Prelude Medicinal Plants Database
Search | Practical Guide | Authors | DisclaimerSymptom : V(013)
Description :
antrax, carbuncle, boils, skin rash, ulcer, abscess, ecthyma, furuncle, pruritus, scurfs
95 plants found in 48 reference(s) :
Acacia hockii De Wild. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(008), V(013), V(014), V(037), V(076), V(124)
Recipes :
V(008) diarrhoea, V(013) boils, V(014) ringworm, V(037) tuberculosis, V(076) thrush, V(124) haemorrhage, bark, leaves, stems of Acacia karroo, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
mnga (isi Xhosa)
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Reference VB 01
Author(s) :
Bâ, A.S.
Title :
L'art vétérinaire en milieu traditionnel africain.
Agence de Coopération culturelle et technique, (A.C.C.T.), 136 p., (1994)
and
THESE, présentée et soutenue publiquement le 7 juillet 1982 devant la Faculté de Médecine et de Pharmacie de Dakar pour obtenir le grade de Docteur Vétérinaire (Diplôme d'Etat)
Symptoms :
V(001), V(013), V(028), V(045), V(113)
Recipes :
Vb(001), decoction crushed fresh leaves, drops in eyes
Vb(013), Vb(113), stalk warmed in fiber, bandage face interns fiber, frequent bandages
Vb(045) decoction, crushed fresh leaves, RNS.
Vb(013), Vb(113), stalk warmed in fiber, bandage face interns fiber, frequent bandages
Vb(045) decoction, crushed fresh leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mauritania, Mali, Senegal (border regions)
Vernacular name :
gawdi, waalo
Acacia raddiana Savi :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia raddiana Savi
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VO 01
Author(s) :
Ohta Itaru
Title :
Turkana's view of livestock diseases.
African study monographs, Supp. issue 3, 71 - 93, (1984)
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
V(013) (enomokere ), anthrax or blackquarter, powder leaves on anthrax but cure only the symptom
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Turkana)
Vernacular name :
itir
Acacia spirocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia spirocarpa Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VG 25
Author(s) :
Gradé, J.T., J. R.S. Tabuti, P.Van Damme
Title :
Ethnoveterinary knowledge in pastoral Karamoja, Uganda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 122, pp. 273–293 (2009)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874109000233
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
Vb(013) abscess (abus), H2O extract of leaves of Acacia spirocarpa, RNS. (receipt from the Bokora and Matheniko and Pian tribes)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Karamoja of northern Uganda)
Vernacular name :
etirir (Ngakarimojong)
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Acalypha amentacea Roxb.
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(013), V(039), V(098), V(100), V(111), V(143)
Recipes :
V(004)castration, dry leaves, powder on wound after wash , 3 jdays
Vb(004) + Vb(111), Vch(004) + Vch(111), Veq(004) + Veq(111), Vc(004) + Vc(111),Vo(004) + Vo(111), ONS, pounded, powder on wounds, every 2 days
V(039)ticks, 5kgr dry leaves, powder in a few H2O, dough in ears
Vch(098), Vb(098), Vc(098), Vo(098), 500 gr leaves, dried, powder, 1 little spoon on wounds / 2jrs
V(013)navel, juice, to push aside the flies who could provoke an infection of the umbilical cord "navel ill" = musky chick disease"
V(013)navel, all the animals, leaves dried, powders, 1 spoon on navel, strong smell, hunts the flies
Vch(100, f), Veq(100, f), Vb(100, f), Vc(100, f), Vo(100, f), dried leaves, powder, 2 teaspoons on the vulva animal (male bearer of the disease is not affected, but well the female)
Vch(143), Vo(143), Vc(143), dried lieves (0,5 kgr) powder + fat, cataplasm on affected region
Vb(004) + Vb(111), Vch(004) + Vch(111), Veq(004) + Veq(111), Vc(004) + Vc(111),Vo(004) + Vo(111), ONS, pounded, powder on wounds, every 2 days
V(039)ticks, 5kgr dry leaves, powder in a few H2O, dough in ears
Vch(098), Vb(098), Vc(098), Vo(098), 500 gr leaves, dried, powder, 1 little spoon on wounds / 2jrs
V(013)navel, juice, to push aside the flies who could provoke an infection of the umbilical cord "navel ill" = musky chick disease"
V(013)navel, all the animals, leaves dried, powders, 1 spoon on navel, strong smell, hunts the flies
Vch(100, f), Veq(100, f), Vb(100, f), Vc(100, f), Vo(100, f), dried leaves, powder, 2 teaspoons on the vulva animal (male bearer of the disease is not affected, but well the female)
Vch(143), Vo(143), Vc(143), dried lieves (0,5 kgr) powder + fat, cataplasm on affected region
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Turkana)
Vernacular name :
eteteleit (Turkana)
Acanthus pubescens (Thomson ex Oliv.) Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acanthus pubescens (Thomson ex Oliv.) Engl.
Family :
Acanthaceae
Synonyms :
Acanthus arboreus C.B.Clarke
Reference VN 04
Author(s) :
Ndayitwayeko, A. & V. Ntungwanayo
Title :
Contribution à l'étude des plantes médicinales dans la région de Mugamba. (Commune Mugamba).
Mémoire de licence, Univ. Burundi, Fac. Sc., 129 p., (1978).
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
Vb(013), Vc(013), leaves, twigs, to strike the body
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi
Vernacular name :
igitovu
Achyrospermum schimperi (Hochst. ex Briq.) Perkins ex Mildbr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Achyrospermum schimperi (Hochst. ex Briq.) Perkins ex Mildbr.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(013), V(086)
Recipes :
Vb(013)+ Vb(086), lumpy skin, barks, 300 gr + 5l H2O, decoction 30', VO. 1/3 l., wash the legs with warm H2O + salt, 5 days. Serious illness, cutaneous eruptions, lymphatic modules, inflated paws (virus?). To warn sanitary authorities
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Kipsigis)
Vernacular name :
cherugut (Kipsigis)
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Acokanthera venenata auct.
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(003), V(013), V(020), V(068)
Recipes :
V(020) the powdered root is used to treat snake¬bite in humans and animals
V(013), V(068) a root decoction is used to treat anthrax and tapeworm
V(003) the powdered leaf is applied to swollen limbs of animals
V(013), V(068) a root decoction is used to treat anthrax and tapeworm
V(003) the powdered leaf is applied to swollen limbs of animals
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape.)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Adansonia digitata L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Reference VA 03
Author(s) :
Ake-Assi, Y.A.
Title :
Contribution au recensement des espèces végétales utilisées traditionnellement sur le plan zootechnique et vétérinaire en Afrique de l'Ouest.
Thèse de doctorat (Sc. Vétérinaires), Lyon, Université Claude Bernard, 220 p., (1992)
Symptoms :
V(013), V(030), V(050)
Recipes :
Vb(013), Vc(013), Vo(013), dermathosis, roasted dried pods + karit‚ butter (Butyrospermum parkii) , massage RNS.
Vb(030), decoction filtter salt, placenta, RNS.
Vb(050), decoction barks again swelling of the abdomen, stop if diarrhoea, RNS.
Vb(030), decoction filtter salt, placenta, RNS.
Vb(050), decoction barks again swelling of the abdomen, stop if diarrhoea, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Ivory Coast
Vernacular name :
Bu ba (Dioula); Boki (Malinké); Frondo (Baoulé); Ngigué (Sénoufo); Zizon (Fon); Toéga (Mossi), Baobab (Fr)
Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala (Benth.) Brenan
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VG 25
Author(s) :
Gradé, J.T., J. R.S. Tabuti, P.Van Damme
Title :
Ethnoveterinary knowledge in pastoral Karamoja, Uganda
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 122, pp. 273–293 (2009)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874109000233
Symptoms :
V(004), V(013), V(014), V(039), V(048y), V(053), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(004) chronic wound (etoku), oil extraction from leaves of Albizia amara subsp. sericocephala, poultice , (receipt from the P & T tribes)
Vb(004) wound (ajome) oil extraction from leaves in poultice, (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(013) abscess (abus), poultice with leaves Albizia amara …ssp sericocephala, (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(014) mange (emitina) , oil extraction from leaves, topically, (receipt from the Bokora and Pian tribes)
Vb(039) ticks (ngimadang), oil poultice from leaves , (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(048y) hoof disease, the digits may fall off (lomokere), oil poultice from leaves , (receipt from the Pian tribe)
Vb(053) otitis with pus (lomid), oil poultice from leaves , (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(068) maggotss (ngikur ke kwan), H2IO extract of leaves of Albizia amara …ssp sericocephala of Leonotis nepetifolia, RNS. , (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(004) wound (ajome) oil extraction from leaves in poultice, (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(013) abscess (abus), poultice with leaves Albizia amara …ssp sericocephala, (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(014) mange (emitina) , oil extraction from leaves, topically, (receipt from the Bokora and Pian tribes)
Vb(039) ticks (ngimadang), oil poultice from leaves , (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(048y) hoof disease, the digits may fall off (lomokere), oil poultice from leaves , (receipt from the Pian tribe)
Vb(053) otitis with pus (lomid), oil poultice from leaves , (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(068) maggotss (ngikur ke kwan), H2IO extract of leaves of Albizia amara …ssp sericocephala of Leonotis nepetifolia, RNS. , (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Karamoja of northern Uganda)
Vernacular name :
ekwakwa (Ngakarimojong)
Aloe ferox Miller :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe ferox Miller
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HM 76
Author(s) :
Maroyi, A.
Title :
Diversity of use and local knowledge of wild and cultivated plants in the Eastern Cape province, South Africa
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,13:43 (2017)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-017-0173-8
Symptoms :
V(004), V(013), V(014), V(037), V(104), V(200)
Recipes :
V(004) wounds, V(013) boils, H(014) dry skin, V(037) tuberculosis, V(104) stomachache, V(200) immune booster, leaf gel of Aloe ferox, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
ikhala (isi Xhosa)
Aloe secundiflora Engl. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe secundiflora Engl.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VB 17
Author(s) :
Bekalo, I., M. Keengwe, E. Mathias, P. Mundy & al.
Title :
ITDG and IIRR. Ethnoveterinary medicine in Kenya.A field manual of traditional animal health care practice.Intermediate Technology Development Group and International Institute of Rural Reconstruction, Nairobi, Kenya, 226 p., (1996)
Symptoms :
V(001), V(004), V(006), V(013), V(062), V(086), V(104), V(105)
Recipes :
Vb(001), Vc(001), Vo(001), 1 leaves, pounded, 10 ml juice, 5 drops max
Vb(004)castration, leaves, juice 1 tea spoon on wound + ashes on wound
Vveau(006) + Vveau(104), leaves, pounded, juice, pounded in 5 l. warm H2O ; 1-st day, VO., 1, 5 l. every 2 h; 2 and 3-rd day 1,5 l., 1 X / day
Vcalf(006) + Vcalf(104), leaves, pounded, juice, RNS.
V(013)navel, , juice to push aside the flies who could provoke an infection of the umbilical cord "navel ill" = musky chick disease, every animal
Vb(013) + Vb(086)lumpy skin disease, Leptadenia hastata , stem, 1kg, pounded + Aloe secundiflora latex from leaves, 1l latex from stems, pounded+ 5 l. H2O, decoction , tepid, massage of the affected zones, the animal is in advance washed
V(062), 8 cm piece of leave is pounded + 200 ml. warm H2O in drink (Gikuyu, Kamba)
Vv(105), Amaranthus hybridus, leaves and flowers + Capsicum annuum 5 fruits + Aloe secundiflora 1 to 2 leaves, pounded + 2 l H2O, maceration 6 h, VO. , in will (Kamba)
Vb(004)castration, leaves, juice 1 tea spoon on wound + ashes on wound
Vveau(006) + Vveau(104), leaves, pounded, juice, pounded in 5 l. warm H2O ; 1-st day, VO., 1, 5 l. every 2 h; 2 and 3-rd day 1,5 l., 1 X / day
Vcalf(006) + Vcalf(104), leaves, pounded, juice, RNS.
V(013)navel, , juice to push aside the flies who could provoke an infection of the umbilical cord "navel ill" = musky chick disease, every animal
Vb(013) + Vb(086)lumpy skin disease, Leptadenia hastata , stem, 1kg, pounded + Aloe secundiflora latex from leaves, 1l latex from stems, pounded+ 5 l. H2O, decoction , tepid, massage of the affected zones, the animal is in advance washed
V(062), 8 cm piece of leave is pounded + 200 ml. warm H2O in drink (Gikuyu, Kamba)
Vv(105), Amaranthus hybridus, leaves and flowers + Capsicum annuum 5 fruits + Aloe secundiflora 1 to 2 leaves, pounded + 2 l H2O, maceration 6 h, VO. , in will (Kamba)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Embu) (Samburu) (Turkana) (Kamba) (Gikuyu)
Vernacular name :
mukuni (Embu), echuchuka (Turkana), kiluma (Kamba), kiruma, thugurui (Gikuyu)
Aloe sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe sp.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
Vb(013)anthrax, decoction stems , leaves + Clutia heterophylla, Ptaeroxylon obliquum
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Aloe trichosantha A.Berger :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe trichosantha A.Berger
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference HT 50
Author(s) :
Teklehaymanot, T.
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal and edible plants of Yalo Woreda in Afar regional state, Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 13:40 (2017)
DOI 10.1186/s13002-017-0166-7
Symptoms :
V(005), V(013)
Recipes :
V(005) brucellosis camel, cow, goat, leaves, stems of of Aloe trichosantha, RNS., VO., nasal, ear, body wash
Vb(013) anthrax/ joint illness, roots , topical
Vb(013) anthrax/ joint illness, roots , topical
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Yalow Woreda, Afar regional state)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Anisopappus africanus (Hook. f.) Oliv. & Hiern :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Anisopappus africanus (Hook. f.) Oliv. & Hiern
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference VB 36
Author(s) :
Balagizi, I. , A. Cihyoka & S. Mapatano
Title :
Lexique et recueil des quelques pratiques en ethno-pharmacopée agro-vétérinaire au Kivu.
Plate forme Diobass au Kivu, 118p. (juin 2005)
Symptoms :
V(004), V(013), V(008), V(108)
Recipes :
Vb(004) + Vb(013), ulcerous wounds (igishega), to pound the dried leaves of Anisopappus africanus + butter, local application
Vc(008) diarrhoea, pounded leaves of Helichrysum fructicosum of Anisopappus africanus, to dilute in 1 liter H2O, VO. 1/2 glass by day during 4 days
Vc(108) cold, pounded leaves of Anisopappus., 2 drops in each nostril
Vc(008) diarrhoea, pounded leaves of Helichrysum fructicosum of Anisopappus africanus, to dilute in 1 liter H2O, VO. 1/2 glass by day during 4 days
Vc(108) cold, pounded leaves of Anisopappus., 2 drops in each nostril
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Kivu)
Vernacular name :
nyamwasamuza (Mashi) (Lega), umuretezo (Kinyarwanda)
Basella alba L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Basella alba L.
Family :
Basellaceae
Synonyms :
Basella rubra L.
Reference VK 11
Author(s) :
Kasonia, K. & K.M. Yamolo
Title :
Ethnologie des traitements vétérinaires dans la région du Nord-Kivu (Rép. du Zaïre).
Métissages en santé animale de Madagascar à Haïti. Presses universitaires de Namur, 275 - 286, (1994)
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
Vo(013), Vc(013), ONS., RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Nord-Kivu) (ex. Zaïre)
Vernacular name :
urudega (Kinyarwanda), nderema (Kihunde), mboga buterezi (swahili)
Blepharis integrifolia (L.f.) E.Meyer :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Blepharis integrifolia (L.f.) E.Meyer
Family :
Acanthaceae
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
V(013), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VW 01
Author(s) :
Watt, J.M., Breyer-Brandwijk, M.G.
Title :
The medicinal and poisonous plants of southern and eastern Africa.E. & S. Livingstone Ltd., Edinburg and London, Second edition, 1457 p., (1962) (partially from the references VM 18, HV 09, HC 26, HL 22, HS 32)
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
V(013), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bombax costatum Pellegr. & Vuill.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Reference VD 05
Author(s) :
Dim Delobson, A. A.
Title :
Les secrets des sorciers noirs.
Librairie E. Nourry Paris, 254 - 271, (1934)
Symptoms :
V(011), V(013), V(030)
Recipes :
V(011), roasted, powder on the tongue, red millet ,salt, hot peper, karite butter (Butyrospermum paradoxum)
V(013), to burn the wound, dressing with juice + ashes from cows horns
V(030), crused leaves + H2O, VO.
V(013), to burn the wound, dressing with juice + ashes from cows horns
V(030), crused leaves + H2O, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina-Faso
Vernacular name :
vacka
Boscia angustifolia A. Rich. var. angustifolia :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boscia angustifolia A. Rich. var. angustifolia
Family :
Capparaceae
Reference VT 2k
Author(s) :
Timberlake, J. R.
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Pokot of Nothern Kenya, 106 p., (1987)Unpublished report. East African Herbarium, Nairobi.Multigraphié.
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(000), V(013)
Recipes :
Vb(000), smoke from bark used to cure sick cows
Vb(013)mounth, ash mixed with chewing tobacco again ulcer in mouth
Vb(013)mounth, ash mixed with chewing tobacco again ulcer in mouth
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (North region)
Vernacular name :
likwon
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Reference HC 31
Author(s) :
Chekole, G., Z. Asfaw, E. Kelbessa
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 11:4 (2015)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/11/1/4
Symptoms :
V(013)
Recipes :
V(013) démangeaison de la peau, dried leaves of Brucea antidysenterica, écraser, mixed with butter then cream in local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Northwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
waynos/yedaga abalo (Amharic)