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Official name :
Pseudarthria hookeri var. argyrophylla Verdc.
Family :
Fabaceae
1 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HN 52
Author(s) :
Ngezahayo, J., F. Havyarimana, L. Hari, C. Stévigny, P. Duez.
Title :
Medicinal plants used by Burundian traditional healers for the treatment of microbial diseases + Supplemtary table
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 173, 338–351 (2015)
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(014) ringworm. 170 g dried leaves of Pseudarthria hookeri var. argyrophylla are pounded, powdered and mixed with cow butter. The powder is rubbed on the body once a day until recovery
H(013) purulent rashes. A handful of dried leaves are calcined. One pinch of ash is eaten once a day.
This plant is reported by 3% of informants
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi
Vernacular name :
ikigubugubu (Kirundi)
