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Description :
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35 plants found in 22 reference(s) :
Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia arabica (Lam.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VD 06
Author(s) :
Dupiré, M.
Title :
Pharmacopée Peule du Niger et du Cameroun.
Bull. IFAN, XIX, sér. B, 3-4, 382 - 417, (1957)
Symptoms :
H(099x), H(138), H(210)
Recipes :
H(099x), H(138), H(210) euphoric and hallucinatory drink to prepare for ritual battle , maceration of roots and barks of Centaurea alexandrina of Ziziphus mucronata of Ziziphus pseudo jujuba of unripe fruit of Acacia arabica of Dichrostachys glomerata and of roots of Feretia canthioides, VO. Several times a day for a week (Peul receipts of Niger)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Niger
Vernacular name :
bagarwa (Hausa & Peul of Niger)
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Reference HH 12
Author(s) :
Holford-Walker
Title :
Holford-Walker, A.F. (1951) Herbal medicines and drugs used by the Maasai.
Political Records - Miscellaneous -Narok district. File no. DC/NRK/3/1. Nairobi: Kenya National Archives. From : Indigenous (medical) knowledge of the Maasai. Indigenous Knowledge and Development Monitor, april 1994 (http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ikdm/ )
Symptoms :
H(099x), H(135), H(138)
Recipes :
H(135) digestive; H(099x) excitant; H(138) quench thirst; H(138) prevent hunger (wounded warriors) , bark; roots of Acacia nilotica, RNS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
olkiloriti (Maasai)
Adansonia digitata L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Reference HS 1k
Author(s) :
Sawyerr, E.S.
Title :
Medicinal plants of West Africa.Vol. 1
Solomon Islands, 88 p. (1983)
Symptoms :
H(088), H(138)
Recipes :
H(088), pounded leaves+ H2O, infusion, VO
H(138) paludism, rain saison, pounded leaves + H2O, infusion, VO
H(138) paludism, rain saison, pounded leaves + H2O, infusion, VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Sierra Leone
Vernacular name :
monkey brade (Krio), bo - wului (Mende), an- derabai (Temne)
Ansellia africana Lindl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ansellia africana Lindl.
Family :
Orchidaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
H(037), H(138), H(139)
Recipes :
H(037), the Pedi community uses a root infusion of A. africana for children with cough symptoms
H(138) Ansellia africana is used by young men to prevent women from having children if their love is not returned
H(139) decoction of Ansellia africana is used as an aphrodisiac by women (From reference: HC 26).
H(138) Ansellia africana is used by young men to prevent women from having children if their love is not returned
H(139) decoction of Ansellia africana is used as an aphrodisiac by women (From reference: HC 26).
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
imfe-nkawu
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herbert :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boophone disticha (L.f.) Herbert
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference HT 48
Author(s) :
Thornton-Barnett, S.R
Title :
Ancestral pharmacopoeias: a paleoethnobotanical assessment of plant use in the western free state, South Africa
Thesis submitted to the Graduate Council of Texas State University in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts with a Major in Anthropology, December 2013
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138), Boophone disticha prevent lightning strikes
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (region of Phutaditjhaba)
Vernacular name :
leshoma (Basotho)
Carpolobia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Carpolobia sp.
Family :
Polygalaceae
Reference HT 53
Author(s) :
Terashima, H., M. Ichikawa
Title :
A comparative ethnobotany of the Mbuti and Efe hunter-gatherers in Itury forest, Democratic Republic of Congo
African Study Monographs, 24(1, 2): 1-168, (2003)
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Symptoms :
H(004), H(138)
Recipes :
H(004) The root powder of "likukanza" = Carpolobia sp. is applied to wounds, particularly to the wound of circumcision
H(138) the leaves are chewed or pounded, and the sap is dropped into the eyes of a baby so that it may not be attacked by "eke" disease (Very high fever, strong convulsions, and loss of consciousness.) Mammals and birds are known to bring "eke".) (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(138) the leaves are chewed or pounded, and the sap is dropped into the eyes of a baby so that it may not be attacked by "eke" disease (Very high fever, strong convulsions, and loss of consciousness.) Mammals and birds are known to bring "eke".) (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
likukanza (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Cassia occidentalis L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Reference HS 55
Author(s) :
Savadogo, S., O. Sambare, A. Sereme, A. Thiombiano
Title :
Méthodes traditionnelles de lutte contre les insectes et les tiques chez les Mossé au Burkina Faso.ioJournal of Applied Biosciences105: pp.10120-10133 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v105i1.9
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138) pestifuge, prevention of ticks in poultry houses, fruit or leaves of Cassia occidentalis are used in chicken nests by some breeders to combat ticks.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
katr nangouri
Centaurea alexandrina Delile :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Centaurea alexandrina Delile
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference VD 06
Author(s) :
Dupiré, M.
Title :
Pharmacopée Peule du Niger et du Cameroun.
Bull. IFAN, XIX, sér. B, 3-4, 382 - 417, (1957)
Symptoms :
H(099x), H(138), H(210)
Recipes :
H(099x), H(138), H(210) euphoric and hallucinatory drink to prepare for ritual battle , maceration of roots and barks of Centaurea alexandrina of Ziziphus mucronata of Ziziphus pseudo jujuba of unripe fruit of Acacia arabica of Dichrostachys glomerata and of roots of Feretia canthioides, VO. Several times a day for a week (Peul receipts of Niger)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Niger
Vernacular name :
suradu, suradum (Peul of Niger), suradu (Hausa)
Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ceratotheca sesamoides Endl.
Family :
Pedaliaceae
Synonyms :
Sesamum heudelotii Stapf
Reference HS 55
Author(s) :
Savadogo, S., O. Sambare, A. Sereme, A. Thiombiano
Title :
Méthodes traditionnelles de lutte contre les insectes et les tiques chez les Mossé au Burkina Faso.ioJournal of Applied Biosciences105: pp.10120-10133 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v105i1.9
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H (039) insecticide, prevention of animals from attacks by lice and ticks, crushed leaves of Ceratotheca sesamoides
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
boundou
Datura stramonium L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Datura stramonium L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Reference HT 28
Author(s) :
Tabuti, J.R.S., K.A. Lye, S.S. Dhillion
Title :
Traditional herbal drugs of Bulamogi, Uganda: plants, use and administration.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 88, pp. 19-44 (2003)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874103001612
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138) stop drinking, seeds of Datura stramonium in la boisson
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda, Bulamogi country
Vernacular name :
kalulu
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HK 59
Author(s) :
Kwenzi-Mikala. J. (Prof.) & S. Mbadinga (Dr.)
Title :
Pharmacopée et médecine traditionnelles chez les Pygmées du Gabon
Barimba et Baghama (Nyanga), Babongo (Ngounié, Ogooué Lolo et Haut Ogooué ) et les Bakoya (Ogooué Ivindo)
Programme : Société-Nature chez les Pygmées du Gabon. (UNESCO publication)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001868/186858fo.pdf
Symptoms :
H(008), H(093), H(138), H(201)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, chew and swallow the leaves of Desmodium adscendens with salt
H(093) poisons, H(138) prevention against gunshots at night, H(201) evil spirit, leaves mix with Bishinga in an old pot roast without oil, take a new gillette for scars, rub on fresh scars
H(201) attraction, take the leaves, put them in your mouth and speak to the person concerned (receipt Baghama and Babongo)
H(093) poisons, H(138) prevention against gunshots at night, H(201) evil spirit, leaves mix with Bishinga in an old pot roast without oil, take a new gillette for scars, rub on fresh scars
H(201) attraction, take the leaves, put them in your mouth and speak to the person concerned (receipt Baghama and Babongo)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Gabon
Vernacular name :
mupipinde / mipipinde
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Dichrostachys glomerata (Forssk.) Chiov.
Family :
Mimosaceae
Reference HK 23
Author(s) :
Krüger, N. & M.
Title :
Beobachtungen zur traditionellen Medizin der Mende in Sierra Leone.
Curare, Sonderband, 3, 325 -336, (1985)
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138) snake, as a bell, prevention
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Sierra Leone
Vernacular name :
ndandei (Cibemba)
Reference VD 06
Author(s) :
Dupiré, M.
Title :
Pharmacopée Peule du Niger et du Cameroun.
Bull. IFAN, XIX, sér. B, 3-4, 382 - 417, (1957)
Symptoms :
H(099x), H(138), H(210)
Recipes :
H(099x), H(138), H(210) euphoric and hallucinatory drink to prepare for ritual battle , maceration of roots and barks of Centaurea alexandrina of Ziziphus mucronata of Ziziphus pseudo jujuba of unripe fruit of Acacia arabica of Dichrostachys glomerata and of roots of Feretia canthioides, VO. Several times a day for a week (Peul receipts of Niger)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Niger
Vernacular name :
burli (Peul of Niger), dundu (Hausa)
Feretia canthioides Hiern :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Feretia canthioides Hiern
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference VD 06
Author(s) :
Dupiré, M.
Title :
Pharmacopée Peule du Niger et du Cameroun.
Bull. IFAN, XIX, sér. B, 3-4, 382 - 417, (1957)
Symptoms :
H(099x), H(138), H(210)
Recipes :
H(099x), H(138), H(210) euphoric and hallucinatory drink to prepare for ritual battle , maceration of roots and barks of Centaurea alexandrina of Ziziphus mucronata of Ziziphus pseudo jujuba of unripe fruit of Acacia arabica of Dichrostachys glomerata and of roots of Feretia canthioides, VO. Several times a day for a week (Peul receipts of Niger)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Niger
Vernacular name :
kurukuru (Hausa), laoni (Peul of Niger)
Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gardenia ternifolia Schumach. & Thonn.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Reference HS 55
Author(s) :
Savadogo, S., O. Sambare, A. Sereme, A. Thiombiano
Title :
Méthodes traditionnelles de lutte contre les insectes et les tiques chez les Mossé au Burkina Faso.ioJournal of Applied Biosciences105: pp.10120-10133 (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/jab.v105i1.9
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138) pestifuge, prevention of ticks in poultry houses, fruits of Gardenia ternifolia
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso
Vernacular name :
rambrizounga
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Helichrysum nudifolium (L.) Less.
Family :
Asteraceae
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(138)
Recipes :
H(138), dried leaves are crushed in butter and given to young chidren to protect them from illness
Region :
East Africa
Country :
East Africa (zone Kakamega)
Vernacular name :
lukashe
Lantana rugosa Thunb. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lantana rugosa Thunb.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference HD 07
Author(s) :
Durand, J.M.
Title :
Les plantes bienfaisantes du Ruanda et de l'Urundi.
Astrida, Groupe scolaire, 89 p., (1960)
Symptoms :
H(020), H(138)
Recipes :
H(020) snake bite, paste of leaves of Lantana salviifolia (umuhengeri) on scarifications around the wound. The paste is covered with a leaf of the tree umuko
H(138) protect themselves from snake bites, rub legs and arms with the paste of leaves. VO. The juice Plant names from the work of Durand have been encoded from Kinyarwanda names. Confusions are possible.
H(138) protect themselves from snake bites, rub legs and arms with the paste of leaves. VO. The juice Plant names from the work of Durand have been encoded from Kinyarwanda names. Confusions are possible.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Rwanda
Vernacular name :
umuhengeri
Lantana trifolia L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lantana trifolia L.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Reference HD 07
Author(s) :
Durand, J.M.
Title :
Les plantes bienfaisantes du Ruanda et de l'Urundi.
Astrida, Groupe scolaire, 89 p., (1960)
Symptoms :
H(020)
Recipes :
H(020), pounded leaves Lantana trifolia, cataplasm on the bite + dressing with leaves of Erythrina abyssinica during 1 H, then a new dressing with leaves and stems of Thunbergia alata
H(138) + H(020), pounded leaves, juice, VO. + top rub face, legs, feet with the rest of dough Plant names from the work of Durand have been encoded from Kinyarwanda names. Confusions are possible.
H(138) + H(020), pounded leaves, juice, VO. + top rub face, legs, feet with the rest of dough Plant names from the work of Durand have been encoded from Kinyarwanda names. Confusions are possible.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Rwanda
Vernacular name :
umuhengeli (Kinyarwanda)
Lawsonia inermis L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Lawsonia inermis L.
Family :
Lythraceae
Synonyms :
Lawsonia alba Lam.
Reference B6 Nord
Author(s) :
Bellakhdar, J.
Title :
La pharmacopée marocaine traditionnelle: Médecine arabe ancienne et savoirs populaires.
Ibis Press, 764 p. (1997)
Symptoms :
H(001), H(003), H(003x), H(004), H(008), H(012), H(013), H(014), H(018), H(045), H(111), H(138), H(175), H(179)
Recipes :
(whole Moroco) H(008),H(013) , H(179), infusion dry leaves, VO.
H(013) ,H(014), powder of dry leaves (henna) + tar of Cedrus Atlantica, cataplasme
H(004) + H(045), H(003) + H(045), H(003) + H(003x),H(012)) + H(003x), H(003) + H(003x),H(012)) + H(003x), henna, external application
H(004) + H(045), henna + suggar
H(138) sun, henna, maceration, local application
H(001), henna, infusion, eyes wash
H(018) + H(175), henna + H2O, cataplasm on the fore head and temples
H(111), henna + butter, pomade
H(013) ,H(014), powder of dry leaves (henna) + tar of Cedrus Atlantica, cataplasme
H(004) + H(045), H(003) + H(045), H(003) + H(003x),H(012)) + H(003x), H(003) + H(003x),H(012)) + H(003x), henna, external application
H(004) + H(045), henna + suggar
H(138) sun, henna, maceration, local application
H(001), henna, infusion, eyes wash
H(018) + H(175), henna + H2O, cataplasm on the fore head and temples
H(111), henna + butter, pomade
Region :
North Africa
Country :
Moroco
Vernacular name :
l-hennâ.(Arabic), henné (local French), henna (English)
Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) R. Br. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Leucas martinicensis (Jacq.) R. Br.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference HC 31
Author(s) :
Chekole, G., Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:4 (2015)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/11/1/4
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138) prevent diseases relapse, aerial part of Leucas martinicensis, fumigate the fume
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Northwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Millettia thonningii (Schumach. & Thonn.) Baker :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Millettia thonningii (Schumach. & Thonn.) Baker
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HK 59
Author(s) :
Kwenzi-Mikala. J. (Prof.) & S. Mbadinga (Dr.)
Title :
Pharmacopée et médecine traditionnelles chez les Pygmées du Gabon
Barimba et Baghama (Nyanga), Babongo (Ngounié, Ogooué Lolo et Haut Ogooué ) et les Bakoya (Ogooué Ivindo)
Programme : Société-Nature chez les Pygmées du Gabon. (UNESCO publication)
http://unesdoc.unesco.org/images/0018/001868/186858fo.pdf
Symptoms :
H(138)
Recipes :
H(138) prevention against gunshots at night, decoction of barks of Millettia thonningii , massage or soak the affected limb (recipe Bakoya and Bakota)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Gabon
Vernacular name :
ntul