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Official name :
Ataenidia conferta (Benth.) Milne-Redh.
Family :
Marantaceae
3 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HH 19
Author(s) :
Hattori, S.
Title :
Utilization of marantaceae plants by the Baka hunter- gatherers in South Eastern Cameroon
African Study Monographs, Suppl. 33: 29-48, (May 2006)
Symptoms :
H(018), H(091), H(095), H(137), H(175x), H(201)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, H(137) sore, burn the root of Ataenidia conferta and pound it, add palm oil and rub it onto the temple or for sore cut with a razor on the affected part of the body
H(091) fortifying, rub juice pressed from flowers on her knee in hope of walking in the forest for a long time
H(095) the leaves give the foods a good aroma
H(175x) cosmetic. Young Baka girls decorate their forehead and face with the red juice of boboko flower
H(201) rub juice pressed from flowers onto their axe blade as "medicine” for good luck when collecting honey
H(203) material, leaves of boboko are one of the most common materials for household utensils (roof thatching, mats, pot, cooking sheet, plate…. )
H(091) fortifying, rub juice pressed from flowers on her knee in hope of walking in the forest for a long time
H(095) the leaves give the foods a good aroma
H(175x) cosmetic. Young Baka girls decorate their forehead and face with the red juice of boboko flower
H(201) rub juice pressed from flowers onto their axe blade as "medicine” for good luck when collecting honey
H(203) material, leaves of boboko are one of the most common materials for household utensils (roof thatching, mats, pot, cooking sheet, plate…. )
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroon
Vernacular name :
boboko (Baka pygmy dialect)
Reference HL 35
Author(s) :
Lagarde Betti, J. , O. D. Yongo, Diosdado Obiang Mbomio, D. Midoko Iponga and Alfred Ngoye
Title :
An Ethnobotanical and Floristical Study of Medicinal Plants Among the Baka Pygmies in the Periphery of the Ipassa- Biosphere Reserve, Gabon
European Journal of Medicinal Plants 3 (2): 174-205, 2013
Symptoms :
H(051), H(100)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, fever, leaves of Ataenidia conferta, maceration, VO.
H(100) gonorrhoea, leaf of Ataenidia conferta, maceration, VO.
H(100) gonorrhoea, leaf of Ataenidia conferta, maceration, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Gabon (Ipassa- Biosphere Reserve)
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Reference HT 53
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(003), H(014), H(201), H(202), H(204), H(207), H(219y), H(223), H(240)
Recipes :
H(003) The stem of Ataenidia conferta is used for "mbenda", a disease of the joints caused by some poisonous substances in the honey stored by the stingless bees. The stem is tied to the wrists, ankles and knees. Or a ring is made of the stem, in which the patient sits down up to recover (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(203y) leaves of Ataenidia conferta are commonest material for wrapping things to keep, to carry,and to cook. Many kinds of food, e.g. game meat, fish, mushrooms, caterpillars, etc. are wrapped with them and put on a fire (All pymies of the Ituri forest)
H(014) The small red fruit of Begonia eminii is wrapped with a leaf of Ataenidia conferta and put over a fire, then applied to eczema.( Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(202) The leaves of Ataenidia conferta are commonest material for wrapping things to keep, to carry, and to cook. Many kinds of food, e.g. game meat, fish, mushrooms, caterpillars, etc. are wrapped with them and put on a fire (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(204) The Efe are said that they wrapped a dead person’s body with the leaves.
H(207) The stem with a tip of a leaf left on the end is used for fishing freshwater crabs. When a crab pinches the tip, it is pulled out from the water
H(240) The plant is used as a a medicine for palm-wine
H(201)The leaves are tied to ropes stretched around the fields to protect the crops (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(219y) The stem with a tip of a leaf left on the end is used for fishing freshwater crabs. When a crab pinches the tip, it is pulled out from the water.(Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(223) When people walk through the forest, they often take the leaves and puts them on the ground with the whitish surfaces upside, to show the way to their fellows (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(203y) leaves of Ataenidia conferta are commonest material for wrapping things to keep, to carry,and to cook. Many kinds of food, e.g. game meat, fish, mushrooms, caterpillars, etc. are wrapped with them and put on a fire (All pymies of the Ituri forest)
H(014) The small red fruit of Begonia eminii is wrapped with a leaf of Ataenidia conferta and put over a fire, then applied to eczema.( Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(202) The leaves of Ataenidia conferta are commonest material for wrapping things to keep, to carry, and to cook. Many kinds of food, e.g. game meat, fish, mushrooms, caterpillars, etc. are wrapped with them and put on a fire (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(204) The Efe are said that they wrapped a dead person’s body with the leaves.
H(207) The stem with a tip of a leaf left on the end is used for fishing freshwater crabs. When a crab pinches the tip, it is pulled out from the water
H(240) The plant is used as a a medicine for palm-wine
H(201)The leaves are tied to ropes stretched around the fields to protect the crops (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(219y) The stem with a tip of a leaf left on the end is used for fishing freshwater crabs. When a crab pinches the tip, it is pulled out from the water.(Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(223) When people walk through the forest, they often take the leaves and puts them on the ground with the whitish surfaces upside, to show the way to their fellows (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
gefe,ngefe ( Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), gefe (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), bulu (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)