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Official name : Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Family : Simaroubaceae

37 reference(s) related to this plant

Reference HA 1k
Author(s) : Ainslie, J.R.
Title : A list of plants used in native medicine in Nigeria. Imperial Forestry Institute.University of Oxford, Institute Paper, n° 7, (1937)
Symptoms : H(008)
Recipes : H(008), powder roots, RNS.
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria
Vernacular name : m'fankta (Kameruns)
Reference HA 27
Author(s) : Abebe, W.
Title : A survey of prescriptions used in traditional medecine in Gondar region, Northwestern Ethiopia: General pharmaceutical practice. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 18, pp. 147-165, (1986)
Symptoms : H(004), H(008), H(014), H(018), H(100), H(145), H(194)
Recipes : Plant used by 14 % of the healers
H(004), grind inside of seeds, ointment with butter, local application
H(008),diarrhoea, grind seeds + honey, VO.
H(014), crush roots, local application
H(014), powder of seeds or leaves, ointment with fresh butter, local application
H(014), scabies, crushed leaves, local application
H(018), grind seeds + H20, wash head
H(100) syph., burn roots, inhale smoke
H(145) + H(201), grind seeds, ointment, apply to affected area. The seeds are grinded with 3 pieces of stone by a light coloured girl!
H(194), grind inside of seeds, ointment with honey, local application
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia (Northeast) (Gondar region)
Vernacular name : waginos
Reference HA 53
Author(s) : Amenu, E.
Title : Use and management of medicinal plants by indigenous people of Ejaji area (Chelya woreda) West Shoa, Ethopia: An Ethnobotanical Approach A Thesis submited to the school of graduate studies, Addis Ababan, Ethiopia, 104 p. June 2007
Symptoms : V(014), V(039)
Recipes : Vb(014) scabies, leaf of Croton macrostachyus with leaf of Brucea antidysenterica are crushed together and used as skin wash for calf
Vb(039) , Veq(039) external parasites (cinii), leaf of Brucea antidysenterica is pounded and mixed with water in dish. The mixture is used to wash skin of cattle, donkey, mule and horse for 3-5 days
Region : East Africa
Country : Western Ethiopia, Oromya Region, West Shoa Zone in Chelya woreda.
Vernacular name : qomonyo (Afaan Oromoo)
Reference HA 55
Author(s) : Avigdor, E., H Wohlmuth, Z. Asfaw, T. Awas
Title : The current status of knowledge of herbal medicine and medicinal plants in Fiche, Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 10:38 (2014) http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/38
Symptoms : H(014)
Recipes : H(014) eczema (chiffe), leaves of Brucea antidysenterica are collected and dried, the powder is then applied to the skin
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia (City of Fiche, Oromia region)
Vernacular name : fit aballo, aballo (Amharic)
Reference HB 32
Author(s) : Bussmann, R.W.
Title : Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyirun South Turkana, Kenya. Additional File Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2:35 (2006)
Symptoms : V(092), V(095)
Recipes : V(092)arrowpoison, ONS., RNS.
Vo(095), Vc(095), ONS., VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name : lorubat
Reference HB 32
Author(s) : Bussmann, R.W.
Title : Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyirun South Turkana, Kenya. Additional File Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2:35 (2006)
Symptoms : H(051)
Recipes : H(051) paludism barks, to boil, VO
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name : lorubat
Reference HB 48
Author(s) : Bussmann Rainer, W., P.Swartzinsky, W. Aserat & P.Evangelista
Title : Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Region, Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 7:28 (2011)
Symptoms : H(106)
Recipes : H(106) Brucea antidysenterica NOT eaten by animals, not even by ants. The smoke and the plant smell bad. Can be used as insect repellent.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name : ironto
Reference HC 31
Author(s) : Chekole, G., Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Title : Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:4 (2015) http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/11/1/4
Symptoms : V(013)
Recipes : V(013) démangeaison de la peau, dried leaves of Brucea antidysenterica, écraser, mixed with butter then cream in local application
Region : East Africa
Country : Northwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name : waynos/yedaga abalo (Amharic)
Reference HC 31
Author(s) : Chekole, G., Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Title : Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:4 (2015) http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/11/1/4
Symptoms : H(004), H(014)
Recipes : H(004) wound, H(014) scabies, dried leaves of Brucea antidysenterica, écraser, mixed with butter then cream in local application
Region : East Africa
Country : Northwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name : waynos/yedaga abalo (Amharic)
Reference HD 12b
Author(s) : Desta, B.
Title : Ethiopian traditional herbal drugs.Part II: Antimicrobial activity of 63 medicinal plants. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 39, pp.129 - 139, (1993)
Symptoms : H(004)
Recipes : H(004) bullet wound, fruit, RNS.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HG 07
Author(s) : Getahun, A.
Title : Some common medicinal and poisonous plants used in ethiopian folk medicine. Faculty of Science, Addis Abeba University, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia, 63p., (1976)
Symptoms : H(004), H(175)
Recipes : H(004) + H(175),H(014), H(173), leaves, powder + butter, dressing
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : woinos, kolla-wanza (Amarinya), melata (Tigrinia), abalo, tamija, komeny (Galinya), hadawi (Somali)
Reference HG 14
Author(s) : Goossens, V.
Title : Catalogue des plantes du jardin botanique d'Eala (Congo Belge) Ministère des colonies, direction de l'agriculture, V. Goossens Bruxelles: Imprimerie industrielle et financière, 179 p., (1924)
Symptoms : H(008), H(091)
Recipes : H(008), H(091), barks, stems, roots
Region : Central Africa
Country : Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (ex. Belgian Congo) (Mongo region)
Vernacular name : not registered
Reference HG 18
Author(s) : Giday Mirutse , Tilahum Teklehaymanot, Abebe Animut,Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Title : Medicinal plants of the Shinasha, Agew-awi and Amhara peoples in northwest Ethiopia. Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 110, pp. 516 - 525 (2007)
Symptoms : H(201)
Recipes : H(201) evil eye, roots of Brucea antidysenterica of Capparis tomentosa of Carissa spinarum, tie around the neck
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia (Northwest)
Vernacular name : abalo (Agew-Awi)
Reference HH 1k
Author(s) : Harjula, R.
Title : Mirau and his practice.A study of the ethnomedicinal repertoire of a tanzanian herbalist. Institut for cultural research, University of Turku, Finland, 224 p., (1980)TRI-MED BOOKS LTD: LONDON Registered Office: 5 Tudor Cottage, Lovers Walk, Finchley, London, N3 1JH
Symptoms : H(013), H(104)
Recipes : H(013) skin disease: ltching rash (meele), ltching rash on different parts of the body. A large amount of leaves is boiled and the solution is then applied to the rash.
H(104), stomach disease (ndwari ya ndeu), A few pieces of the root are boiled, and the solution taken as a purgative; the dosage depends on the patient. According to Mirau, the leaves of telekuru are 'very poisonous' .
Region : East Africa
Country : Tanzania
Vernacular name : lelekuru
Reference HK 13
Author(s) : Kokwaro, J.O.
Title : Medicinal plants of East Africa. East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms : H(004), H(008), H(014), H(082), H(104), H(135), H(173)
Recipes : H(004), leaveses, powder + fat, local application
H(008), roots, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(014), leaveses, powder + fat, local application
H(082), astma, leaves + roots cooked with meat, VO.
H(104) belly, roots, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(104)estomac, leaves + roots cooked with meat, VO.
H(135), leaves + roots cooked with meat, VO.
H(173), leaves, powder + fat, local application
Region : East Africa
Country : Tanzania
Vernacular name : mkamana, mrikawanda (Chagga, Tanzania)
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(004), H(173)
Recipes : H(004) wound, leaves of Brucea antidysenterica pounded and mixed with ghee applied
H(173) leprosy, leaves of Brucea antidysenterica pounded, mixed with ghee and rubbed.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya
Vernacular name : kingame (Kamba)
Reference HK 75
Author(s) : Kefalew, A., Z. Asfaw & E. Kelbessa
Title : Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:25 , (2015) DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0014-6
Symptoms : V(050)
Recipes : Vb(050, 6) colic (yehod hemem), leaf of Brucea antidysenterica grounded and the water solution given to the cattle
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia ( Oromia Regional State)
Vernacular name : qumegno/abalo /(Oromifa/Amarigna)
Reference HK 75
Author(s) : Kefalew, A., Z. Asfaw & E. Kelbessa
Title : Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:25 , (2015) DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0014-6
Symptoms : H(201)
Recipes : H(201, 9) evil eye (Buda), root powder of Brucea antidysenterica burns in a fire and inhales the smoke
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia ( Oromia Regional State)
Vernacular name : qumegno/abalo /(Oromifa/Amarigna)
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(173)
Recipes : H(173) leprosy, fresh fruit of Brucea antidysenterica is crushed, mixed with honey and smear on the affected body.
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia, Eastern Zone of Tigray
Vernacular name : maleta (Tigrigna)
Reference HL 11
Author(s) : Lemordant, D.
Title : Contribution à l'ethnobotanique éthiopienne. Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 18, 1 - 35, 142 - 179, (1971)
Symptoms : H(008), H(100)
Recipes : H(008), roots, fruit, powder, 1 spoon coffee + 1 cup milk 2 to 3 X / day
H(008), leaves decoction (H2O), VO.
H(100), grinded roots + butter + mercury
Region : East Africa
Country : Ethiopia
Vernacular name : waginos