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Official name :
Psydrax livida (Hiern) Bridson
Family :
Rubiaceae
reference(s) related to this plant
Reference VM 51
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A
Title :
Use of traditional veterinary medicine in Nhema communal area of the midlands province, Zinbabwe
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, 9(3):315-322 (2012)
Symptoms :
V(004)
Recipes :
V(004) septic wounds, fresh leaves of Psydrax livida are ground, water added and paste put on wound
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (communal area of Nhema, midlands province)
Vernacular name :
muvengahonye
Reference VT 29
Author(s) :
Tendai Nyahangare, E., B. Marimanzi Mvumi, Tonderai Mutibvu
Title :
Ethnoveterinary plants and practices used for ecto-parasite control in semi-arid smallholder farming areas of Zimbabwe
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:30 (2015)
doi:10.1186/s13002-015-0006-6
Symptoms :
V(039)
Recipes :
V(039) ecto parasites, crush leaves of Psydrax livida with water and spray or crush leaves and put on wound or tick infestation site
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
muvengahonye (Shona)
