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Reference : HK 89

Author(s) : Kankara S. S., M.H. Ibrahim, M. Mustafa, R. Go
Title : Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state, Nigeria South African Journal of Botany 97, pp. 165–175, (2015) http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.sajb.2015.01.007
Reference HK 89 has information about 109 plants :
Acacia albida Del.
Official name : Acacia albida Del.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Symptoms : H(201)
Recipes : H(201) general well being, bark of Faidherbia albida, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : gawo
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(004)
Recipes : H(004) postpartum wound healing, pods of Acacia nilotica, decoction, soaking (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : bagaruwa
Acacia pycnantha Benth.
Official name : Acacia pycnantha Benth.
Family : Fabaceae
Symptoms : H(201)
Recipes : H(201) general well being, bark of Acacia polyacantha , maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : karaki
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Official name : Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Mimosa senegal L.
Symptoms : H(104)
Recipes : H(104) stomach ache, leaves of Acacia senegal, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : dakwara
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Official name : Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Symptoms : H(022)
Recipes : H(022) ease labor, bark of Acacia sieberiana, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : farar kaya
Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Official name : Acanthospermum hispidum DC.
Family : Asteraceae
Symptoms : H(008)
Recipes : H(008) diarrhea, whole plant of Acanthospermum hispidum, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : yawo
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name : Adansonia digitata L.
Family : Bombacaceae
Synonyms : Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms : H(008)
Recipes : H(008) diarrhea, bak of Adansonia digitata, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : kuka
Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Official name : Aframomum melegueta (Roscoe) K.Schum.
Family : Zingiberaceae
Symptoms : H(108)
Recipes : H(108) cold, rhizome of Aframomum melegueta, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : citta mai 'ya'ya
Albizia chevalieri Harms
Official name : Albizia chevalieri Harms
Family : Fabaceae
Symptoms : H(104)
Recipes : H(104) stomach ache, bark of Albizia chevalieri, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : katsari
Allium sativum L.
Official name : Allium sativum L.
Family : Alliaceae
Symptoms : H(108)
Recipes : H(108) cold, bulb of Allium sativum, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : tafarnuwa
Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr.
Official name : Ampelocissus africana (Lour.) Merr.
Family : Vitaceae
Symptoms : H(201)
Recipes : H(201) general well being, whole plant of Ampelocissus africana, decoction, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : farun makiyaya
Anacardium occidentale L.
Official name : Anacardium occidentale L.
Family : Anacardiaceae
Symptoms : H(104)
Recipes : H(104) stomach ache, bark of Anacardium occidentale, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : yazawa
Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Official name : Anchomanes difformis (Bl.) Engl.
Family : Araceae
Symptoms : H(002)
Recipes : H(002) breast milk enhancement, roots of Anchomanes difformis, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : hantsar gada
Anisopus mannii N.E. Br.
Official name : Anisopus mannii N.E. Br.
Family : Apocynaceae
Symptoms : H(022)
Recipes : H(022) ease labor, whole plant of Anacardium occidentale, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : sakayau
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name : Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family : Combretaceae
Synonyms : Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms : H(051)
Recipes : H(051) fever, bark of Anogeissus leiocarpa, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : marke
Argemone mexicana f. lanata N. Robson
Official name : Argemone mexicana f. lanata N. Robson
Family : Papaveraceae
Symptoms : H(108)
Recipes : H(108) cold, leaves of Argemone mexicana, decoction, steam bath (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : kankamarka ta bika
Artemisia annua L.
Official name : Artemisia annua L.
Family : Asteraceae
Symptoms : H(051)
Recipes : H(051) fever, leaves of Artemisia annua, maceration, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : tazargade
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name : Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family : Meliaceae
Synonyms : Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms : H(051)
Recipes : H(051) fever, leaves of Azadirachta indica, decoction, body bath (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : bedi
Baccharoides adoensis (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) H.Rob.
Official name : Baccharoides adoensis (Sch.Bip. ex Walp.) H.Rob.
Family : Asteraceae
Symptoms : H(113)
Recipes : H(113) inflamation, roots of Baccharoides adoensis, powder, VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : dumash
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name : Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family : Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms : Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms : H(104)
Recipes : H(104) stomach ache, leaves of Balanites aegyptiaca, maceration , VO. (this plant is used for traditional maternal healthcare in Katsina state of Nigeria)
Region : West Africa
Country : Nigeria (Katsina state)
Vernacular name : aduwa

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