Official name :
Stephania abyssinica (Dill. & A. Rich.) Walp.
Family :
Menispermaceae
Reference HK 75
Author(s) :
Kefalew, A., Z. Asfaw & E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotany of medicinal plants in Ada’a District, East Shewa Zone of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 11:25 , (2015)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-015-0014-6
Symptoms :
H(003), H(004), H(014), H(027t), H(070), H(220)
Recipes :
H(003, 5) swelling, root of Stephania abyssinica grounded and dissolved in a cup of water and drink. The recommended antidotes is to drink ABOL BUNA with no sugar
H(004, 3) wound, either powdered or fresh root of Stephania abyssinica boiled with leaf of Smilax aspera and wash the wound
H(014, 3) scabies (Ekek), leaf of Calpurnia aurea boiled with leaf of Solanecio gigas and Stephania abyssinica and drink cup of concoction twice a day
H(027t) unwanted pregenancy, 15-20 cm fresh root of Stephania abyssinica whose upper part chewed inserted to the womb for aborting unwanted pregnancy
H(070, 2) rabies (Yehebid wusha beshita), Root of Inula confertiflora with root of Lagenaria siceraria, Stephania abyssinica, Verbascum sinaiticum and young growing leaves of Laggera tomentosa, Croton macrostachyus with fruit of Solanum anguivi all together grounded and boiled, and drink with milk; or the concoction creamed on meat and eaten
H(220, 4) sudden illness, little sized root chewed and only small amount of the extract swallowed
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia ( Oromia Regional State)
Vernacular name :
kalaala/engochit / (Oromifa/Amarigna)
