Prelude Medicinal Plants Database
Search | Practical Guide | Authors | DisclaimerSymptom : H(027w)
Description :
cure for the new born, unbilical cord labouring, break cords from new borns
76 plants found in 19 reference(s) :
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, seeds of Abelmoschus esculentus, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
budágá (plant), mandágá (fruit) (Biafada), candja, sumaré (Guinean creole), candja, candjelana (Fula), malãkan, sumari (Nalu), n'candja (Pepel), sumari (Sosso)
Abrus precatorius L. subsp. africanus Verdc. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L. subsp. africanus Verdc.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Glycine abrus L.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(033), H(104), H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) pains, H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(104) intestinal problems, H(033) male impotence, aerial parts of plant of Abrus precatorius subsp. africanus, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
benambô, bunámbô (Biafada), ovocate (Bijagó), planta-di-açúcar (Guinean creole), cassenti (Jola), n’tchet, camdoudou (Nalu)
Adansonia digitata L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(095)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, leaves of Adansonia digitata, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
láté, átè (Balanta), buàs (Biafada), uáto, uvato (Bijagó), cabaceira, cabacera, calabacera, (Guinean creole), baobab, pain de singe (fruit) (French), bóè (Fula), bedom-hal, burungule-burúnque (Mancanha), citô (Mandinga), bebáque, bedom-hal, brungal (Manjaco), m'béke (Nalu), burungule (Pepel), cabaceira, calabaceira, imbondeiro (Portugese), kiri (Sosso)
Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum exscapum (Sims) Hepper
Family :
Zngiberaceae
Reference HN 51
Author(s) :
Nnanga Nga , E., C. Kidik Pouka, P. C. Ngo Boumsong, S. D. Dibong, E. Mpondo Mpondo
Title :
Inventaire et caractérisation des plantes médicinales utilisées en thérapeutique dans le département de la Sanaga Maritime: Ndom, Ngambe et Pouma (Cameroun)
Journal of Applied Biosciences 106:10333 –10352 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(027w), H(100), H(129), H(181)
Recipes :
H(027w) infantile umbilical pain seeds of Aframomum exscapum. macerate and sift, enema 1 syringe / day for 3 days
H(100) chlamydia, bark of Anthocleista vogelii + Aframomum exscapum, decoction, enema 1syringe / day for 9 days
H(129) anusitis, seeds of Aframomum exscapum + Tetrapleura tetraptera + Zingiber officinalis + Cleome ciliata, crush and mix in 1/2 glass of water, VO. 1 glass morning and evening indefinite period
H(129) anusitis, fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera + Aframomum exscapum, crush on a clean stone, introduce a piece of dough after each stool
H(181) umbilical pain, leaves and stems of Cleome ciliata + Aframomum exscapum, pound with 1 quarter of mbongo (black wild pepper), sift and leave macerate, enema 1 small syringe / day for 3 days
H(100) chlamydia, bark of Anthocleista vogelii + Aframomum exscapum, decoction, enema 1syringe / day for 9 days
H(129) anusitis, seeds of Aframomum exscapum + Tetrapleura tetraptera + Zingiber officinalis + Cleome ciliata, crush and mix in 1/2 glass of water, VO. 1 glass morning and evening indefinite period
H(129) anusitis, fruit of Tetrapleura tetraptera + Aframomum exscapum, crush on a clean stone, introduce a piece of dough after each stool
H(181) umbilical pain, leaves and stems of Cleome ciliata + Aframomum exscapum, pound with 1 quarter of mbongo (black wild pepper), sift and leave macerate, enema 1 small syringe / day for 3 days
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Cameroun
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Afrormosia laxiflora (Benth.) Harms :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Afrormosia laxiflora (Benth.) Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Pericopsis laxiflora (Benth.) Meeuwen
,
Ormosia laxiflora Benth.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn bark of Pericopsis laxiflora, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
cúlèculè, culi-culi, culu-cula (Fula), baba, buba (Manjaco)
Annona senegalensis Pers. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(004), H(020), H(027w), H(027z), H(037), H(092), H(095), H(097z), H(104), H(111), H(137)
Recipes :
H(001), H(137) pains, H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(104) intestinal problems, H(004) wounds, H(097z) skin inflammations and H(111) burns, H(037) cough; and respiratory diseses, H(020) stings; bites and H(092) poisoning, H(001) diseases of the eyes , roots, leaves, flowers of Annona senegalensis, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
bodi-iode, bórè (Balanta), bubomba (Biafada), bole, ebandjo, ebud (Bijagó), mambomba, mambumba, mambunda, pinha-di-mato (Guinean creol), ulolocô (Jola), ducúmè, ducumê (Fula), bâme, suncun-úm (Mancanha), sucumô, suncun-úm (Mandinga), benémpe, benempele, benotaro (Manjaco), sampane (Pepel)
Anthocleista djalonensis A.Chev. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anthocleista djalonensis A.Chev.
Family :
Gentianaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn bark of Anthocleista djalonensis, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
tagare (Fula), bintié (Manjaco)
Aphania senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Radlk. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aphania senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Radlk.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Synonyms :
Lepisanthes senegalensis (Juss. ex Poir.) Leenh.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(095)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, leaves of Lepisanthes senegalensis, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
m'bôtcherê (Balanta), cerença, cerija, serinça (Guinean creole), buiema (Djola), bulebo (Busseu-uliba), culneldacu, mantchampôdje (Fula), simbode-ô, simbondô (Mandinga), bute, n'pórlô, obalei (Pepel)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(051)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(051) fever, paludism of Azadirachta indica, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb. f.) Summerh. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Calyptrochilum christyanum (Rchb. f.) Summerh.
Family :
Orchidaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) pains , H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, whole plant of Calyptrochilum christyanum, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
bupontotoiche (Jola), satoléde (Fula)
Carica papaya L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Carica papaya L.
Family :
Caricaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(104) intestinal problems, leaves, roots of Carica papaya, RNS.
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
H(095) food, ONS.,RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
pace (Balanta), bufápá, bufápiá (Biafada), ghopadanga, mantega, umpandá (Bijagó), pé-di-papaia, papaia, papaia-matcho (male plant) (Guinean creole), papae (Fula), bedon-albabo, pedum-hal (Mancanha), pápoia (Mandinga), bepaia, pupá (Manjaco), n’papa (Nalu), papaia (Portugese)
Cassia podocarpa Guill. & Perr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia podocarpa Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna podocarpa (Guill. & Perr.) Lock
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(004), H(020), H(027w), H(027z), H(092), H(097z), H(104), H(111)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(104) intestinal problems, H(004) wounds, H(097z) skin inflammations and H(111) burns, H(020) stings; bites and H(092) poisoning, leaves of Senna podocarpa, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
m'panté (Balanta), ecepo, ebuaca, essenfuedanco, necepó, negonoghate-oreboc, nichanó, nissano, nissano-nooronho (Bijagó), palha-santa, planta-di-regulo (Guinean creole), ridjame, sindjouel (Fula), djandjam-cafae (Mandinga), beuroque (Pepel)
Cassytha filiformis L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassytha filiformis L.
Family :
Lauraceae
Synonyms :
Cassytha guineensis Schum. & Thonn.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(004), H(027w), H(027z), H(097z), H(111)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(004) wounds, H(097z) skin inflammations and H(111) burns, whole plant of Cassytha filiformis, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
dacacdufe (Balanta), udamba (Bijagó), panábanáb (Cobiana), rédeade-santcho (Guinean creole)
Chrozophora senegalensis (Lam.) A.Juss. ex Spreng. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Chrozophora senegalensis (Lam.) A.Juss. ex Spreng.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(137)
Recipes :
H(137) pains, H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, whole plant,fruits of Chrozophora senegalensis, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
cacó (Jola), tabatabom, tabatambom-ô (Mandinga), lócótane (Manjaco)
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.
Family :
Menispermaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(104)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(104) intestinal problems, roots, leaves, stem of Cissampelos mucronata, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
aneafiafia, manéfa-fia (Biafada), cabotche, unican-u-cunipo (Bijagó), mezinho-di-catchur, orêdja-de-rato, oredja-disanjo, orelha-de-rato (Guinean creole), cauce-edjanbaran (Djola), nofer-balo, nopelebalo (Fula), bacalambách, cabate-cu'uíte, cubate-cuiate (Mancanha), inétulo, nhinatulô, sapatê-ô (Mandinga), cabate-uíate, cubate-cuiate (Manjaco), neun'fa-ak (Nalu), bislina (Pepel), nofelbade (sr)
Clerodendrum splendens G. Don :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clerodendrum splendens G. Don
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(020), H(027w), H(027z), H(092), H(104)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(104) intestinal problems, H(020) stings; bites and H(092) poisoning, roots of Clerodendrum splendens, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
mezinho-di-cobra (Guinean creole), hacôtôma (Fula), manar-baé, manar-balé (Nalu), ferifore, manar-ferifór´r (Sosso)
Clerodendrum umbellatum Poir. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clerodendrum umbellatum Poir.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(020), H(027w), H(027z), H(092)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(020) stings; bites and H(092) poisoning, roots, leaves of Clerodendrum umbellatum, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Cochlospermaceae
Synonyms :
Cochlospermum niloticum Oliv.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z), H(051)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn, H(051) fever, paludism, roots of Cochlospermum tinctorium, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
bundola (Biafada), mèzinho-grande (Guinean creole), djarúndjè (Futa-fula), djándérè, tirbom (Fula), borbá (Mandinga)
Coffea grevei Drake ex A.Chev :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Coffea grevei Drake ex A.Chev
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 58
Author(s) :
Andriamparany, J. N ., K. Brinkmann, V. Jeannoda, A. Buerkert
Title :
Effects of socio-economic household characteristics on traditional knowledge and usage of wild yams and medicinal plants in the Mahafaly region of south-western Madagascar
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:82, (2014)
Symptoms :
H(027w)
Recipes :
H(027w) new born care, subterranean parts,aerial parts of Coffea grevei, RNS.
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
South-western Madagascar (Mahafaly region)
Vernacular name :
hazombalala
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afz. ex G. Don) Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Crossopteryx febrifuga (Afz. ex G. Don) Benth.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Synonyms :
Rondeletia africana T. Winterb.
Reference HC 52
Author(s) :
Catarino, L. , P. J. Havik , M. M. Romeiras
Title :
Medicinal plants of Guinea-Bissau: Therapeutic applications, ethnic diversity and knowledge transfer
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 183, 71–94 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jep.2016.02.032
Symptoms :
H(002), H(027w), H(027z)
Recipes :
H(027z) pregnancy; childbirth; H(002) breastfeeding and H(027w) diseases of the newborn leaves of Crossopteryx febrifuga, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea-Bissau
Vernacular name :
baradagamarama (Biafada), belim, colidjâncuma, (Fula)