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Description :
for brewing of traditional alcohol
4 plants found in 2 reference(s) :
Andropogon gayanus Kunth :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Andropogon gayanus Kunth
Family :
Poaceae
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(219), H(222x)
Recipes :
H(222x) leaves of Andropogon gayanus are always used to squeeze out the juice from a mixture of banana and water for making banana wine "kashikish"
H(219) this grass is a kind of "bukkele", which is a general name for thatching grasses
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(219) this grass is a kind of "bukkele", which is a general name for thatching grasses
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kadahya (Kinyindu)
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Imperata cylindrica (L.) Raeusch.
Family :
Poaceae
Synonyms :
Imperata cylindrica var. africana (Andersson) C.E. Hubb.
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(219), H(222x)
Recipes :
H(222x) for making banana wine, leaves of Imperata cylindrica are soaked in the mixture of banana and water, and banana juice is extracted squeezing the soaked leaves
H(219) leaves are used for thatching a roof;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(219) leaves are used for thatching a roof;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
mushobu (Kinyindu)
Rhamnus prinoides L' Hérit. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Rhamnus prinoides L' Hérit.
Family :
Rhamnaceae
Reference HZ 05
Author(s) :
Zuberi M. I., Birhanu Kebede, Teklu Gosaye, Olika Belachew
Title :
Species of herbal spices grown in the poor farmers’ home gardens of West Shoa, Highlands of Ethiopia: an Ethnobotanical account
Journal of Biodiversity and Environmental Sciences (JBES) Vol. 4, No. 4, p. 164-185, (2014)
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Symptoms :
H(222x)
Recipes :
H(222x) dry & fresh leaves, twigs of Rhamnus prinoides for brewing of traditional alcohol (Tella), extract mixed with honey to ferment Tej
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (West Shoa)
Vernacular name :
gesho (Amheric)
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) T. Durand & Schinz :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) T. Durand & Schinz
Family :
Poaceae
Synonyms :
Setaria chevalieri Stapf
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(219), H(222x)
Recipes :
H(222x) for making banana wine, leaves of Setaria megaphylla used to squeeze out banana juice "mutobe", from the mixture of ripen banana and water; mutobe is fermented into local wine called "kashikishi"
H(219) leaves are used for thatching a roof;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(219) leaves are used for thatching a roof;
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kishaani (Kinyindu)