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Official name :
Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv.
Family :
Bombacaceae
13 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 33b
Author(s) :
Asase, A., G. Oppong-Mensah
Title :
Traditional antimalarial phytotherapy remedies in herbal markets in southern Ghana
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 126, pp. 492 - 499 ( 2009)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, decoction of dried stem of Bombax buonopozense, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana (southern region)
Vernacular name :
akatabena, akata
Reference HA 40
Author(s) :
Agyare, C. , A. Asase, M. Lechtenberg, M. Niehues, A. Deters, A. Hensl
Title :
An Ethnopharmacological survey and in vitro confirmation of ethnopharmacological use of medicinal plants used for wound healing in Gosomtwi-Atwima-Kwanwoma area, Ghana
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 125, pp. 393- 403, (2009)
Symptoms :
H(104), H(111)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach ulcer, H(111) burns, decoction of leaves of Bombax buonopozense
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana (district of Gosomtwi-Atwima-Kwanwoma)
Vernacular name :
kata (Asante-Twi)
Reference HA 60
Author(s) :
Amujoyegbe, O.O., M. Idu, J.M. Agbedahunsi, J.O. Erhabor
Title :
Ethnomedicinal survey of medicinal plants used in the management of sickle cell disorder in Southern Nigeria
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 185, 347–360 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.03.042
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) sickle cell disorder, leaf from cultivated & wild Bombax buonopozense, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria du sud
Vernacular name :
ponpola, gurijiya, akpe (Local name), red silk cotton tree (Common name)
Reference HB 43
Author(s) :
Blench, R.
Title :
Dagomba plant names (Preliminary circulation draft) Published on WWW. (2006)
http://www.rogerblench.info/Ethnoscience%20data/Dagbani%20plant%20names.pdf
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) cut leaves to feed the animals.
Fluff is collected for pillows
Fluff is collected for pillows
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana (Northern region)
Vernacular name :
va!bgà (Dagomba)
Reference HB 43
Author(s) :
Blench, R.
Title :
Dagomba plant names (Preliminary circulation draft) Published on WWW. (2006)
http://www.rogerblench.info/Ethnoscience%20data/Dagbani%20plant%20names.pdf
Symptoms :
H(003), H(201), H(208)
Recipes :
H(003) thorns are burnt and the charcoal resulting is mixed with butter to treat a swollen body
H(208), dried gum is used for scent
H(201) the mistletoe growing on this tree has important magical uses, being included in a medicine used to start quarrels in the household. Farmers do not like to cultivate under it because the land is infertile. The bark is burnt to make a smoke that drives away aliZini spirits.
H(208), dried gum is used for scent
H(201) the mistletoe growing on this tree has important magical uses, being included in a medicine used to start quarrels in the household. Farmers do not like to cultivate under it because the land is infertile. The bark is burnt to make a smoke that drives away aliZini spirits.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana (Northern region)
Vernacular name :
va!bgà (Dagomba)
Reference HB 65
Author(s) :
Bia kouakou, B., J. N. D. Trebissou, A. Bide, J. Assi yapo, N. Zirihi-Guede, A. J. Djaman
Title :
Étude ethnopharmacologique des plantes antipaludiques utilisées chez les Baoulé- N’Gban de Toumodi dans le Centre de la Côte d’Ivoire
Journal of Applied Biosciences 85:7775– 7783 ( 2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v85i1.4
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, barks of Bombax buonopozense in decoction, ablution
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast (Baoulé- N’Gban county)
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Reference HB 67
Author(s) :
Bla, K. B., J. N.D. Trebissou , A. Bidie, J. Assi Yapo, N. Zirihi-Guedei, A. J. Djaman
Title :
Étude ethnopharmacologique des plantes antipaludiques utilisées chez les Baoulé- N’Gban de Toumodi dans le Centre de la Côte d’Ivoire.
Journal of Applied Biosciences 85:7775– 7783 (January 2015)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v85i1.4
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, barks of Bombax buonopozense, Ablution.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast Center)
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Reference HD 58
Author(s) :
Dieteren, G.
Title :
Classification des végétaux chez les Dogon
Journal des Africanistes, 22 pp. 115-158 (1952)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jafr_0037-9166_1952_num_22_1_1845
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) Bombax buonopozense (kapokier) wood is only used for the size of most wood masks considered unclean (puru)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (Cliffs of Bandiagara)
Vernacular name :
togozo
Reference HF 11
Author(s) :
Fasola, T. R.
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of plants used in the management and treatment of female reproductive health problems in Ibadan, Southwestern Nigeria
Journal of Biology, Agriculture and Healthcare. Vol.5, No.3, (2015)
Symptoms :
H(144)
Recipes :
H(144) angorged breast, Boil ingredients listed together. When cool, use to massage the breast and a cupful of decoction drunk daily. Root of Nauclea latifolia, bark of Khaya ivorensis, bark of Vitellaria paradoxa, bark of Pseudocedrella kotschyi and limonoids, bark of Entandrophragma angolense, bark of Terminalia superba, bark of Bombax buonopozense, leaves of Grewia pubescens and fruit of Xylopia aethiopica
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Ibadan)
Vernacular name :
pompola
Reference HF 61
Author(s) :
Addo-Fordjour, P, A. K. Anning, E. J. D. Belford & D. Akonnor
Title :
Diversity and conservation of medicinal plants in the Bomaa community of the Brong Ahafo region, Ghana
Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 2(9), pp. 226-233,( September 2008)
http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR
Symptoms :
H(087)
Recipes :
H(087) candidiasis, leaves of Bombax buonopozense, grind and insert into the vagina
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ghana (Brong Ahafo region)
Vernacular name :
akatanini
Reference HK 70
Author(s) :
Komlaga, G., C.Agyare, R. Akosua Dickson, M. L. Kwao Mensah, K. Annan, P.M. Loiseau, P.Champy
Title :
Medicinal plants and finished marketed herbal products used in the treatment of malaria in the Ashanti region, Ghana
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 172, 333–346, (2015)
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, stem bark of Bombax buonopozense with Phyllanthus fraternus leaves, decoction, VO.
H(051) paludism, stem bark and leaves of Khaya senegalensis, Bombax buonopozense and leaves of Bambusa vulgaris, décoction, VO.
H(051) paludism, leaves of Cymbopogon citratus, Terminalia catappa, Newbouldia laevis and Bombax buonopozense, decoction, VO.
H(051) paludism, stem bark and leaves of Khaya senegalensis, Bombax buonopozense and leaves of Bambusa vulgaris, décoction, VO.
H(051) paludism, leaves of Cymbopogon citratus, Terminalia catappa, Newbouldia laevis and Bombax buonopozense, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ghana (Ashanti region)
Vernacular name :
akata
Reference HO 26
Author(s) :
Omara-Achong, T. E, N. L., Edwin-Wosu, E. A Edu and A. E. Nkang
Title :
Survey of indigenous vegetables species in parts of Ogoja and Cala Bar, Cross River State, Nigeria.
European Journal of Experimental Biology, 2 (4):1289-1301 (2012)
ht t ps://www .researchgat e.net /publ i cat i on/268437812
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) leaves of Bombax buonopozense sold in different markets, for soup
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Cross River State)
Vernacular name :
red-flowered silk-cotton tree (Common Name), (Efik), onwukem (Mbube East)
Reference VC 09a
Author(s) :
Curasson, M.G.
Title :
Arbre, arbustes, buissons et fourrages spontanés divers en régions tropicales et subtropicales.Revue d' élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux, Tome 5 (nouvelle série) n° 4, 213 - 222, 1951 - 1952
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) Bombax buonopozense good forage, abundant in the plantations.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
West Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered