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Description :
epidemic
3 plants found in 2 reference(s) :
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference HC 56
Author(s) :
Chekole, G.
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used against human ailments in Gubalafto District, Northern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:55, (2017)
Symptoms :
H(014), H(051), H(100), H(104), H(126), H(300)
Recipes :
H(014) atopic dermatitis, fresh leaves of Croton macrostachyus, squeeze the sap then local application
H(051) paludism, fresh fruit, crush and mash then drink with Tella (local beer)
H(051) febrile illness, fresh or dried leaves, crush, decoction, and fumigate
H(100) gonorrhea, fresh barks, Squeeze then drink. after a few minutes,eat hen heart or drink Tella
H(104) stomachache, dried barks, crush and eat with honey
H(126) liver problem, powder of fresh or dried barks of Croton macrostachyus, drink with honey
H(300) epidemic, fresh or dried leaves, burn and fumigate
H(051) paludism, fresh fruit, crush and mash then drink with Tella (local beer)
H(051) febrile illness, fresh or dried leaves, crush, decoction, and fumigate
H(100) gonorrhea, fresh barks, Squeeze then drink. after a few minutes,eat hen heart or drink Tella
H(104) stomachache, dried barks, crush and eat with honey
H(126) liver problem, powder of fresh or dried barks of Croton macrostachyus, drink with honey
H(300) epidemic, fresh or dried leaves, burn and fumigate
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Northern Ethiopia (Gubalafto District)
Vernacular name :
mekanisa (Amharic)
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Vigna luteola (Jacq.) Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
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(300)
Recipes :
H(300) Medicine for an epidemic called "kiija", which causes a dysentery; cook the leaves of Vigna luteola , drink the decoction and wash the eyes with it; or pound the leaves, use the extract as an enema for the patient, and make other people drink it
(This plant is known by 3 to 5 informants)
(This plant is known by 3 to 5 informants)
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Democratic Republic of the Congo (ex. Zaire) Eastern part (Nyindu people)
Vernacular name :
kishooma malenge (DOP3 (Kinyindu)
Withania somnifera (L.) Dun. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Withania somnifera (L.) Dun.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Physalis somnifera L.
Reference HC 56
Author(s) :
Chekole, G.
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used against human ailments in Gubalafto District, Northern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:55, (2017)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(201), H(300)
Recipes :
H(003) swelling, fresh or dried roots of Withania somnifera, crush and mix honey then tie / burn and add honey then paint
H(201) evil spirit, fresh or dried leaves, fumigate
H(300) general ailments and epidemic, fresh or dried roots and leaves, rub the leaf then paint / burn the root and fumigate
H(201) evil spirit, fresh or dried leaves, fumigate
H(300) general ailments and epidemic, fresh or dried roots and leaves, rub the leaf then paint / burn the root and fumigate
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Northern Ethiopia (Gubalafto District)
Vernacular name :
giziewa / ed ebudha (Amharic)