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Description :
glue, adhesive
5 plants found in 3 reference(s) :
Ancylobotrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ancylobotrys petersiana (Klotzsch) Pierre
Family :
Apocynaceae
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(238)
Recipes :
H(095) The fruit of Ancylobotrys petersiana is edible;
H(238) (C8) People can obtain gum from the sap;
(This plant is known by 1 to 2 informants)
H(238) (C8) People can obtain gum from the sap;
(This plant is known by 1 to 2 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kagatta (Kinyindu)
Loranthus sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Loranthus sp.
Family :
Loranthaceae
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(124), H(238)
Recipes :
H(124) blood is coming out from the breast of a postpartum woman, pound the leaves of "nangolokolo" Loranthus sp. and use the extract as an enema
H(238) The fruit of " is used to make birdlime "bulembo"
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(238) The fruit of " is used to make birdlime "bulembo"
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
nangolokolo (Kinyindu)
Oxalis corniculata L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Oxalis corniculata L.
Family :
Oxalidaceae
Synonyms :
Oxalis radicosa A.Rich.
Reference HT 54
Author(s) :
Tibuhwa, D. D.
Title :
Oxalis corniculata L. in Tanzania: traditional use, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activities
Journal of Applied Biosciences 105:10055 –10063 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(075), H(077), H(095), H(103), H(104), H(203x), H(238)
Recipes :
H(095) eaten Oxalis corniculata raw especially by children, H(103) first milk tooth irritation and aching, H(238) remove ‘sticky plant latex, H(077) nausea and H(075) brings appetite, H(104) stop stomach aching, H(203x) anti rusts.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Chaga-Machame ethnic group in Tanzania
Vernacular name :
manyonyo (Chaga-Machame)
Reference HT 54
Author(s) :
Tibuhwa, D. D.
Title :
Oxalis corniculata L. in Tanzania: traditional use, cytotoxicity and antimicrobial activities
Journal of Applied Biosciences 105:10055 –10063 (2016)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(075), H(095), H(108), H(104), H(155), H(238)
Recipes :
H(095) eaten Oxalis corniculata raw vegetable, treat H(108) flue, H(155) tonsillitis, its juice used as medicine stop H(104) stomach upset, H(008) diarrhea , H(075) increase appetite, H(238) remove ‘ sticky banana latex
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Nyakyusa ethnic group in Tanzania
Vernacular name :
mwakatilolo (Nyakyusa )
Sanfieldiella imperforata (C.B. Clarke) Brenan var. imperforata :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Sanfieldiella imperforata (C.B. Clarke) Brenan var. imperforata
Family :
Commelinaceae
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(104), H(238)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal pain, H(109) backpain, pound the leaves of Sanfieldiella imperforata var. imperforata with an another herb, and drink the extract
H(238) the sap is used for a glue
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
H(238) the sap is used for a glue
(This plant is known by +/_ 9 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
miteeja (Kinyindu)
Symphonia globulifera L. f. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Symphonia globulifera L. f.
Family :
Clusiaceae
Reference HH 05
Author(s) :
Hulstaert, G.
Title :
-Notes de Botanique Mongo.
Acad. Roy. des Sc. d'Outre- Mer, Classe des Sc. Nat. & Méd., N.S. XV-3, 212 p., (1966)
+
-Sur l'emploi des plantes médicinales chez les Mongo
Revue de Recherche Scientifique. Spécial Medecine Traditionnelle au Zaïre
+
Various and scattered notes
Symptoms :
H(201), H(238)
Recipes :
H(201) the resin of Symphonia globulifera is used, to plug the horns with magic ingredients
H(238) the hardened "elakâ" or "bolakâ" resin is widely used as a putty to repair cracks in wooden tools, calabashes, etc.
H(238) the hardened "elakâ" or "bolakâ" resin is widely used as a putty to repair cracks in wooden tools, calabashes, etc.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Mongo people)
Vernacular name :
bolakâ (Nkundo), bolóngó (Tshuapa)