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Official name :
Raphia vinifera P.Beauv.
Family :
Arecaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
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) fresh bud leaves of Raphia vinifera are suspended as a curtain in the villages’ entrances to ward off the evil
Region :
sub-Saharan Africa
Country :
Cameroon
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) against witchcraf, a curtain made of bud leaves of Raphia vinifera which is a barrier set up across the road leading to the secret place of a meeting. It is effective against any outsider that may bring witchcraft medicine, poison, or any member who recently had sexual intercourse
Region :
sub-Saharan Africa
Country :
Liberia (Mano)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HN 28
Author(s) :
Nnomo, R.D. , I.R. Tchouamo & J.Y. Pinta
Title :
Apiphytothérapie à base du miel au Cameroun
Ethnopharmacologia, n° 44, (december 2009)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) colic, incinerate nuclei of Canarium schweinfurthii of fruits of Raphia vinifera + honey and oil of palm, VO. 1 tablespoon, 3 X / J during crisis
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference HS 46
Author(s) :
Sunderland, T.C.H., & C. Obama
Title :
Etude préliminaire de marché sur les produits forestier non ligneux en Guinée équatoriale
Document FAO (1998): http://www.fao.org/docrep/x2161f/x2161f23.htm
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) are produced palm wine: "up-wine", produced from the inflorescence of standing trees of Raphia vinera.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Equatorial Guinea
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors