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Official name :
Rauvolfia sp.
Family :
Apocynaceae
3 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HS 03
Author(s) :
Sillans, R.
Title :
Sur quelques plantes médicinales de l'Afrique centrale.
Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric.Trop., 31, 407 - 427, (1951)
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhea. Gratter the root of Rauvolfia sp., macerate for a long time in water, filter; use enemas for one month; suspend any other medication
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic (Oubangui-Chari)
Vernacular name :
kofayoka (Lissongo)
Reference HS 44
Author(s) :
Sequeira, V.
Title :
Medicinal plants and conservation in Sao Tome
Biodiversity and Conservation 3, 910-926 (1994)
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal pains, infusion of barks of Rauvolfia sp.
Region :
Sao Tome
Country :
Sao Tome
Vernacular name :
cata pequena
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(092)
Recipes :
H(092) The root, branches and leaves of Rauvolfia sp. are used for an arrow-poison (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
achakate (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
