) (ex Brazaville Congo)
Vernacular name :
bâ dia madibou (Lari), rônier (French)
Reference HA 07
Author(s) :
Adjanohoun, E., V. Adjakidje, M.R.A. Ahyi, K. Akpagana, P. Chibon, A. El - Hadji, J. Eyme, M. Garba, , J. - N. Gassita, M. Gbeassor, E. Goudote, S. Guinko, K. - K. Hodouto, P. Houngnon, A. Keita, Y. Keoula, W. P. Kluga - Ocloo, I. Lo, K. M. Siamevi, K. K. Taffame
Title :
Contribution aux études ethnobotaniques et floristiques au Togo.
Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, (A.C.C.T.), Paris, 671 p., (1986)
From the data bank PHARMEL 2 (ref. HP 10)
Symptoms :
H(015), H(068)
Recipes :
H(015), leaves of Borassus aethiopium, to carbonize, powde, to dilute (H2O), VO.
H(068) bilharziosis, to carbonize, powder, VO.
H(068) bilharziosis, to carbonize, powder, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
dukukankpatu (Bassar), rônier (French)
Reference HA 57
Author(s) :
Adomou A.C. , H. Yedomonhan, B. Djossa, S. I. Legba, M. Oumorou, A. Akoegninou
Title :
Etude Ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales vendues dans le marché d’Abomey-Calavi au Bénin
Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 6(2): 745-772, April 2012
http://ajol.info/index.php/ijbcs
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139) sexual weakness, tincture of fruit of Borassus aethiopum, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin (Abomey-Calavi market)
Vernacular name :
agontéglé(Fon)
Reference HA 64
Author(s) :
Anywar, G., H. Oryem-Origa & M. K. Mugisha
Title :
Wild Plants Used as Nutraceuticals from Nebbi District, Uganda
European Journal of Medicinal Plants 4 (6): 641-660, 2014
Symptoms :
H(037), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) fruit of Borassus aethiopum eaten as snack & leaves as sauce
as medicine for H(037) cough, bark in decoction, VO. (mentionned 10 times)
as medicine for H(037) cough, bark in decoction, VO. (mentionned 10 times)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Nebbi Distric)
Vernacular name :
tugu (Alur)
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, fruit of Borassus aethiopum
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)kapa-kapa (Kioko)
Reference HC 32
Author(s) :
Carrière, M.
Title :
Plantes de Guinée à l' usage des éleveurs et des véterinaires
Centre de coopération internationale en recherche agronomique pour le développement département d'élevage et de médecine vétérinaire.
CIRAD-EMVT 10, rue Pierre-Curie 94704 Maisons-Alfort Cedex -France (2000)
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(095) fruit pulp of Borassus aethiopum edible
H(095) almond edible when young; hardens at maturity and provides a kind of vegetable ivory.
H(203) framing lumber (hardwood, resistant to insects and termites, inflexible).
H(095) almond edible when young; hardens at maturity and provides a kind of vegetable ivory.
H(203) framing lumber (hardwood, resistant to insects and termites, inflexible).
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea Conakry
Vernacular name :
sébé (Malinké), lébbé (Poular), rônier (French)
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(037), H(033), H(095)
Recipes :
H(037) cough; and respiratory diseses, H(033) male impotence, seeds, roots of Borassus aethiopum, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
bace (Balanta), buár (Biafada), eudá (Bijagó), cibe (Guinean creole), dúbè, palmierrônier, rônier (French), dúbè (Futa-fula), cibedje (Fula), cibô (Mandinga), n’bene, umbena (Manjaco), buane, opane (Pepel)
Reference HE 12
Author(s) :
El-Kamali, H. H.
Title :
Ethnopharmacology of Medicinal Plants used in North Kordofan (Western Sudan)
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 89-97. 2009.
http://www.ethnoleaflets.com/leaflets/sudan.htm
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104, 5,4 %) stomach pain, fruit of Borassus aethiopium, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (North Kordofan)
Vernacular name :
doleib
Reference HG 11
Author(s) :
Grand, A. & P.A. Wondergem
Title :
Les phytothérapies anti-infectieuses de la forêt-savane, Sénégal (Afrique occidentale)I. Un inventaire.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 21, pp. 109 - 125, (1987)
Symptoms :
H(053)
Recipes :
H(053), young stem, hot juice in ears
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal (Diola people, South Senegal)
Vernacular name :
njol (Diola)
Reference HG 61
Author(s) :
Gruca, M., T. R van Andel, H. Balslev
Title :
Ritual uses of palms in traditional medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:60 (2014)
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-60
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) epilepsy (epilepsy is believed to occur mostly during the full moon), roots of Borassus aethiopum, maceration, body bath
Region :
sub-Saharan Africa
Country :
Togo
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HG 61
Author(s) :
Gruca, M., T. R van Andel, H. Balslev
Title :
Ritual uses of palms in traditional medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:60 (2014)
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-60
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) scarification practices, seed of Borassus aethiopum used as containers for a charred medicinal mixture called 'katala' in Haussa.This mixture is rubbed into skin incisions
Region :
sub-Saharan Africa
Country :
Ghana (Haussa)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HG 61
Author(s) :
Gruca, M., T. R van Andel, H. Balslev
Title :
Ritual uses of palms in traditional medicine in sub-Saharan Africa: a review
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 10:60 (2014)
DOI: 10.1186/1746-4269-10-60
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) any disease caused by a curse decoction of root of Borassus aethiopum, VO.
Region :
sub-Saharan Africa
Country :
Ghana (Kokomba)
Vernacular name :
used as containers for a charred medicinal mixture called 'katala' in Haussa
Reference HK 01
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
La pharmacopée sénégalaise traditionnelle. Plantes médicinales et toxiques.
Editions Vigot Frères, Paris, 1011 p., (1974)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(118)
Recipes :
H(037), H(118), roots of Borassus aethiopum, RNS., VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HK 78
Author(s) :
Kidane, L. , G, Gebremedhin & T, Beyene
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Ganta Afeshum District, Eastern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,14:64 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0266-z
Symptoms :
H(053)
Recipes :
H(053) ear infections, dry fruit of Borassus aethiopum Mart is powdered, mixed with sesame oil and then dropped in to ear.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia, Eastern Zone of Tigray
Vernacular name :
sye (Tigrigna)
Reference HM 32
Author(s) :
Magassouba, F.B., A. Dialloa, M. Kouyaté, F. Mara, O.Bangoura, A. Camara, S. Traoré, A.K. Diall, G. Camara, S. Traoré, A. Keita, M.K. Camara, R. Barry, S. Keita, K. Oularé, M.S. Barry, M. Donzo, K. Camara, K. Toté, D. Vanden Berghe, J. Totté, L.. Pieters, A.J. Vlietinck, A.M. Baldé
Title :
Ethnobotanical survey and antibacterial activity of some plants used in Guinean traditional medicine.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 114, pp. 44 - 53 (2007)
Symptoms :
H(045)
Recipes :
H(045, 1) antiseptic, again infection, roots of Borassus flabellifer decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea Conakry
Vernacular name :
khankè
Reference HM 33
Author(s) :
Malgras, D. (R.P.)
Title :
Arbres et arbustes guérisseurs des savanes maliennes.
Editions Karthala, 22 - 24, boulevard Arago, 75013 Paris, 480 p. (1992)
Symptoms :
H(130)
Recipes :
H(130) paralysis, leaves of Ficus thonningii, leaves and fruit of Borassus aethiopum, decoction, bath, fumigations, massages, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
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(095)
Recipes :
H(095), fruit of Borassus aethiopum edible, stem sap used in preparing palm wine
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt. Kenya and the Aberdare mountain range)
Vernacular name :
mtalpa (Pokomo)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(000), H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(000) pain, decoction of leaves of Borassus aethiopum, en frictions
H(095) fruits are edible.
H(095) fruits, set to sprout, give young shoots eaten cooked.
H(095) Ash provides a substitute for salt.
H(203) Wood is used in construction
H(095) fruits are edible.
H(095) fruits, set to sprout, give young shoots eaten cooked.
H(095) Ash provides a substitute for salt.
H(203) Wood is used in construction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
dubbi (Fulfuldé), palmier rônier (French)
Reference HN 15
Author(s) :
Natabou Dégbé, F.
Title :
Contribution à l'étude de la médecine et de la Pharmacopée traditionnelles au Bénin: Tentatives d'intégration dans le système de santé officiel.
Thèse pour l'obtention du diplôme de Docteur en Pharmacie de l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Dipl ôme d'état), 138 p., Juillet 1991
Symptoms :
H(037), H(118)
Recipes :
H(037) bronchitis, H(118) troubles of throat, roots of Borassus aethiopum, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin
Vernacular name :
agontin, kolaka (Fon), agbon-oko (Nagot), agontégré, ago (Adja), agbancorico (Dassa), agoti (Mina), doukounkandé, baadorororou (Bariba), moutchétimou (Ditanmari), rônier (French)
Reference HN 58
Author(s) :
Nadembega, P., J. Boussim, J. P. Nikiema, F. Poli, F. Antognon
Title :
Medicinal plants in Baskoure, Kourittenga Province, Burkina Faso: An ethnobotanical study
Journal of Ethnopharmacology133, 378–39 (2011)
https://www.researchgate.net/publication/47447994
Symptoms :
H(051), H(097z)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, H(097z) kids rectal inflammation, bulb of Borassus aethiopum, maceration, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso (Kourittenga province)
Vernacular name :
koãga