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Author(s) :
Masika, P. J., & A.J. Afolayan
Title :
An Ethnobotanical Study of Plants Used for the Treatment of Livestock Diseases in the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa
Pharmaceutical Biology, 41:1, 16-21, (2003)
DOI: 10.1076/phbi.41.1.16.14694
https://doi.org/10.1076/phbi.41.1.16.14694
Reference HM 88 has information about 39 plants :
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Official name :
Acacia mearnsii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(033)
Recipes :
Vb(033) hasten estrus, stump the barks of Acacia mearnsii and decoction in H20, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
indywabasi
Aloe ferox Miller
Official name :
Aloe ferox Miller
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
V(015), V(068), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, Vb(068) helminthiasis, Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush leaves of Aloe ferox to stand in cold water to make an infusion, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
iKhala
Bersama tysoniana Oliv.
Official name :
Bersama tysoniana Oliv.
Family :
Melianthaceae
Symptoms :
V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), barks of Bersama tysoniana, crush, decoction in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
isindiyandiya
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herbert
Official name :
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herbert
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Symptoms :
V(015)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, crush the Inner bulb of Boophone disticha and decoction in H2O
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
inCwadi
Cannabis sativa L.
Official name :
Cannabis sativa L.
Family :
Cannabaceae
Symptoms :
V(001), V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(001) conjuctivitis, Vb(030) retained-placenta, decoction of leaves of Pentanisia prunelloides of Cannabis sativa and add glycerine
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Chrysocoma tenuifolia P.J. Bergius
Official name :
Chrysocoma tenuifolia P.J. Bergius
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
V(015)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, roots of Chrysocoma tenuifolia decoction in H2O and strain, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
uBosisi
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Official name :
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
V(068), V(101)
Recipes :
Vb(068) helminthiasis,roots in decoction, VO. Vb(101) foot rot, squeeze the leaves of Clausena anisata and place between hooves in cattle
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
isiFutho, umNukambiba
Clutia pulchella var. obtusata (Sond.) Müll. Arg.
Official name :
Clutia pulchella var. obtusata (Sond.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), leaves and stalk of Clutia pulchella var. obtusata, leaves of Leonotis leonurus crush and decoction in H20, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
uBuhlungu-bedila
Combretum caffrum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
Official name :
Combretum caffrum (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Kuntze
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
V(001), V(015)
Recipes :
Vb(001) conjuctivitis, squeeze leaf juice of Combretum caffrum on to affected eye
Vb(015) redwater, leaves and bark, crush and decoction in H2O, VO.
Vb(015) redwater, leaves and bark, crush and decoction in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umDubi
Cussonia spicata Thumb.
Official name :
Cussonia spicata Thumb.
Family :
Araliaceae
Symptoms :
V(015), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush bark and leaves of Cussonia spicata, decoction, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umSenge
Eucomis punctata L’ Hèr.
Official name :
Eucomis punctata L’ Hèr.
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Symptoms :
V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush leaves of Eucomis punctata, decoction, add potassium permanganate
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush roots of Plectranthus laxiflorus with leaves of Eucomis punctata and bark of Kedrostis africana in H2O, VO.
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush roots of Plectranthus laxiflorus with leaves of Eucomis punctata and bark of Kedrostis africana in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
ubuhlungu
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Official name :
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sur Forssk.
Symptoms :
V(015), V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, Vb(030) retained-placenta, leaves of Ficus sur , crush, decoction in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umKhiwane
Helichrysum appendiculatum (L.f.) Less.
Official name :
Helichrysum appendiculatum (L.f.) Less.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
V(101)
Recipes :
Vb(101) foot rort, roots of Helichrysum appendiculatum decoction in wate, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
iMpepho
Heteromorpha arborescens Cham .& Schltdl.var.abyssinica (A.Rich .) H.Wolff
Official name :
Heteromorpha arborescens Cham .& Schltdl.var.abyssinica (A.Rich .) H.Wolff
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
V(015), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush roots of Heteromorpha arborescens var.abyssinica in cold H2O to make an infusion, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
uMbangandlela
Hibiscus diversifolius Jacq.
Official name :
Hibiscus diversifolius Jacq.
Family :
Malvaceae
Symptoms :
V(030), V(047), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(030) retained-placenta, Vb(047) heartwater disease, Vb(068) helminthiasis, crush roots of Hibiscus diversifolius, decoction in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umSongelwa
Hippobromus pauciflorus (L.f.) Radlk.
Official name :
Hippobromus pauciflorus (L.f.) Radlk.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
V(001)
Recipes :
Vb(001) conjuctivitis, leaves of Hippobromus pauciflorus, décoction
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
uLathile
Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker
Official name :
Hypoxis colchicifolia Baker
Family :
Hypoxidaceae
Synonyms :
Hypoxis latifolia Hook.
Symptoms :
V(015), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(015) redwater, Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), stump corms and leaves of Hypoxis colchicifolia with bark of Salix capensis, decoction, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
iNongwe, iLabatheki
Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn.
Official name :
Kedrostis africana (L.) Cogn.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Symptoms :
V(113), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), bark and leaves of Kedrostis africana, crush and decoction in H20, VO.
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush roots of Plectranthus laxiflorus with leaves of Eucomis punctata and bark of Kedrostis africana in H2O, VO.
Vb(113) 3-day stiff sickness, crush bark of Rhoicissus tomentosa with bark of Kedrostis africana, decoction in H2O, VO.
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush roots of Plectranthus laxiflorus with leaves of Eucomis punctata and bark of Kedrostis africana in H2O, VO.
Vb(113) 3-day stiff sickness, crush bark of Rhoicissus tomentosa with bark of Kedrostis africana, decoction in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
uTuvana
Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop
Official name :
Ledebouria revoluta (L.f.) Jessop
Family :
Hyacinthaceae
Symptoms :
V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), crush leaves of Ledebouria revoluta, decoction in H2O, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
inqwebebane
Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.
Official name :
Leonotis leonurus (L.) R.Br.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
V(001), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(001) conjuctivitis, squeeze leaf juice of Leonotis leonurus on to affected eye
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), leaves and stalk of Clutia pulchella var. obtusata, leaves of Leonotis leonurus crush and decoction in H20, VO.
Vb(117) gallsickness (anaplasmosis), leaves and stalk of Clutia pulchella var. obtusata, leaves of Leonotis leonurus crush and decoction in H20, VO.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umFincafincane