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Description :
decoration, ornament
32 plants found in 5 reference(s) :
Agelaea pentagyna (Lam.) Baill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agelaea pentagyna (Lam.) Baill.
Family :
Connaraceae
Synonyms :
Agelaea dewevrei De Wild. & T. Durand
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(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) Bark sap of Agelaea dewevrei = Agelaea pentagyna is used as a yellow dye.(Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
eku (Efe Pygmies, Ituri fores), takoda (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Bixa orellana L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bixa orellana L.
Family :
Bixaceae
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(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) The red color substance squeezed from the seeds is used to draw red lines on the face, on bark cloth, etc. (recipe from Efe Pygmies, in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
manango (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Bosqueia angolensis Ficalho. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bosqueia angolensis Ficalho.
Family :
Moraceae
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(095), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(004) The sap of Bosqueia angolensis changes its color quickly from white to black and is applied tot he wound of circumcision
H(095) The seeds or nuts are eaten (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(202x) The sap is used as a brown dye for barkcloth (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(095) The seeds or nuts are eaten (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(202x) The sap is used as a brown dye for barkcloth (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kumbu (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), bumbu (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bougainvillea spectabilis Willd.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
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(039), H(106), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(039) parasites, H(106) acarus , H(106) repellent, H(202x) decoration, leaves, flower, plant of Bougainvillea spectabilis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region)
Vernacular name :
mpropes
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baillon
Family :
Phyllanthaceae
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(202x), H(203)
Recipes :
H(203) roof frames, H(202x) colorant, log, bark of Bridelia micrantha, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region)
Vernacular name :
mwiza
Canthium sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Canthium sp.
Family :
Rubiaceae
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(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) fruit of "bureki" = Canthium sp. is chewed, heated and mixed with the soot on the bottom of cooking pots to make a black dye with which women decorate their faces and bodies.(Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
bureki (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Cistus salviifolius L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cistus salviifolius L.
Family :
Cistaceae
Reference R3 Nord
Author(s) :
Rhattas, R , A. Douira & L Zidane
Title :
Étude ethnobotanique des plantes médicinales dans le Parc National deTalassemtane (Rif occidental du Maroc)
Journal of Applied Biosciences 97:9187 – 9211 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) Cistus salviifolius, grown as an ornamental plant
Region :
North Africa
Country :
Morocco (Western Rif)
Vernacular name :
el korida -stapa blanc (Arabic), ciste à feuille de sauge (French)
Coix lacryma-jobi L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Coix lacryma-jobi L.
Family :
Poaceae
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(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) The seeds of Coix lacryma-jobiare made into necklaces (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
sapele (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest) manganga (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Commelina sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commelina sp.
Family :
Commelinaceae
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(022), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(022) the ash of the plant is rubbed into scarifications at the waist of a pregnant woman for easy delivery.
H(202x) women wear the flower to the head as an ornament (Efe Pygmies, in the Ituri forest)
H(202x) women wear the flower to the head as an ornament (Efe Pygmies, in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
telutelu (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Diospyros loureiriana G. Don :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Diospyros loureiriana G. Don
Family :
Ebenaceae
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(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) colorant, plant of Diospyros loureiriana, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region)
Vernacular name :
mdaa, nyakatitu
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dracaena fragrans (L.) Ker Gawl.
Family :
Dracaenaceae
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(202x), H(203)
Recipes :
H(202x) decoration, H(203) fence, plant of Dracaena fragrans, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Kilombero Valley, Morogoro Region)
Vernacular name :
msae
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Eleusine indica (L.) Gaertn.
Family :
Poaceae
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(201), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) The plant of Eleusine indica is used to adorn the human body for dancing.
H(201) When a child cries so much after its father’s or mother’s death, this plant is put in the hair of the child or the stalk is tied around the ankles to stop crying
H(201) A piece of the stalk is cut into two parts and tied again, then put in a pocket to protect a person from misfortune (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(201) When a child cries so much after its father’s or mother’s death, this plant is put in the hair of the child or the stalk is tied around the ankles to stop crying
H(201) A piece of the stalk is cut into two parts and tied again, then put in a pocket to protect a person from misfortune (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
deledele,dilidili (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Ficus capensis Thunb. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sur Forssk.
Reference HC 51
Author(s) :
Constant, N. L. , M. P. Tshisikhawe
Title :
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:56 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
Symptoms :
H(095), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(095) edible fruits of Ficus sur Forssk.are eaten fresh or dried
H(202x) planted at the Chief’s palace for shade
H(202x) planted at the Chief’s palace for shade
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
muhuyu (Vhavenda), cape fig, broom cluster fig, bush fig, cape wild fig, fire sticks (English)
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) Steud. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus sycomorus L. subsp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C. Berg
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(202x)
Recipes :
H(202x) the bark of Ficus gnaphalocarpa is used for making barkcloth (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
tuba, njet (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Ficus thonningii Blume :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus thonningii Blume
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus iteophylla Miq.
,
Ficus burkei (Miq.) Miq.
,
Ficus dekdekena (Miq.) A. Rich.
Reference HC 51
Author(s) :
Constant, N. L. , M. P. Tshisikhawe
Title :
Hierarchies of knowledge: ethnobotanical knowledge, practices and beliefs of the Vhavenda in South Africa for biodiversity conservation
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:56 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0255-2
Symptoms :
H(095), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(095) fruits: figs of Ficus thonningii are also eaten when ripe
H(202x) planted at the Chief’s palace for shade ; found at the foot of a mountain
H(202x) planted at the Chief’s palace for shade ; found at the foot of a mountain
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
muumo (Vhavenda), common wild fig (English)
Filetia africana Lindau :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Filetia africana Lindau
Family :
Acanthaceae
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(018), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, The root of Filetia africana is slightly burnt and the powdered charcoal is rubbed into the incisions made on the forehead
H(202x) decoration, The green twig is put around the waist of Efe girls when they dance
(Efe Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(202x) decoration, The green twig is put around the waist of Efe girls when they dance
(Efe Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
machuchu (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Gloriosa superba L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Gloriosa superba L.
Family :
Colchicaceae
Reference HL 32
Author(s) :
Lautenschläger, T., M. Monizi , M. Pedro, J. L. Mandombe, M. Futuro Bránquima, C. Heinze and C. Neinhuis
Title :
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:51 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
Symptoms :
H(033), H(039), H(104), H(201), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(033) male potency rhyzome of Gloriosa superba
H(039) parasitic worms rhyzome balm, eat dermal, VO.
H(104) stomach pains rhyzome balm, dermal, VO.
H(201) Ximbasu = bad magic rhyzome balm, dermal, VO.
H(202x) decoration flowers, roots
H(039) parasitic worms rhyzome balm, eat dermal, VO.
H(104) stomach pains rhyzome balm, dermal, VO.
H(201) Ximbasu = bad magic rhyzome balm, dermal, VO.
H(202x) decoration flowers, roots
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (province de Uíge)
Vernacular name :
pisa maluca (Portuguese), dioko dia kiana, mvia lawu (Kikongo)
Massularia acuminata (G. Don) Bullock ex Hoyle :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Massularia acuminata (G. Don) Bullock ex Hoyle
Family :
Rubiaceae
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(202x), H(203)
Recipes :
H(203) The wood of Massularia acuminata is very hard and tough, then used to make spear-shafts when karu (Aidia micrantha) is unavailable
H(092) The bark, leaves and fruits are used for a fishpoison (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
The fruits are threaded and put as a necklace
H(203) The wood is heavy and used as the weight of a falling spear trap called "ififo" for killing elephants in former day (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(092) The bark, leaves and fruits are used for a fishpoison (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
The fruits are threaded and put as a necklace
H(203) The wood is heavy and used as the weight of a falling spear trap called "ififo" for killing elephants in former day (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kperekedu (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C. Berg
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Chlorophora excelsa (Welw) Benth. & Hook.
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(014), H(202x), H(203)
Recipes :
H(014) the sap of Chlorophora excelsa is used as an ointment for eczema.
H(202x) sap is used as a dye for barkcloth (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(014) The water coming out from the stem when the bark is stripped off is used for rashes
H(203) The wood is used fortimbers. (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(202x) sap is used as a dye for barkcloth (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(014) The water coming out from the stem when the bark is stripped off is used for rashes
H(203) The wood is used fortimbers. (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
epunga, mbala,punga (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Mirabilis jalapa L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Mirabilis jalapa L.
Family :
Nyctaginaceae
Reference HL 32
Author(s) :
Lautenschläger, T., M. Monizi , M. Pedro, J. L. Mandombe, M. Futuro Bránquima, C. Heinze and C. Neinhuis
Title :
First large-scale ethnobotanical survey in the province of Uíge, northern Angola
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 14:51 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0238-3
Symptoms :
H(091), H(095), H(202x)
Recipes :
H(091) anaemia, leaves of Mirabilis jalapa, infusion, VO.
H(095) nutrition leaves, infusion, VO.
H(202x) decoration, whole plant
H(095) nutrition leaves, infusion, VO.
H(202x) decoration, whole plant
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (province de Uíge)
Vernacular name :
non enregistré par les auteurs