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Author(s) :
Kambizi, L. & A. J. Afolayan
Title :
An ethnobotanical stydy of plants used for the treatment of sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera) in Guruve District, Zimbabwe.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 77 (2001) pp. 5 - 9
Reference HK 32 has information about 10 plants :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of roots, VO.
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), ground fruit into powder and applied on penile sores
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), ground fruit into powder and applied on penile sores
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
mubayamhondoro
Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
Official name :
Cassia abbreviata Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of barks, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
muvheneka
Cassia sieberiana DC.
Official name :
Cassia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cassia kotschyana Oliv.
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
munzungu
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
Official name :
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), ground fruit into powder and applied on penile sores
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
mupangara
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.
Official name :
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
mutiti
Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl.
Official name :
Lannea edulis (Sond.) Engl.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
mutsambatsi
Musa sp.
Official name :
Musa sp.
Family :
Musaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
mubhanana
Solanum incanum L.
Official name :
Solanum incanum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Solanum insanum L.
,
Solanum coagulans Forssk.
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), cut the fruit and juice or sap applied on affected parts
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
munhundurwa
Vernonia amygdalina Delile
Official name :
Vernonia amygdalina Delile
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Vernonia senegalensis A. Chev.
,
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch. Bip. Ex Walp.
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), chopped roods, infusion, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
musikavakadzi
Ximenia caffra Sond.
Official name :
Ximenia caffra Sond.
Family :
Olacaceae
Synonyms :
Ximenia americana L. var. caffra (Sond.) Engl.
,
Ximenia americana L. var. tomentosa Engl.
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) sexually transmitted diseases (njovhera), infusion from fresh or dried part of roots, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (Guruve District)
Vernacular name :
mutsvanzva