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Author(s) :
Fernandez de la Pradilla, C.
Title :
Des plantes qui nous ont guéris.
Jeunesse d'Afrique, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso,Tome 1, 208 p., (1981), Tome 2, 101 p., (1985)
Plantes médicinales contre les hépatites. Pabre, Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso, 62 p., (1988)
Reference HF 01 has information about 105 plants :
Acacia albida Del.
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Symptoms :
H(037), H(118)
Recipes :
H(037), H(118), rhino - pharyngitis, barks stem, branch, trunk of Entada africana of Sterculia sestemra of Acacia albida, decoction (H2O), VO. + sugar syrup.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia macrostachya Reichenb. ex DC.
Official name :
Acacia macrostachya Reichenb. ex DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(127)
Recipes :
H(103), leaves of Acacia macrostachya, Pseudocedrela kotschyi, barks stems, trunc, twigs of Boswellia dalzielii, decoction (H2O) , steambath, mouthwash
H(103), leaves Acacia macrostachya, decoction (H2O) , inhalation
H(127), roots decoction (H2O) Acacia macrostachya, VO.
H(103), leaves Acacia macrostachya, decoction (H2O) , inhalation
H(127), roots decoction (H2O) Acacia macrostachya, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia nilotica var. adansonii (Guill. & Perr.) Kuntze
Official name :
Acacia nilotica var. adansonii (Guill. & Perr.) Kuntze
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del. subsp. adstringens (Schumm. & Thonn.) Roberty
,
Acacia adansonii Guill. & Perr.
Symptoms :
H(001), H(008), H(068)
Recipes :
H(001), ripe fruit in decoction (H2O) , maceration, filter, drops in eyes
H(008) infection, fruit without seeds, pounded, maceration, enema
H(008) new born , fruit without seeds, pounded, maceration, VO.
H(068), ripe fruit in decoction (H2O) , local application
H(008) infection, fruit without seeds, pounded, maceration, enema
H(008) new born , fruit without seeds, pounded, maceration, VO.
H(068), ripe fruit in decoction (H2O) , local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia pennata Willd.
Official name :
Acacia pennata Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126), barks roots old plant, dried, powder, VO. + honey, in the morning on a empty stomach (1X), adult 1 spoon, child, depend of the age
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
tii, tuku, tufin (Bambara), kagenga (Mooré)
Acacia seyal Del.
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(038), H(097x), H(124)
Recipes :
H(038), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seyal, decoction (H2O) , enema
H(097x), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seyal, Mitragyna inermis, decoction (H2O) in vagina
H(124), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seyal, grilled seeds of Gossypium sp., powder, VO.l
H(124), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seya, powderl, VO.
H(097x), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seyal, Mitragyna inermis, decoction (H2O) in vagina
H(124), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seyal, grilled seeds of Gossypium sp., powder, VO.l
H(124), barks stem, branch, trunk, Acacia seya, powderl, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Official name :
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(113)
Recipes :
H(113)rhumat, whole plant, pounded, maceration, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(008), H(014), H(037), H(068), H(162)
Recipes :
H(008), powder du fruit of Adansonia digitata, diluted, VO.
H(008, 2) shigellosis, leaves of Adansonia digitata of Guiera senegalensis, dried, powder, VO.
H(014) fruits sans seeds of Adansonia digitata, carbonisation, powder, VO.
H(014, 2) tinea of la barbe, epicarp of Adansonia, carbonisation, powder, to dilute in du butter of karite (Butyrospermum paradoxum), local application
H(014), epicarp of Adansonia, to carbonize, powder, to dilute in butter of karite, local application
H(037), leaves of Guiera senegalensis of Adansonia digitata, stem sans leaves of Calotropis procera, leave of Tamarindus indica, to carbonize, powder, VO.
H(068), leaves cooked of Adansonia, VO.
H(162) new born, barks stem, branch, trunk of Adansonia, decoction (H2O) , VO., enema
H(008, 2) shigellosis, leaves of Adansonia digitata of Guiera senegalensis, dried, powder, VO.
H(014) fruits sans seeds of Adansonia digitata, carbonisation, powder, VO.
H(014, 2) tinea of la barbe, epicarp of Adansonia, carbonisation, powder, to dilute in du butter of karite (Butyrospermum paradoxum), local application
H(014), epicarp of Adansonia, to carbonize, powder, to dilute in butter of karite, local application
H(037), leaves of Guiera senegalensis of Adansonia digitata, stem sans leaves of Calotropis procera, leave of Tamarindus indica, to carbonize, powder, VO.
H(068), leaves cooked of Adansonia, VO.
H(162) new born, barks stem, branch, trunk of Adansonia, decoction (H2O) , VO., enema
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Official name :
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(091), H(097)
Recipes :
H(091), drepanocytosis (sickle cell), barks underground part of Calotropis procera, seeds of Aframomum melegueta, to dry, powder, VO. with meal
H(097), barks underground part of Holarrhena africana, ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens of Aframomum melegueta, seeds of Zea mays, to dry, diluted powder, VO. + lemon juice
H(097), barks underground part of Holarrhena africana, ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens of Aframomum melegueta, seeds of Zea mays, to dry, diluted powder, VO. + lemon juice + local application
H(097), barks underground part of Holarrhena africana, ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens of Aframomum melegueta, seeds of Zea mays, to dry, diluted powder, VO. + lemon juice
H(097), barks underground part of Holarrhena africana, ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens of Aframomum melegueta, seeds of Zea mays, to dry, diluted powder, VO. + lemon juice + local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Afzelia africana Smith ex Pers.
Official name :
Afzelia africana Smith ex Pers.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(169)
Recipes :
H(169), bark of the underground pary of Afzelia africana, to dry, powder, to dilute, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Allium cepa L.
Official name :
Allium cepa L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) dandruff, bulb, friction
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(108)
Recipes :
H(108), bulb, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Ampelocissus grantii (Bak.) Planch.
Official name :
Ampelocissus grantii (Bak.) Planch.
Family :
Vitaceae
Symptoms :
H(004), H(008), H(068), H(104)
Recipes :
H(004) wound with complication, underground part of Ampelocissus grantii, leaves of Piliostigma thonningii, decoction (H2O) , to wash
H(008), H(008) shigelosis, H(104), tuber of Ampelocissus grantii, barks of the underground part of Commiphora africana, powder, to dilute (H2O), VO.
H(068) taenia, tuber of Ampelocissus., to dry in the sun, decoction (H2O) , VO.
H(008), H(008) shigelosis, H(104), tuber of Ampelocissus grantii, barks of the underground part of Commiphora africana, powder, to dilute (H2O), VO.
H(068) taenia, tuber of Ampelocissus., to dry in the sun, decoction (H2O) , VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Andropogon canaliculatus Schumach.
Official name :
Andropogon canaliculatus Schumach.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(077), H(104)
Recipes :
H(006) + H(104), stems without leaves of Cymbopogon schoenanthus… subsp. Proximus of Andropogon canaliculatus, to carbonize, powder, to dilute, VO.
H(077), stems without leaves of Cymbopogon schoenanthus… subsp. Proximus of Andropogon canaliculatus, to carbonize, powder, to dilute, VO.
H(077), stems without leaves of Cymbopogon schoenanthus… subsp. Proximus of Andropogon canaliculatus, to carbonize, powder, to dilute, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Symptoms :
H(004), H(013), H(037), H(051), H(104), H(107)
Recipes :
H(004), complcated wound, stems without leaves of Annona senegalensis, to dry, to carbonize, powder, local application
H(013) legs, barks stems , twigs, trunk, to dry, powder, to dilute in karite butter, local application
H(037) bronchitis, stems without leaves of Annona., to carbonize, powder, to dilute, VO.
H(104), bark of the underground part of Annona., powder, VO. + pimento and Guinea peper
H(051) + H(104) infectious colit, roots of Annona ., to dry, powder, to dilute, VO.
H(107), roots of Annona., decoction (H2O) , VO. + juice of lemon
H(013) legs, barks stems , twigs, trunk, to dry, powder, to dilute in karite butter, local application
H(037) bronchitis, stems without leaves of Annona., to carbonize, powder, to dilute, VO.
H(104), bark of the underground part of Annona., powder, VO. + pimento and Guinea peper
H(051) + H(104) infectious colit, roots of Annona ., to dry, powder, to dilute, VO.
H(107), roots of Annona., decoction (H2O) , VO. + juice of lemon
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
H(008), H(068), H(102), H(126)
Recipes :
H(008), lambiliasis, leaves of Mangifera indica of Psidium guajava of Anogeissus leiocarpa of Combretum ghasalense, stems without leaves of Cymbopogon schoenanthus… subsp. proximus, to dry, powder, VO.
H(008), leaves of Anogeissus. decoction (H2O) in a couscous, VO.
H(008), barks stem, branch, trunk of Anogissus, decoction (H2O) , enema
H(068), barks stem, branch, trunk of Anogeissus., to dry, powder, VO.
H(102), H(126) hepatitis virus, leaves of Carica papaya of Combretum micranthum of Hibiscus sabdariffa of Anogeissus leiocarpa of Mangifera indica of Lippia multiflora, decoction (H2O) , VO.
H(126), 200gr roots of Anogeissus + 6 l. H2O, to boil with francolin feathers during 30', to wash morning and evening and VO. 3 gulps of the decoction (H2O)
H(126) childs, stems with leaves of Anogeissus leiocarpa, Eucalyptus sp., decoction (H2O) , VO. + bath
H(126) hepatitis virus, roots of Terminalia macropera, rhizom of Cochlospermum tinctorium, leaves of Carica papaya of Hibiscus sabdariffa of Anogeissus leiocarpa of Mangifera indica of Lippia multiflora, stems with leaves of Combretum microcarpum, decoction (H2O) , VO. + bath
H(008), leaves of Anogeissus. decoction (H2O) in a couscous, VO.
H(008), barks stem, branch, trunk of Anogissus, decoction (H2O) , enema
H(068), barks stem, branch, trunk of Anogeissus., to dry, powder, VO.
H(102), H(126) hepatitis virus, leaves of Carica papaya of Combretum micranthum of Hibiscus sabdariffa of Anogeissus leiocarpa of Mangifera indica of Lippia multiflora, decoction (H2O) , VO.
H(126), 200gr roots of Anogeissus + 6 l. H2O, to boil with francolin feathers during 30', to wash morning and evening and VO. 3 gulps of the decoction (H2O)
H(126) childs, stems with leaves of Anogeissus leiocarpa, Eucalyptus sp., decoction (H2O) , VO. + bath
H(126) hepatitis virus, roots of Terminalia macropera, rhizom of Cochlospermum tinctorium, leaves of Carica papaya of Hibiscus sabdariffa of Anogeissus leiocarpa of Mangifera indica of Lippia multiflora, stems with leaves of Combretum microcarpum, decoction (H2O) , VO. + bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
siiga (Mooré), kalama, ngalama (Bambara), bouleau d'Afrique (Français)
Arachis hypogaea L.
Official name :
Arachis hypogaea L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126), seeds, 2 hands, maceration 1 night, porridge, VO., 3 to 4 days
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
sunkam, nanguri (Mooré), tiga (Bambara), arachide (Français)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(013), H(014), H(051), H(037), H(126)
Recipes :
H(013) head carbuncle, leaves of Azadirachta, decoction (H2O), local application
H(013) head carbuncle, leaves of Azadirachta, decoction (H2O), bath
H(014), herpes, leaves of Azadirachta, decoction (H2O), local application
H(037) bronchitis, stems with leaves of Eucalyptus sp. of Citrus aurantifolia of Azadirachta indica of Ipomoea batatas, decoction (H2O), steam bath, bath
H(051) paludism, H(126), 2 bundles of fresh leaves of Azadirachta indica in H2O, decoction (H2O) 10', infusion, to wash 1 - 2 X/ day + VO. 1 cup of the decoction (H2O)
H(013) head carbuncle, leaves of Azadirachta, decoction (H2O), bath
H(014), herpes, leaves of Azadirachta, decoction (H2O), local application
H(037) bronchitis, stems with leaves of Eucalyptus sp. of Citrus aurantifolia of Azadirachta indica of Ipomoea batatas, decoction (H2O), steam bath, bath
H(051) paludism, H(126), 2 bundles of fresh leaves of Azadirachta indica in H2O, decoction (H2O) 10', infusion, to wash 1 - 2 X/ day + VO. 1 cup of the decoction (H2O)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
nim, neem
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name :
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms :
Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms :
H(068), H(126)
Recipes :
H(068), seeds of Balanites aegyptiaca, to carbonize, powder, to dilute in karite butter local application
H(126), 2 hands of leaves, cooked with a chiken, VO. the soup + eat the meat
H(126), 2 hands of leaves, cooked with a chiken, VO. the soup + eat the meat
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
myrobolan d'Egypte, dattier du désert (Français), kyegelga (Mooré), segene, nzegene (Bambara)
Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuill.
Official name :
Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuill.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Symptoms :
H(013), H(068)
Recipes :
H(008) childs,gum, powder, decoction (H2O), to filter, enema
H(013) abscess, resin of Bombax costatum, ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens, powder, to dilute, local application + scarifications
H(068), sap of Bombax., powder, to dilute, VO.
H(126), barks stem, branch, trunk of Bombax costatum, decoction (H2O), infusion, bath + VO.
H(013) abscess, resin of Bombax costatum, ripe fruit of Capsicum frutescens, powder, to dilute, local application + scarifications
H(068), sap of Bombax., powder, to dilute, VO.
H(126), barks stem, branch, trunk of Bombax costatum, decoction (H2O), infusion, bath + VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered
Boswellia dalzielii Hutch.
Official name :
Boswellia dalzielii Hutch.
Family :
Burseraceae
Synonyms :
Boswellia odorata Hutch.
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103), leaves Acacia macrostachya, Pseudocedrela kotschyi, barks stems, trunc, twigs Boswellia dalzielii, decoction (H2O), steam bath, mouth bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
not registered