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Official name :
Acanthospermum glabratum (DC.) Wild
Family :
Asteraceae
5 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HD 21
Author(s) :
de Wet, H. , M.N. Nkwanyana, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Medicinal plants used for the treatment of diarrhoea in northern Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, volume 130, pp. 284–289, (2010)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874110003041
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008, 6) diarrhoea, the whole plant of Acanthospermum glabratum is crushed and mixed with warm water. The infusion (10 ml) is drunk three times a day by children and 60 ml (a quarter of a cup) 3 times a day by adults. It can be administered anally; dosage depends on the person’s weight.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (northen Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal Province)
Vernacular name :
inamathela
Reference HD 40
Author(s) :
de Wet, H.,S.C.Ngubane
Title :
Traditional herbal remedies used by women in a rural community in northern Maputaland (South Africa) for the treatment of gynaecology and obstetric complaints
South African Journal of Botany 94, 129–139 (2014)
Symptoms :
H(040)
Recipes :
H(040) cervical pains during pregnancy. Decoction of one handful of fresh-chopped whole plant of Acanthospermum glabratum in 1 L of water for about 20 min, cool before straining. VO. half a cup of the decoction , 3 X/ day
Region :
South Africa
Country :
northern Maputaland (South Africa)
Vernacular name :
isinama (Zulu)
Reference HL 32
Author(s) :
Lautenschläger, T., M. Monizi , M. Pedro, J. L. Mandombe, M. Futuro Bránquima, C. Heinze and C. Neinhuis
Title :
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:51 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
Symptoms :
H(013), H(018), H(022), H(150)
Recipes :
H(150) infection legs, H(051x) yellow fever, H(013) skin disease, H(022) open fontanelle (baby, old people) leaves of Acanthospermum glabratum, balm, dermal
H(018) migraine, whole plant, roast, pulverize, dermal
H(018) migraine, whole plant, roast, pulverize, dermal
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (province de Uíge)
Vernacular name :
matata, madiata (Kikongo)
Reference HM 89
Author(s) :
Mbuni,Y. M. , S. Wang , B. N. Mwangi, N. J. Mbari, P. M. Musili, N. O. Walter, G. Hu, Y. Zhou & Q. Wang
Title :
Medicinal Plants and Their Traditional Uses in Local Communities around Cherangani Hills, Western Kenya + Supplementary Materials:
Plants , 9, 331.(2020)
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) boils, pounded leaves of Acanthospermum glabratum in powder, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Cherangani Hills)
Vernacular name :
kwilisungura (Luhya)
Reference HY 04
Author(s) :
York, T., H. de Wet, S.F. van Vuuren
Title :
Plants used for treating respiratory infections in rural Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, 135, 696–710, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S037887411100239X
Symptoms :
H(018), H(037), H(051), H(082), H(091), H(108), H(118), H(118)
Recipes :
H(082) respiratory desease, Crush handful of whole plant of Acanthospermum glabratum and mix with half to one cup of warm water. Sieve and take whole decoction as an enema once a dayg take 1 tbsp three times a day orally to treat H(108) chills, H(051) fever, runny nose,H(037) chest pain H(118) sore throat and/or H(018) headache.
H(037) coughs and H(091) tiredness, boil a handful of the whole plant Acanthospermum glabratum with a handful of leavesd each of Tetradenia riparia and Lippia javanica in 1.5 L of water. Steam once a day and take 1 tbsp three times a day. Children under the age of three are not allowed to steam, while children over the age of three steam with parental supervision.
H(037) coughs, H(051) fever, H(108) chills and a runny nose, crush handful of the whole plant and add 1 L of warm water. Take a size 6–10 syringe (180–300 mL) daily as an enema, while children only use a syringe size one (±30 mL). One interviewee mentioned that you only take this decoction once, and that you should not take it again the following day.
H(037) coughs and H(091) tiredness, boil a handful of the whole plant Acanthospermum glabratum with a handful of leavesd each of Tetradenia riparia and Lippia javanica in 1.5 L of water. Steam once a day and take 1 tbsp three times a day. Children under the age of three are not allowed to steam, while children over the age of three steam with parental supervision.
H(037) coughs, H(051) fever, H(108) chills and a runny nose, crush handful of the whole plant and add 1 L of warm water. Take a size 6–10 syringe (180–300 mL) daily as an enema, while children only use a syringe size one (±30 mL). One interviewee mentioned that you only take this decoction once, and that you should not take it again the following day.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Maputaland, KwaZulu-Natal)
Vernacular name :
isihlaza, nkunzana, inkonzana, isibambaphansi, isichathabantwana (local names)