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Description :
food (additive), fodder, feed, beverage
998 plants found in 136 reference(s) :
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HS 54
Author(s) :
Salinitro, M. , R. Vicentini, C. Bonomi & A. Tassoni
Title :
Traditional knowledge on wild and cultivated plants in the Kilombero Valley (Morogoro Region), Tanzania
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:17 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0146-y
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, fruit of Abelmoschus esculentus, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region)
Vernacular name :
bamia
Acacia albida Del. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia albida Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Faidherbia albida (Delile) A. Chev.
Reference HA 62
Author(s) :
Ag Sidj'lene, E.
Title :
Des arbres et des arbustes spontanés de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali)
Étude ethnolinguistique et ethnobotanique, 138p. (1996)
Orstom éditions:209-213, rue LaFayette, 75480 Paris cedex10 ISBN Orstom2-7099-1325-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) gum and pods of Acacia albida are consumed by man.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (lregion of Adrar of Iforas)
Vernacular name :
ahtes (plur. ihtesän)
Reference HM 33
Author(s) :
Malgras, D. (R.P.)
Title :
Arbres et arbustes guérisseurs des savanes maliennes.
Editions Karthala, 22 - 24, boulevard Arago, 75013 Paris, 480 p. (1992)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(006), H(007), H(037), H(051), H(053), H(095), H(102), H(113), H(201)
Recipes :
H(001) conjunctivitis, H(001) cataracts, roots decoction of Acacia albida, eyes instillations
H(006) constipation, H(006) purgative, H(126) icterus, roots decoction of Acacia albida, VO.
H(006) constipation, H(126) icterus, barks and dried pods of Acacia setigera, RNS.
H(007) diuretic, H(051) fevers, H(051) paludism, H(102) bile, decoction trunk barks of Acacia albida of Sterculia setigera, VO.,
H(037) bronchitis, H(051) fevers, powder of roots and barks of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(051) fevers,H(037) cough, trunk barks of Acacia., infusion, VO.
H(113) rheumatism, H(053) ears diseases, maceration of roots of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(053) otitis, H(053) mumps, trunk barks of Acacia., decoction, VO.
H(201) mental diseases, roots decoction of Acacia., bath, VO.
H(095) food, sugared fruits of Acaciia, VO.
H(006) constipation, H(006) purgative, H(126) icterus, roots decoction of Acacia albida, VO.
H(006) constipation, H(126) icterus, barks and dried pods of Acacia setigera, RNS.
H(007) diuretic, H(051) fevers, H(051) paludism, H(102) bile, decoction trunk barks of Acacia albida of Sterculia setigera, VO.,
H(037) bronchitis, H(051) fevers, powder of roots and barks of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(051) fevers,H(037) cough, trunk barks of Acacia., infusion, VO.
H(113) rheumatism, H(053) ears diseases, maceration of roots of Acacia albida, RNS.
H(053) otitis, H(053) mumps, trunk barks of Acacia., decoction, VO.
H(201) mental diseases, roots decoction of Acacia., bath, VO.
H(095) food, sugared fruits of Acaciia, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
balansan (Bambara), balanzan (Malinke) (Minyanka) (Senoufo), vinyinu (Bwa), san furu (Bobo-fing) sèngè (Dogon)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(095) The leaves of Faidherbia albida are consumed in sauces
H(203) The trunk is used to make large mortars.
H(203) The trunk is used to make large mortars.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
tchaski (Fulfuldé),
Reference HT 2k
Author(s) :
Timberlake, J. R.
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Pokot of Nothern Kenya, 106 p., (1987)Unpublished report. East African Herbarium
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
H(091), H(095)
Recipes :
H(091) child, cold infusion ONS., used as child's tonic. H(095), Humans eat pods.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (North region)
Vernacular name :
sangale
Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(095), H(103), H(203)
Recipes :
H(001) sore eyes, decoction of leaves of Acacia arabica, very concentrated, gives a paste in local application
H(004) wound healing, fruit powder of Acacia arabica
H(103) teeth ache, chewed fruit
H(095) seeds have great nutritional power and are renowned for preventing hunger
H(203) The wood, insect resistant, used for the manufacture of mortars, pestles. The bark gives resistant links. The roots are used as defense sticks.
H(004) wound healing, fruit powder of Acacia arabica
H(103) teeth ache, chewed fruit
H(095) seeds have great nutritional power and are renowned for preventing hunger
H(203) The wood, insect resistant, used for the manufacture of mortars, pestles. The bark gives resistant links. The roots are used as defense sticks.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
gabdi, gawari (Fulfuldé)
Acacia brevispica Harms :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) nector source
H(203) used for construction materials
H(203) used for construction materials
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
lgirigiri (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Acacia campylacantha Hochst. ex A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia campylacantha Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(095), H(113)
Recipes :
H(095) consumption of Acacia campylacantha gum helps to fool hunger
H(113) rheumatism, decoction of bark in ablutions
H(113) rheumatism, decoction of bark in ablutions
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
patarlahi = patuki (Fulfuldé)
Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Sjöstedt :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Sjöstedt
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(104), bark soaked in water and used as medicine for stomech disorder; bark tastes "kemototo"(astringent)
H(095, r), green gall eaten raw.
H(095, r), green gall eaten raw.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
luai (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HM 28
Author(s) :
Mandu, P., D. J. Berger, C., ole Saitabau, C., Nasieku, J. Kipelian, M. Mathenge, S.G., Morimoto, Y., Höft
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Loita Maasai: Towards community management of the forest of the lost child - Experiences from the Loita Ethnobotany project.
People and Plants working paper 8. UNESCO, Paris (2001)
http://www.regkew.org.uk/peopleplants/wp/wp8/index.html
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) , VO. fresh soft gall of Acacia drepanolobium
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
eluai
Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia ehrenbergiana Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 62
Author(s) :
Ag Sidj'lene, E.
Title :
Des arbres et des arbustes spontanés de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali)
Étude ethnolinguistique et ethnobotanique, 138p. (1996)
Orstom éditions:209-213, rue LaFayette, 75480 Paris cedex10 ISBN Orstom2-7099-1325-9
Symptoms :
H(001), H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(001) fresh leaves of Acacia ehrenbergiana to heal the eyes: chewed leaves around the eye
H(095) bark for infusion for lack of tea
H(203) bark of the root to make flutes
H(203) bark of the trunk to tan skin gourds or leaves to tan skin, for lack of bark (tiikana (plur. tikaniwén))
H(095) bark for infusion for lack of tea
H(203) bark of the root to make flutes
H(203) bark of the trunk to tan skin gourds or leaves to tan skin, for lack of bark (tiikana (plur. tikaniwén))
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (lregion of Adrar of Iforas)
Vernacular name :
tämat (plur.timattén)
Acacia hockii De Wild. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(008), H(095)
Recipes :
H(008), bark of Acacia hockii soaked in water and used as medicine for children's diarrhea.
H(095) bark used for making tea.
H(095) bark used for making tea.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
lerai (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Acacia karroo Hayne :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HB 37M
Author(s) :
Bossard, E.
Title :
Quelques notes sur l'alimentation et les apports nutritionnels occultes en Angola.
Garcia de Orta, Sér. Bot., Lisboa, 13 (1), 7 - 41 (1996)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) occasional food complement, gum of Acacia karroo
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (regions of Planalto and littoral))
Vernacular name :
(omu)kete (Nyaneka), espinheiro (Portuguese)
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(000), H(095)
Recipes :
H(000, r), fruits, seeds, RNS.
H(000, r), barks, RNS.
H(095, r), fruits
H(000, r), barks, RNS.
H(095, r), fruits
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
lkiloriti (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HM 28
Author(s) :
Mandu, P., D. J. Berger, C., ole Saitabau, C., Nasieku, J. Kipelian, M. Mathenge, S.G., Morimoto, Y., Höft
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Loita Maasai: Towards community management of the forest of the lost child - Experiences from the Loita Ethnobotany project.
People and Plants working paper 8. UNESCO, Paris (2001)
http://www.regkew.org.uk/peopleplants/wp/wp8/index.html
Symptoms :
H(000), H(095)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
H(095) Acacia nilotica, plant use in soup
H(095) Acacia nilotica, plant use in soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olkiloriti
Reference HM 34
Author(s) :
Maundu, P., D. Berger, C. Ole Saitabau, J. Nasieku, M. Kipelian, S. Mathenge, Y. Morimoto, R. Höft
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Loita Maasai.
People and Plants Working Paper 8. Unesco, Paris, 34 p. (2001)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(068), H(091), H(095), H(103), H(104), H(135)
Recipes :
H(091), H(095), Acacia nilotica is the most frequently used soup plant. The root or stem bark are boiled in water and the decoction drunk alone or added to soup. The moran are fond of taking this as a drug before going on raids. It makes them energetic, aggressive and fearless
H(008), H(068), H(103), H(104), H(135), for gums and teeth, mouth infections, intestinal worms, diarrhoea and dysentery, aiding digestion, aiding faecal disposal, emetics and purgatives, to stop vomiting and stomach-ache. Most emetics and purgatives are used in the treatment of paludism-like fevers common in Maasailand.
H(203) Acacia nilotica is used to dye leather
H(008), H(068), H(103), H(104), H(135), for gums and teeth, mouth infections, intestinal worms, diarrhoea and dysentery, aiding digestion, aiding faecal disposal, emetics and purgatives, to stop vomiting and stomach-ache. Most emetics and purgatives are used in the treatment of paludism-like fevers common in Maasailand.
H(203) Acacia nilotica is used to dye leather
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olkiloriti (Moran)
Acacia raddiana Savi :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia raddiana Savi
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095), H(137), H(201)
Recipes :
H(095), dried pods called are pounded and mixed with milk and eaten
H(137), H2O decoction of dried bark used for relieving bone pain, "nkiritet"
H(201), the whole plant is used for "lasarr" and "nkieu" rituals.
H(137), H2O decoction of dried bark used for relieving bone pain, "nkiritet"
H(201), the whole plant is used for "lasarr" and "nkieu" rituals.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
ltepes (Dorobo (Suiei)
Reference HA 62
Author(s) :
Ag Sidj'lene, E.
Title :
Des arbres et des arbustes spontanés de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali)
Étude ethnolinguistique et ethnobotanique, 138p. (1996)
Orstom éditions:209-213, rue LaFayette, 75480 Paris cedex10 ISBN Orstom2-7099-1325-9
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(095) Acacia raddiana pods, pounded then vanned to remove the seeds, which are eaten. Food of the poor or famine food: tahäsha.
H(095) raw food prepared with slightly roasted pips and pods reduced to powder, mixed with milk, (abiilghiizza ( Food of the poor or famine food)
H(203) bark fibers (ikiikkdbiin) used for the manufacture of most ropes (ighunan) and camel's udder fillets (abâgo, plur.ibga).Traditionally all the strings of nomadic Tuaregs are made of bark fibers.of A.raddiana.
H(203) Acacia raddiana is used for making wooden objects such as mortars, dishes (tazäwat), the central stake of the tent (tämankayt)
H(203) bark fibers and the roots debarked or not one manufactures (éshäyhé) which is the slatted and full-bottomed basket for harvesting wild seeds
H(203) bark fibers for the manufacture of a species of nass (ashmen) for the protection and transport of fresh cheeses
H(095) raw food prepared with slightly roasted pips and pods reduced to powder, mixed with milk, (abiilghiizza ( Food of the poor or famine food)
H(203) bark fibers (ikiikkdbiin) used for the manufacture of most ropes (ighunan) and camel's udder fillets (abâgo, plur.ibga).Traditionally all the strings of nomadic Tuaregs are made of bark fibers.of A.raddiana.
H(203) Acacia raddiana is used for making wooden objects such as mortars, dishes (tazäwat), the central stake of the tent (tämankayt)
H(203) bark fibers and the roots debarked or not one manufactures (éshäyhé) which is the slatted and full-bottomed basket for harvesting wild seeds
H(203) bark fibers for the manufacture of a species of nass (ashmen) for the protection and transport of fresh cheeses
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (lregion of Adrar of Iforas)
Vernacular name :
aheksh (plur. Ihekshall)
Acacia reficiens Wawra & Peyr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia reficiens Wawra & Peyr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(095) sweet inner bark of Acacia reficiens chewed
H(104) bark used for children's stomach disorder
H(104) bark used for children's stomach disorder
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
ichurai (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(095) gum of Acacia senegal obtained in large quantities and eaten
H(104), bark soaked in water and used as medicine for stomach disorder
H(104), bark soaked in water and used as medicine for stomach disorder
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
nderikesi ( Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095, f) Acacia senegal nector source.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
iti ( Dorobo) (Suiei)
Acacia seyal Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 62
Author(s) :
Ag Sidj'lene, E.
Title :
Des arbres et des arbustes spontanés de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali)
Étude ethnolinguistique et ethnobotanique, 138p. (1996)
Orstom éditions:209-213, rue LaFayette, 75480 Paris cedex10 ISBN Orstom2-7099-1325-9
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) bark of Acacia seyal for infusion for lack of tea.
H(095) the gum is edible.
H(203) bark of the trunk to tan skin gourds (tufiiiat)
H(095) the gum is edible.
H(203) bark of the trunk to tan skin gourds (tufiiiat)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (lregion of Adrar of Iforas)
Vernacular name :
oriif (plur. orfan)
Acacia sieberiana DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(051), H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(051) The decoction of Acacia sieberiana bark is febrifuge.
H(095) The sweet gum is consumed nature.
H(203) The fibrous bark gives links.
H(095) The sweet gum is consumed nature.
H(203) The fibrous bark gives links.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
aluki danehi (Maroua), danda- nehi (Garoua)
Acacia sieberiana var. vermoesenii (De Wild.) Keay & Brenan :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana var. vermoesenii (De Wild.) Keay & Brenan
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HS 54
Author(s) :
Salinitro, M. , R. Vicentini, C. Bonomi & A. Tassoni
Title :
Traditional knowledge on wild and cultivated plants in the Kilombero Valley (Morogoro Region), Tanzania
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:17 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0146-y
Symptoms :
H(028z), H(038), H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) food, H(028z) gynaecological, andrological and H(038) urinogenital, leaves, roots of "mtalula" = Acacia sp.., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region)
Vernacular name :
mtalula
Acacia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sp.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 34
Author(s) :
Maundu, P., D. Berger, C. Ole Saitabau, J. Nasieku, M. Kipelian, S. Mathenge, Y. Morimoto, R. Höft
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Loita Maasai.
People and Plants Working Paper 8. Unesco, Paris, 34 p. (2001)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) plants, particularly Acacia sp., are chewed for their sweet taste, their water content, as an exercise for the jaws and to pass time. The bark is removed and the inner light-coloured thin layer is chewed.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(091), H(095), H(201), H(203)
Recipes :
H(091) decoction of dried bark of Acacia tortilis used for relieving bone pain, .
H(095) dried pods called are pounded and mixed with milk and eaten.
H(201) the whole plant is used for and rituals
H(203) the wood is important cmaterial for hut and fence construction, and the inner bark is used as binding material. The root is used for a haft of chisel for curving wood container
H(095) dried pods called
H(201) the whole plant is used for
H(203) the wood is important cmaterial for hut and fence construction, and the inner bark is used as binding material. The root is used for a haft of chisel for curving wood container
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
ltepes (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HM 78
Author(s) :
Malzy, P.
Title :
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations.
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°5-6, pp. 148-179; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_5_2147
Quelques plantes du Nord Cameroun et leurs utilisations (suite et fin)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 1, n°7-9, pp. 317-332; (1954)
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1954_num_1_7_2164
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203)
Recipes :
H(095) Sweet Acacia tortilis gum is consumed nature
H(203) The wood is used to make roofs, fence poles.
H(203) The wood is used to make roofs, fence poles.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
bulbi bodehi (Fulfuldé)
Acalypha leptomyura Baill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acalypha leptomyura Baill.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HD 05
Author(s) :
Decary, R.
Title :
Les emplois des Euphorbiacées malgaches.
Journal d'Agriculture Tropicale et de Botanique Appliquée, (J.A.T.B.A.), 13, 467 - 473, (1966)
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) Acalypha leptomyura leaves are cooked and eaten with rice.
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
Madagascar
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook. f. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthosicyos horridus Welw. ex Hook. f.
Family :
Cucurbitaceae
Reference VC 09b
Author(s) :
Curasson, M.G.
Title :
Arbre, arbustes, buissons et fourrages spontanés divers en régions tropicales et subtropicales.Revue d' élevage et de médecine vétérinaire des pays tropicaux, Tome 6 (nouvelle série) n° 1, 37 - 56, 91-112, 1953
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) Acanthosicyos horridus thorny plant without leaves. Extremely drought resistant Sweet fruits are a good diet.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola, West Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered