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Description :
stop thirst
5 plants found in 5 reference(s) :
Boehmeria platyphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boehmeria platyphylla Buch.-Ham. ex D. Don
Family :
Urticaceae
Reference HV 03
Author(s) :
Vergiat, A.-M.
Title :
Plantes magiques et médicinales des féticheurs de l'Oubangui (Région de Bangui) (3e partie)
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 16, n°9-10, Septembre-octobre 1969. pp. 418-456;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°1-4, Janvier-février-mars-avril 1970. pp. 60-91;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°5-6, Mai-juin 1970. pp. 171-199;
Journal d'agriculture tropicale et de botanique appliquée, vol. 17, n°7-9, Juillet-août-septembre 1970. pp. 295-339
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1969_num_16_9_3037
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_1_3053
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_5_3060
http://www.persee.fr/doc/jatba_0021-7662_1970_num_17_7_3071
Symptoms :
H(008), H(057), H(109), H(201), H(217)
Recipes :
H(201) Boehmeria platyphylla plante remedy of "Badagi" water genius (Banda), Ndiba (Manja). It is attributed to diseases related to water : H(008) dysentery, H(057) goitre, H(109) torticolis, H(217) insatiable thirst, (fever, diabète?). Drink the juice of green leaves crushed with H2O. He then rubs his head, neck and abdomen, with the crushed leaves invoking the genius.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Central African Republic (Oubangui)
Vernacular name :
oyo ngerongu (Banda), ihina ndiba (Manja).
Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference HA 62
Author(s) :
Ag Sidj'lene, E.
Title :
Des arbres et des arbustes spontanés de l'Adrar des Iforas (Mali)
Étude ethnolinguistique et ethnobotanique, 138p. (1996)
Orstom éditions:209-213, rue LaFayette, 75480 Paris cedex10 ISBN Orstom2-7099-1325-9
Symptoms :
H(201), H(202), H(203), H(217)
Recipes :
H(201) the resin of Commiphora africana is ritually used for fumigations intended to drive out evil spirits, especially when installing a camp on a new location.
H(217) the abundant sap of Commiphora africana is thirst quenching is extracted from the trunk of a young tree
H(202) resin fumigation of this species is used by women as an intimate deodorant
H(203) its light and soft wood is used for the manufacture of various household objects
H(217) the abundant sap of Commiphora africana is thirst quenching is extracted from the trunk of a young tree
H(202) resin fumigation of this species is used by women as an intimate deodorant
H(203) its light and soft wood is used for the manufacture of various household objects
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali (lregion of Adrar of Iforas)
Vernacular name :
adäras (plur. idärsan).
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Eriobotrya japonica (Thunb.) Lindl.
Family :
Rosaceae
Reference HD 38
Author(s) :
Daruty, C. (Dr)
Title :
Plantes Médicinales de l'Ile Maurice et des Pays Intertropicaux (p. 215)
General Steam Printing Company, 6, rue du Gouvernement - Maurice (1886)
https://archive.org/details/b24400270
Symptoms :
H(037), H(113), H(217)
Recipes :
Eriobotrya japonica used for the treatment of : H(037) cough, H(113) leaves dissolve inflamation, H(217) stop soif
Region :
Mauritius
Country :
Mauritius
Vernacular name :
bibassier (Creole)
Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Mesembryanthemum tortuosum L.
Family :
Aizoaceae
Reference HV 51
Author(s) :
Van Wyk, B.-E.
Title :
A review of Khoi-San and Cape Dutch medical ethnobotany.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology , Volume 119, pp.331–341 (2008)
Symptoms :
H(103), H(104), H(217)
Recipes :
Whole plant of Mesembryanthemum tortuosum; H(217) suppression of thirst; chewed as hypnotic and sedative, for H(103) toothache, H(104) stomach ache; H(104) treatment of colic in infants; “will make a child sleep” from Van der Stel (1685); from Pappe (1847); (1850); (1857); Hartwich (1911).; from Zwicky (1914).; from Laidler (1928) reference to be found in HV 51_van Wyk
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ((from Namaqualand
to the Eastern Cape)
Vernacular name :
kanna (wortel), (“channa, canna”) kougoed (Khoi/Nama)
Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst.
Family :
Apiaceae
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(098), H(100), H(104), H(108), H(109), H(137), H(176), H(217)
Recipes :
H(098) Bad dreams , leaves of Steganotaenia araliacea
H(098) insomnia, roots, maceration, VO.
H(100) gonorrhoea R maceration, VO.
H(104) stomach pains , roots, Dedoction VO.
H(108) Cold , roots, decoction, VO.
H(109) backache, leaves, decoction, VO.
H(137) analgesic, roots, decoction, VO.
H(176) scoliosis, roots, decoction dermal
H(217) Refreshment , barks, maceration, VO.
H(000) Body pain, leaves, maceration Bath
H(098) insomnia, roots, maceration, VO.
H(100) gonorrhoea R maceration, VO.
H(104) stomach pains , roots, Dedoction VO.
H(108) Cold , roots, decoction, VO.
H(109) backache, leaves, decoction, VO.
H(137) analgesic, roots, decoction, VO.
H(176) scoliosis, roots, decoction dermal
H(217) Refreshment , barks, maceration, VO.
H(000) Body pain, leaves, maceration Bath
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Angola (province de Uíge)
Vernacular name :
mumvumbivumbi, nkula mvumbi (Kikongo),