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(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, The ash of the stem of "" = Mikania sp. is rubbed into scarifications at several spots on the body for fever. The treatment is said to cause severe pains. Or the sap from the stem is dripped into the eyes, that is said to be very painful (Efe Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
yaya (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
