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Official name :
Nymphaea sp.
Family :
Nymphaeaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HL 18
Author(s) :
Lebbie, A. R., R. P. Guries
Title :
Ethnobotanical value and conservation of sacred groves of the Kpaa Mende in Sierra Leone
Economic Botany, 49 (3), pp. 297-308, (1995)
Symptoms :
H(157)
Recipes :
H(157) leaves of Nymphaea sp are sun-dried and burnt to ashes, and the ash is put in the horn of a duiker and sealed with goat fat. A hole is bored through the tip of the horn, a thread is passed through and hung around the neck of a child as a remedy for convulsion.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Sierra Leone (Moyamba District)
Vernacular name :
pupendœ (Kpaa Mende)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) rhizomes and seeds of Nymphaea sp.(darmami) are consumed raw or cooked
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
darmami = tabbe (Fulfuldé)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) leaves of Nymphaea sp.(darmami) are consumed by horses, oxen, sheep, goats.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
darmami = tabbe (Fulfuldé)
Reference HR 53
Author(s) :
Randriamiharisoa, M. N. , A. R. Kuhlman, V. Jeannoda, H. Rabarison, N. Rakotoarivelo, T. Randrianarivony, F.Raktoarivony, A. Randrianasolo and R. W. Bussmann
Title :
Medicinal plants sold in the markets of Antananarivo, Madagascar
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine (2015) 11:60
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0046-y
Symptoms :
H(015x), H(026), H(033), H(112)
Recipes :
H(015x) albumin, H(026) painful menstruation, H(033) female infertility, H(112) abortifacient, leaves of Nymphaea sp., RNS.
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
Madagascar (markets of
Antananarivo)
Vernacular name :
betsimilana