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Reference : VL 2k
Author(s) :
Lely, H.V.
Title :
The useful trees of Northern Nigeria.
Published by the Crown Agents for the Colonies, 4 Millbank, London, S.W.1128 p., (1925)
Reference VL 2k has information about 4 plants :
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
V(000)
Recipes :
Veq(000), They are given also, with bran and salt as a horse medicine, called " chusar doki."The leaves are used as a sauce in soup and food, called " Miyan (or) Garin Kuka."
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
kuka. " Baobab”
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Veq(068), The seeds are a cure for worms in horses.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
marike.
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel.
Official name :
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
V(039), V(108)
Recipes :
V(039), V(108), the shrub is burnt round cattle, sheep and goat camps to keep off the flies and as a remedy for colds in such herds.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
sabara
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.
Official name :
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.
Family :
Rhamnaceae
Synonyms :
Ziziphus africana P. Mill.
,
Ziziphus sphaerocarpa Tul.
Symptoms :
V(014), V(014), V(095), V(095)
Recipes :
Vb, c(095) The fruits are eaten fresh. The leaves, besides providing fodder for goats and cattle, are crusbed and applied to cure a skin disease.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
kurna.
