Prelude Medicinal Plants Database
Search | Practical Guide | Authors | DisclaimerSymptom : H(039)
Description :
external parasitism, ectoparasites, lice, fleas, leeches, mites, insecticides, ticks, pesticide, smart-chic
176 plants found in 119 reference(s) :
Acacia brevispica Harms :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HG 17
Author(s) :
Geissler, W., S. A. Harris, R. J. Prince, A. Olsen, R. A. Odhiambo, H. Oketch-Rabah, P. A. Madiega, A. Andersen, P. Molgaard
Title :
Medicinal plants used by Luo mothers and children in Bondo district, Kenya.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874102001915
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 83, pp. 39 - 54 (2002)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(039), H(104)
Recipes :
H(008), H(104), H(039) "headworms", roots and seeds decoction , VO. + powder to snuff
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya Bondo district)
Vernacular name :
osiri (Luo)
Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Sjöstedt :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Sjöstedt
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HH 3k
Author(s) :
Heine, B. & C. König
Title :
Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 2: Plants of the So (Uganda).142 p., Band 7 (1988)
Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039), ticks; soak the root in water, aply the liquid to the body.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (So)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acacia nubica Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nubica Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia oerforta (Forssk.) Schweinf.
Reference HB 53
Author(s) :
Belayneh, A. Asfaw, S. Demissew, N. F. Bussa
Title :
Medicinal plants potential and use by pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Erer Valley of Babile Wereda, Eastern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 8:42 ( 2012)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/42
Symptoms :
H(039), H(201)
Recipes :
H(039) anal parasitic, H(201) expel bad sprit & 'MICH, stem barks of Acacia oerfota are crushed, rubbed & tied on anus (all those symptoms for MICH, H(018) + H(051) + H(166) muscle spasm +H(014) herpes + H(206) = MICH)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Eastern Ethiopia) (Erer Valley of Babile Wereda)
Vernacular name :
ajo (Oromo)
Acacia seyal Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HA 1k
Author(s) :
Ainslie, J.R.
Title :
A list of plants used in native medicine in Nigeria.
Imperial Forestry Institute.University of Oxford, Institute Paper, n° 7, (1937)
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039), smoke of the burning wood is insecticid
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
not registered
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HM 46
Author(s) :
Muthee, J.K., D.W. Gakuya, J.M. Mbaria, P.G. Kareru, C.M. Mulei, F.K. Njonge
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of anthelmintic and other medicinal plants traditionally used in Loitoktok district of Kenya
Journal of Ethnopharmacology 135, 15–21, (2011)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874111000766
Symptoms :
H(039), H(151), H(199)
Recipes :
H(039, 1) ectoparasites, H(151) blood pressure, H(199) AIDS, roots, stems barks of Acokanthera schimperi, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
kenya (Loitoktok district)
Vernacular name :
olmorijoi
Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenia lobata (Jacq.) Engl.
Family :
Passifloraceae
Reference HV 10
Author(s) :
Verbeeck, A.
Title :
Inlandse Geneesmiddelen
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 1, 11 year, pp 23 - 31, parts 1 to 4, (1948)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 2, 11 year,, pp 70 - 75, parts 5 to 7, (1948)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 3, 11 year,, pp 98 - 102, parts 8 to 13, (1948)
AEQUATORIA, Revue des Sciences Congolaises, n° 4, 11 year,, pp 148 - 152, parts 14 to 19, (1948)
http://www.abbol.com/bookbank/books/aequatoria%201948.pdf
Symptoms :
H(013), H(039), H(100)
Recipes :
H(013) abscess, warmed leaves of Adenia lobata on firef, local application on the abscess
H(039) louse, bark maceration , wash the head with the liquid + barks on the head
H(100) gonorrhoea, pieces of stem of Adenia lobata and Aframomum mixed in H2O, filter, VO.
H(039) louse, bark maceration , wash the head with the liquid + barks on the head
H(100) gonorrhoea, pieces of stem of Adenia lobata and Aframomum mixed in H2O, filter, VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (ex. Belgian Congo), Imbonga on the middle Momboyo River.in the Central African rain forest
Vernacular name :
ekutumbola (Nkundo)
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roemer & Schultes :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roemer & Schultes
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Nerium obesum Forssk.
,
Adenium somalense var. crispum Chiov.
,
Adenium honghel A.DC.
Reference HK 13
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J.O.
Title :
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039), insecticide lice, toxic for man, roots
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya, Uganda
Vernacular name :
kalun (Pokot, Kenya, Ouganda)
Aframomum sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sp.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HH 05a
Author(s) :
Hulstaert, G.
Title :
Sur l'emploi des plantes médicinales chez les Mongo
Revue de Recherche Scientifique. Spécial Medecine Traditionnelle au Zaïre, Volume unique 1979.
Institut de Recherche Scientifique
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) Cahors worms, expressed sap of the fruit of Aframomum sp.drained on the worm impaled. The worm wriggled out.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people, tribes Nkundo or Bokote )
Vernacular name :
not registered
Albertisia villosa (Exell) Forman :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albertisia villosa (Exell) Forman
Family :
Menispermaceae
Reference HM 62
Author(s) :
Makumbelo E. , L. Lukoki, J.J.s.j Paulus & N. Luyindula
Title :
Stratégie de valorisation des espèces ressources des produits non ligneux de la savane des environs de Kinshasa: II. Enquête ethnobotanique (aspects médicinaux)
TROPICULTURA, 26, 3, 129-134 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) chique, maceration of roots of Albertisia vlllosa, local application
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Kinshasa)
Vernacular name :
mutondo wa kasha (Kinsudi)
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HK 36a
Author(s) :
Kareru, P. G., G. M. Kenji, A. N. Gachanja, J. M. Keriko, G. Mungai
Title :
Traditional medicine among the Embu and Mbeere peoples of Kenya.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Volume 4 (1): 75 - 86 (2007)
http://journals.sfu.ca/africanem/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/160/172
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) worms, barks and roots of Albizia anthelmintica boiled, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Eastern Province, Embu and Mbeere tribes)
Vernacular name :
mubarwa (Embu)
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Reference HS 03
Author(s) :
Sillans, R.
Title :
Sur quelques plantes médicinales de l'Afrique centrale.
Rev. Bot. Appl. Agric.Trop., 31, 407 - 427, (1951)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(104), H(039)
Recipes :
H(001), H(104) ,H(039) lice, leaves of Alchornea cordifolia, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic (Oubangui-Chari)
Vernacular name :
non enregistré
Allium sativum L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Reference HA 35
Author(s) :
Adamu Harami M. , O.J. Abayeh, M.O. Agho, A.L. Abdullahi, A. Uba, H.U. Dukku & and B.M. WufemTesfaye Kebede, Kelbessa Urga, Kidist Yersaw, Teklele Biza, Bisrat Haile Mariam & Mulugeta GutaYersaw, Teklele Biza, Bisrat Haile Mariam & Mulugeta Guta
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of Bauchi State herbal plants and their antimicrobial activity.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Volume 97, pp. 421-427 ( 2005)
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) pesticide, tortoiseshell, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
albasa
Alstonia boonei De Wild :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alstonia boonei De Wild
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference HN 03
Author(s) :
Nyakabwa, M. & R. Gapusi
Title :
Plantes médicinales utilisées chez les Banyamulenge de Fizi au Sud-Kivu (Zaïre).
African study monographs, 11, 2, 101 - 114, (1990)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(038), H(039), H(104), H(118)
Recipes :
H(037) tuberculosis, H(038) infection uro-genital, H(039) vermifuge, H(118) sore throat, barks from twigs, stems, trunk of Alstonia boonei, decoction, VO.
H(104) colic, barks from twigs, stems, trunk of Alstonia boonei, maceration, VO. + enema
H(104) gastritis, barks from twigs, stems, trunk, decoction, VO.
H(104) colic, barks from twigs, stems, trunk of Alstonia boonei, maceration, VO. + enema
H(104) gastritis, barks from twigs, stems, trunk, decoction, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (South - Kivu)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Alysicarpus rugosus (Willd.) DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HH 10
Author(s) :
Hussain, H.S.N. & Y.Y. Karatela
Title :
Traditional medicinal plants used by Hausa tribe of Kano State of Nigeria.
Int. J; Crude Drug Res., 27, 4, 211-216, (1989)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(039)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, whole plant, decoction (H2O) , RNS
H(056) Guinea worm, whole plant, powder, RNS
H(056) Guinea worm, whole plant, powder, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Kano)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Amaranthus hybridus L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Reference HK 36a
Author(s) :
Kareru, P. G., G. M. Kenji, A. N. Gachanja, J. M. Keriko, G. Mungai
Title :
Traditional medicine among the Embu and Mbeere peoples of Kenya.
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines, Volume 4 (1): 75 - 86 (2007)
http://journals.sfu.ca/africanem/index.php/ajtcam/article/view/160/172
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) worms, leaves of Amaranthus hybridus boiled, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Eastern Province, Embu and Mbeere tribes)
Vernacular name :
terere (Embu)
Ananas sativus Lindl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ananas sativus Lindl.
Family :
Bromeliaceae
Synonyms :
Ananas comosus (L.) Merr.
Reference HH 05a
Author(s) :
Hulstaert, G.
Title :
Sur l'emploi des plantes médicinales chez les Mongo
Revue de Recherche Scientifique. Spécial Medecine Traditionnelle au Zaïre, Volume unique 1979.
Institut de Recherche Scientifique
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) chic feet, ashes of leaves mixed with oil extracted from palm kernels (ntou) are rubbed on the chics in the feet of children who are too afraid of extractions
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people, tribes Nkundo or Bokote )
Vernacular name :
not registered
Annona muricata L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona muricata L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HB 1k
Author(s) :
Bekele-Tesemma, A., A. Birnie & B. Tengnäs
Title :
The useful trees and shrubs for Ethiopia.Identification, propagation and management for agricultural and pastoral communities.Regional Soil Conservation Unit.Swedish International Development Authority.
Technical handbook n° 5, 472 p., (1993) CFSCDD P.O. Box 62347, Addis Abeba, Ethiopia.
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(039), insecticide, ONS., RNS.
V(092) kill fish, ONS., RNS.
V(092) kill fish, ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
not registered
Annona reticulata L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona reticulata L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HK 01
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
La pharmacopée sénégalaise traditionnelle. Plantes médicinales et toxiques.
Editions Vigot Frères, Paris, 1011 p., (1974)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(039), H(068)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, H(068) vermicide, fruits of Annona reticulata of Annona squamosa, RNS.
H(039) insecticide, H(068) vermicide, leaves of Annona reticulata of Annona squamosa, RNS
H(039) insecticide, H(068) vermicide, leaves of Annona reticulata of Annona squamosa, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not registered
Annona senegalensis Pers. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Reference HA 12
Author(s) :
Ake Assi, L., J. Abeye, S. Guinko, R. Giguet, X. Bangavou
Title :
Contribution à l'identification et au recensement des plantes utilisées dans la médecine traditionnelle et la pharmacopée en République Centrafricaine.
Agence de coopération culturelle et technique, (A.C.C.T.), Paris, 139 p., (1981)
From the data bank PHARMEL 2 (ref. HP 10)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(004), H(039), H(045), H(126)
Recipes :
H(001), juice leaves of Annona senegalensis, drops in eyes
H(004), H(045), barks stem, branch, trunk, barks of the underground part , young leaves of Annona. , powder, local application
H(039) pediculosis, insecticide, barks of the underground part of Annona., to dry, powder, to dilute in palm oil, local application
H(126), roots of Annona., decoction (H2O) , VO.
H(004), H(045), barks stem, branch, trunk, barks of the underground part , young leaves of Annona. , powder, local application
H(039) pediculosis, insecticide, barks of the underground part of Annona., to dry, powder, to dilute in palm oil, local application
H(126), roots of Annona., decoction (H2O) , VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic
Vernacular name :
solé, soré (Gbaya)
Reference HB 33
Author(s) :
Bhat, R.B., E.O. Etejere, V.T. Oladipo
Title :
Ethnobotanical studies fron central Nigeria.
Economic Botany, 44 (3), pp. 382-390, (1990)
Symptoms :
H(000), H(008), H(039), H(139)
Recipes :
Harvest young and mature fresh leaves of Annona senegalensis preferably before noon
H(000), for general diseases: The dried leaves and roots in equal proportion are ground to powder and taken orally with pap (a semi-liquid food prepared from the grains of maize or guinea-corn).
H(008) occasionall for diarrhea, the leaves (10-15) are soaked in two to four glassfuls of water and squeezed to prepare a decoction; the solution is then given orally.
H(039), as an insecticide: The leaves are burnt in clay pots in an enclosed room to kill mosquitoes and other insects by suffocation.
H(139) sexual stimulant for impotency: A decoction is prepared from 20-25 leaves each of Annona senegalensis and Glyphaea lateriflora, about half a glassful of water is added to dilute, and table salt (sodium chloride) is added to taste; the filtrate is collected and stored in a bottle;the filtrate is sipped every night before intercourse or when necessary.
H(000), for general diseases: The dried leaves and roots in equal proportion are ground to powder and taken orally with pap (a semi-liquid food prepared from the grains of maize or guinea-corn).
H(008) occasionall for diarrhea, the leaves (10-15) are soaked in two to four glassfuls of water and squeezed to prepare a decoction; the solution is then given orally.
H(039), as an insecticide: The leaves are burnt in clay pots in an enclosed room to kill mosquitoes and other insects by suffocation.
H(139) sexual stimulant for impotency: A decoction is prepared from 20-25 leaves each of Annona senegalensis and Glyphaea lateriflora, about half a glassful of water is added to dilute, and table salt (sodium chloride) is added to taste; the filtrate is collected and stored in a bottle;the filtrate is sipped every night before intercourse or when necessary.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Central Nigeria (Kwara state)
Vernacular name :
abo (Yoruba), gwander / daji (Hausa, uburu-ocha (Ibo)
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(039), H(104)
Recipes :
H(039) lice, roasted seeds of Annona senescabiesnsis pounded with butter
H(104) stomach aches, decoction of leaves with fruits of Tamarindus and the decoction of roots with with natron
H(203) wood is resistant to xylophagous insects and used in construction
H(203) 'crushed bark with clay gives binder to the plasterings.
H(104) stomach aches, decoction of leaves with fruits of Tamarindus and the decoction of roots with with natron
H(203) wood is resistant to xylophagous insects and used in construction
H(203) 'crushed bark with clay gives binder to the plasterings.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
North Cameroon
Vernacular name :
dukuhi ladde (Fulfuldé), papaye de brousse (French)
Reference HP 03
Author(s) :
Persinos, G.J. , M.W. Quimby & J.W. Schermerhorn
Title :
A preliminary pharmacognostical study of ten Nigerian plants.
Economic Botany, 18, 4, 329 - 341, (1964)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(020), H(039), H(054), H(068)
Recipes :
H(008), H(020) snakes, H(039) insecticide, H(054), H(068) vermifuge, roots and barks, RNS.
H(056) Guinea worm, sores, powdered leaves, RNS.
H(056) Guinea worm, sores, powdered leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
oosamahgoo (Anaguta), gwandar daji (Hausa)
Annona squamosa L. :
4 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona squamosa L.
Family :
Annonaceae
Reference HG 20
Author(s) :
Gurib-Fakim, Ameenah, Joseph Guého
Title :
Plantes médicinales de l'île Rodrigues
Stanley, Rose-Hill. Editions de l'océan indien - Université de Maurice (Réduit) , 580 p. (1994) (ISBN 99903-0-171-9)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(008y), H(039)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, decoction of leaves of Annona squamosa, VO.
H(008y) child tambave, decoction of leaves of Annona squamosa, VO. + bath
H(039) insecticide, decoction of seeds of Annona squamosa, RNS.
H(008y) child tambave, decoction of leaves of Annona squamosa, VO. + bath
H(039) insecticide, decoction of seeds of Annona squamosa, RNS.
Region :
Mauritius
Country :
Rodrigues Island
Vernacular name :
atta, zatte, sugar apple
Reference HK 01
Author(s) :
Kerharo, J. & J. G. Adam
Title :
La pharmacopée sénégalaise traditionnelle. Plantes médicinales et toxiques.
Editions Vigot Frères, Paris, 1011 p., (1974)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(039)
Recipes :
H(008), ripe fruit of Annona reticulata of Annona squamosa, RNS.
H(039) insecticide, leaves of Annona reticulata of Annona squamosa, RNS
H(039) insecticide, leaves of Annona reticulata of Annona squamosa, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Senegal
Vernacular name :
not registered
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(008), H(039), H(068), H(095)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, fruit of Annona squamosa, VO.
H(039) insecticide, H(068) vermifuge, decoction of leaves of Annona., RNS.
H(095) food, fruit , VO.
H(039) insecticide, H(068) vermifuge, decoction of leaves of Annona., RNS.
H(095) food, fruit , VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
tubabu sunsun (Bambara)
Reference HN 42
Author(s) :
Nicolas J.-P.
Title :
Plantes médicinales du Nord de Madagascar. Ethnobotanique antakarana et informations scientifiques 296 p. (2012)
Editions Jardins du monde 15, rue saint Michel - 29 190 Brasparts
www.jardinsdumonde.org
Symptoms :
H(039), H(095)
Recipes :
H(039) lice, seed powder of Annona squamosa, application on the head
H(095) food, fruit
H(095) food, fruit
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
North Madagascar
Vernacular name :
kônokônovazaha (Antakarana), konikony, konokono (Malgache), pommier cannelle (French), suger-apple (English)