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Description :
brush, rope
9 plants found in 3 reference(s) :
Clerodendrum sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Clerodendrum sp.
Family :
Verbenaceae
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(203y)
Recipes :
H(203y) The vine of "fofe" = Clerodendrum sp. is used for binding (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
fofe (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Desplatsia dewevrei (De Wild. & T.Durand) Burret
Family :
Tiliaceae
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(095), H(103y), H(202), H(203), H(203x), H(203y)
Recipes :
H(202) Fruit-paste of Desplatsia dewevrei is applied to the body as a toiletry for making the skin smooth and nice
H(103y) A brush for rubbing the body is made of the stuff inside of the fruit
H(219) Chairs and combs are made of the wood (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(203y) The fruit is soaked in water until it will become very soft, then the skin and the seeds are removed and the remaining fibrous fruit is used as a brush
H(203x) The bark is cut into small pieces and as soap used for laundering clothes (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(095) The seeds are eaten.
H(203y) a brush for rubbing the body is made of the dried fruit.
H(203) A band for carrying a basket on the back is made of the bark (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(095) The seeds are extracted and sun dried, sometimes lightly roasted, then eaten like the seeds of "kokoliko" (a kind of cucurbits) of which the seeds are eaten
H(203) The inner bark is used for binding and for carrying luggage (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(103y) A brush for rubbing the body is made of the stuff inside of the fruit
H(219) Chairs and combs are made of the wood (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(203y) The fruit is soaked in water until it will become very soft, then the skin and the seeds are removed and the remaining fibrous fruit is used as a brush
H(203x) The bark is cut into small pieces and as soap used for laundering clothes (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(095) The seeds are eaten.
H(203y) a brush for rubbing the body is made of the dried fruit.
H(203) A band for carrying a basket on the back is made of the bark (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(095) The seeds are extracted and sun dried, sometimes lightly roasted, then eaten like the seeds of "kokoliko" (a kind of cucurbits) of which the seeds are eaten
H(203) The inner bark is used for binding and for carrying luggage (Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
chombi,okutaji, chumbi (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest), esuli (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Hibiscus cannabinus L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hibiscus cannabinus L.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HD 58
Author(s) :
Dieteren, G.
Title :
Classification des végétaux chez les Dogon
Journal des Africanistes, 22 pp. 115-158 (1952)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jafr_0037-9166_1952_num_22_1_1845
Symptoms :
H(203y), H(204)
Recipes :
H(203y) Hibiscus cannabinus fibers are used to make ropes and H(204) for making small fiber ornaments worn by masked dancers
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (Cliffs of Bandiagara)
Vernacular name :
pollo
Hibiscus macranthus Hochst. ex A. Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Hibiscus macranthus Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HY 06
Author(s) :
Yamada, T.
Title :
A report on the ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the eastern part of the former Zaïre
African Study Monographs,20(1): 1-72, June 1999
Symptoms :
H(004), H(201), H(203y), H(219)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, a young branch is split into two and the juicy inner part is applied to the wound "kilonda"
H(201) Used for a magic of causing a sunny day
H(201) Medicine used for a love magic, "dawa ya mapendo", people used this herb to have no troubles between themselves and their master. They put the herb Cassia sp. together with some other herbs in a bottle, to which oil is also added, and they rub the bottle to their body every morning; sometime pound the herb with "kagalambwa" as Microgramma owariensis, Hibiscus macranthus,Selaginella sp. and "shalaya fungwe" Biophytum sensitivum , and drink their juice
H(203y) The bark is used as a lashing for any purpose
H(219) The wood is used for the studs of a house, kubalata nyumba;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(201) Used for a magic of causing a sunny day
H(201) Medicine used for a love magic, "dawa ya mapendo", people used this herb to have no troubles between themselves and their master. They put the herb Cassia sp. together with some other herbs in a bottle, to which oil is also added, and they rub the bottle to their body every morning; sometime pound the herb with "kagalambwa" as Microgramma owariensis, Hibiscus macranthus,Selaginella sp. and "shalaya fungwe" Biophytum sensitivum , and drink their juice
H(203y) The bark is used as a lashing for any purpose
H(219) The wood is used for the studs of a house, kubalata nyumba;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kifunga jiila kisoshi (Kinyindu)
Jatropha chevalieri Beille :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Jatropha chevalieri Beille
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HD 58
Author(s) :
Dieteren, G.
Title :
Classification des végétaux chez les Dogon
Journal des Africanistes, 22 pp. 115-158 (1952)
https://www.persee.fr/doc/jafr_0037-9166_1952_num_22_1_1845
Symptoms :
V(095), H(203y)
Recipes :
H(203y) the stem of Jatropha chevalieri is used to make links.
V(095) forage.
V(095) forage.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (Cliffs of Bandiagara)
Vernacular name :
aňi sam bu-guri « Hibiscus de broussaille peu touffue »
Julbernardia seretii (De Wild.) Troupin :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Julbernardia seretii (De Wild.) Troupin
Family :
Caesalpiniaceae
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(203y), H(204), H(239), V(095)
Recipes :
H(203y) H(204) The bark is used to make sandals, ropes and cords
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
V(095) The plant produces a huge number of little white flowers in May and June which serve as the main nectar source for honey-bees (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(204) The bark is used for making sandals in the former days
H(095) The most important nectar source in the forest (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(219) The Mubti as well as the Bira use the bark which is easily stripped off the wood for making aqueduct for concentrating dust gold
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
H(095) nectar source in the forest(Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest) (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
V(095) The plant produces a huge number of little white flowers in May and June which serve as the main nectar source for honey-bees (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(204) The bark is used for making sandals in the former days
H(095) The most important nectar source in the forest (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(219) The Mubti as well as the Bira use the bark which is easily stripped off the wood for making aqueduct for concentrating dust gold
H(239) The wood is used for firewood
H(095) nectar source in the forest(Mbuti Pygmies in Ituri forest) (Mbuti Pygmies in the Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
rofo (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest) , eko (Mbuti Pygmies, Ituri forest)
Raphia sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Raphia sp.
Family :
Arecaceae
Reference HY 06
Author(s) :
Yamada, T.
Title :
A report on the ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the eastern part of the former Zaïre
African Study Monographs,20(1): 1-72, June 1999
Symptoms :
H(095), H(203), H(203y), H(219)
Recipes :
H(095) After cutting down a tree Raphia sp."ibondo ",, the sap is collected from the trunk to make palm wine
H(203y) The epithelia of young leaves called "bikuare" collected and dried to make a rope; H(203y) rachides are bundled to make a broom
H(219) leafstalk is braided one by one to make a door;
H(203) dried fibers out of sheaths are so strong that can be used to make traps and baskets
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(203y) The epithelia of young leaves called "bikuare" collected and dried to make a rope; H(203y) rachides are bundled to make a broom
H(219) leafstalk is braided one by one to make a door;
H(203) dried fibers out of sheaths are so strong that can be used to make traps and baskets
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
ibondo (Kinyindu)
Sida rhombifolia L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Sida rhombifolia L.
Family :
Malvaceae
Reference HY 06
Author(s) :
Yamada, T.
Title :
A report on the ethnobotany of the Nyindu in the eastern part of the former Zaïre
African Study Monographs,20(1): 1-72, June 1999
Symptoms :
H(093), H(104), H(203y), H(219)
Recipes :
H(093) removing food poison "kula sumu", and for H(104) abdominal pains, leaves of "kabubu" Sida rhombifolia are pounded together with the leaves of "ndondowile" Crassocephalum vitellinum, their juice is drunk
H(219) The whole part of plant is used in making the first step of the lath of a roof of cone-cylinder type house "kishenge"
H(203y) is used as a broom H(203)
(This plant is known by 6 to 8 informants)
H(219) The whole part of plant is used in making the first step of the lath of a roof of cone-cylinder type house "kishenge"
H(203y) is used as a broom H(203)
(This plant is known by 6 to 8 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kabubu (Kinyindu)
Triumfetta sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Triumfetta sp.
Family :
Tiliaceae
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(202), H(203y)
Recipes :
H(202) The leaves of "kanokano" = Triumfetta sp. are used as toilet paper.
H(203y) The fiber is used to make ropes (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
H(203y) The fiber is used to make ropes (Efe Pygmies in Ituri forest)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Itury forest)
Vernacular name :
kanokano,kanupi (Efe Pygmies, Ituri forest)