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(022), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) The leaves of "kochu" = Pilea sp. are cooked and eaten
H(022) .The powdered root is rubbed into incisions made on the waist and the abdomen of a woman in labor so that the baby may come out smoothly (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kochu (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)