Prelude Medicinal Plants Database
Search | Practical Guide | Authors | DisclaimerSymptom : V(022)
Description :
oxytocic, parturition (made easier), dystocia, delivery pain
42 plants found in 30 reference(s) :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
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(022), V(027y), V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(022) delivery pain (asiyec), H2O extract of barks of Acacia senegal, RNS. (receipt from the Bokora tribe)
Vb(027y) post partum pain (akiyec), H2O extract of barks and roots, RNS., (receipt from the Bokora and Matheniko and Pian tribes)
Vb(095) fodder (akimuj ngibaren), fruits and leaves
Vb(027y) post partum pain (akiyec), H2O extract of barks and roots, RNS., (receipt from the Bokora and Matheniko and Pian tribes)
Vb(095) fodder (akimuj ngibaren), fruits and leaves
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Karamoja of northern Uganda)
Vernacular name :
ekodiokodoi (Ngakarimojong)
Aloe marlothii (A. Berger) subsp. Marlothii :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aloe marlothii (A. Berger) subsp. Marlothii
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(006), V(008), V(022), V(030), V(039), V(068), V(117)
Recipes :
Vb(006), Vb(008), Vb(022), Vb(030), Vb(039), Vb(068) internal parasites, maggots, Vb(117), leaves de Aloe marlothii, RNS
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
mokgopa (Setswana)
Annona senegalensis Pers. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Annona senegalensis Pers.
Family :
Annonaceae
Synonyms :
Annona arenaria Thonn.
,
Annona chrysophylla Bojer
Reference VN 15
Author(s) :
Natabou Dégbé, F.
Title :
Contribution à l'étude de la médecine et de la Pharmacopée traditionnelles au Bénin: Tentatives d'intégration dans le système de santé officiel.
Thèse pour l'obtention du diplôme de Docteur en Pharmacie de l'Université Cheikh Anta Diop (Dipl ôme d'état), 138 p., Juillet 1991
Symptoms :
V(001), V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(001) ophtalmia, barks sap of Annona seneitchnsis, drops in eyes
Vb(022) delivery troubles, pounded leaves of Annona + H2O + ashes of wood, to filter, VO
Vb(022) delivery troubles, pounded leaves of Annona + H2O + ashes of wood, to filter, VO
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Benin
Vernacular name :
gbémingniglou, zogbégniglou (Adja), gnigoulé (Fon), amouro(Nagot), kariti, kioiiti (Bariba), gouhanda, gonda naroura, gouandar dadji (Haoussa), n'doukouho (Peuhl) – gnakékélé (Goun),pomme can11elle du Sénégal, annone (French)
Azima tetracantha Lam. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Azima tetracantha Lam.
Family :
Salvadoraceae
Reference VD 17
Author(s) :
Dold, A.P. & M.L. Cocks
Title :
Traditional veterinary medicine in the Alice district of the Eastern Cape Province, South Africa.
South African Journal of Science 97 , 375–379. (2001)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022) the dried root is ground and bottled in cold water and given to cows to treat dystocia (ukumelwa lithole)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
igceleya
Boswellia sacra Flueck. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Boswellia sacra Flueck.
Family :
Burseraceae
Reference VS 03
Author(s) :
SEPASAL DATABASE
Title :
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(000), V(027), V(022)
Recipes :
V(000), V(027) + V(022), ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Somalia
Vernacular name :
not registered
Bulbine latifolia (L.f.) Spreng. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Bulbine latifolia (L.f.) Spreng.
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(008), V(022)
Recipes :
V(008), diarrhoea, V(022) speed up labour, roots of Bulbine latifolia, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Eastern Cape province)
Vernacular name :
incelwane (isi Xhosa)
Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Caesalpinia decapetala (Roth) Alston
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VB 02
Author(s) :
Baerts, M. & J. Lehmann
Title :
Plantes médicinales vétérinaires de la région des crêtes Zaïre-Nil au Burundi.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Ann. Sc. Eco., Vol. 21, 133 p., (1991)
Symptoms :
V(020), V(022), V(027)
Recipes :
Vb(020,1), leaves, ashes on scarifications
Vb(022,1), juice of leaves, VO.
Vb(027,1), juice of leaves, VO., Vernonia lasiopus + Caesalpinia decapetala + Acacia sieberiana
Vb(022,1), juice of leaves, VO.
Vb(027,1), juice of leaves, VO., Vernonia lasiopus + Caesalpinia decapetala + Acacia sieberiana
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi (Zaïre-Nil ridge region)
Vernacular name :
umubambangwe (Kirundi) , umucyuro
Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J. Koch & Ziz. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex W.D.J. Koch & Ziz.
Family :
Chenopodiaceae
Reference VK 02
Author(s) :
Kabugare, A.
Title :
Pratiques de médecine vétérinaire en milieu indigène.
Servir, Revue bimestrielle du Groupe scolaire Astrida (Butare, Rwanda), 1ère année, n° 6, 246 - 251, (1952)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022), leaves + salt, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Rwanda
Vernacular name :
umugombe
Chrozophora brocchiana Vis. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Chrozophora brocchiana Vis.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference VK 17
Author(s) :
Koumare, F.
Title :
Quelques données sur les conceptions et la pratique de la médecine et pharmacopée vétérinaires indigènes.
Ouvrage inédit, 81 p. , (1933) Documentation du Sous-Réseau PRÉLUDE
Symptoms :
V(022), V(022)
Recipes :
Veq(022), plant, infusion, VO.
Vb(022), leaves infusion + liana (n'garo)
Vb(022), leaves infusion + liana (n'garo)
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
samantegou
Cissus petiolata Hook. f. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissus petiolata Hook. f.
Family :
Vitaceae
Reference VB 02
Author(s) :
Baerts, M. & J. Lehmann
Title :
Plantes médicinales vétérinaires de la région des crêtes Zaïre-Nil au Burundi.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Ann. Sc. Eco., Vol. 21, 133 p., (1991)
Symptoms :
V(002), V(016), V(022), V(035), V(039)
Recipes :
Vb(002,1), leaves, juice, V,.O., Tabernaemontana stapfiana + Cissus petiolata
Vb(002,1), decoction roots V.O., Ensete ventricosum + Gouania longispicata + Cissus petiolata
Vb(016,4), leaves, juice, V,.O.
Vb(022,5), leaves, juice, V,.O.
Vb(035,2), leaves, juice, V,.O.
Vb(039,1), leaves, juice, V,.O. with / or enema
Vb(002,1), decoction roots V.O., Ensete ventricosum + Gouania longispicata + Cissus petiolata
Vb(016,4), leaves, juice, V,.O.
Vb(022,5), leaves, juice, V,.O.
Vb(035,2), leaves, juice, V,.O.
Vb(039,1), leaves, juice, V,.O. with / or enema
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi (Zaïre-Nil ridge region)
Vernacular name :
umugobore (Kirundi)
Cissus quadrangularis L. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Cissus quadrangularis L.
Family :
Vitaceae
Synonyms :
Vitis quadrangularis (L.) Wall. ex Wight & Arn.
Reference VD 04
Author(s) :
Desouter, S.
Title :
Pharmacopée humaine et vétérinaire du Rwanda.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Ann. Sc. Eco., Vol. 22, 254 p., (1991)
Symptoms :
V(054), V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(054), Vc(022), Vo(022), ONS., RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Rwanda
Vernacular name :
runya (Kinyarwanda)
Reference VG 01
Author(s) :
Gelfand, M., S. Mavi, R.B. Drummond & B. Ndemera
Title :
The traditional medical practitioner in Zimbabwe. His principles of practice and pharmacopoeia.
Mambo Press, Gweru, Zimbabwe, 411 p., (1985)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vc(022, r), whole crushed plant in vagina (rare)(shona)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (zone shona)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VM 49
Author(s) :
Matekaire,T., T. M. Bwakura
Title :
Ethnoveterinary Medicine:. A Potential Alternative to Orthodox Animal Health Delivery in Zimbabwe
The International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine • Vol. 2, No. 4, 2004
Symptoms :
V(004), V(022)
Recipes :
V(004) infected wounds, fruit of Cissus quadrangularis is crushed and the fluid iis applied to wound
V(022) delayed parturition, crush fresh stem and leaves of Cissus quadrangularis, place in the vagina to hasten parturition
V(022) delayed parturition, crush fresh stem and leaves of Cissus quadrangularis, place in the vagina to hasten parturition
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
murenja
Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Crassocephalum mannii (Hook.f.) Milne-Redh.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Crassocephalum multicorymbosum (Klatt) S. Moore
,
Solanecio mannii (Hook. f.) C. Jeffrey
Reference VB 02
Author(s) :
Baerts, M. & J. Lehmann
Title :
Plantes médicinales vétérinaires de la région des crêtes Zaïre-Nil au Burundi.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Ann. Sc. Eco., Vol. 21, 133 p., (1991)
Symptoms :
V(008), V(022), V(024), V(028), V(030), V(035), V(039)
Recipes :
Vb(008,2), leaves, juice, V.O.
Vb(022,1), leaves, juice, V.O.
Vb(024,1), leaves, crushed, friction and cataplasm
Vb(028,1), stems, leaves juice, enema, Ageratum conyzo‹des + Crassocephalum mannii + Bothriocline longipes +Senecio cydoniifolius +Senecio hadiensis + Ricinus communis + Geniosporum rotundifolium + Ocimum suave
Vb(030,3), leaves, juice, V.O.Vb(030,1), leaves, decoction, V.O., Crassocephalum mannii + Rumex usambarensis + Urera hypselodendron
Vb(035,3), leaves, juice, V.O.
Vb(035,1), leaves, juice, V.O., Crassocephalum mannii + Hypericum revolutum + Vicia paucifolia + Ocimum basilicum + Hibiscus fuscus
Vb(039,1), leaves, buds of a courge, juice, VO.
Vb(039,1), leaves, juice, V.O. and drops in nose, Bidens pilosa + Crassocephalum mannii + Hypericum revolutum
Vb(022,1), leaves, juice, V.O.
Vb(024,1), leaves, crushed, friction and cataplasm
Vb(028,1), stems, leaves juice, enema, Ageratum conyzo‹des + Crassocephalum mannii + Bothriocline longipes +Senecio cydoniifolius +Senecio hadiensis + Ricinus communis + Geniosporum rotundifolium + Ocimum suave
Vb(030,3), leaves, juice, V.O.Vb(030,1), leaves, decoction, V.O., Crassocephalum mannii + Rumex usambarensis + Urera hypselodendron
Vb(035,3), leaves, juice, V.O.
Vb(035,1), leaves, juice, V.O., Crassocephalum mannii + Hypericum revolutum + Vicia paucifolia + Ocimum basilicum + Hibiscus fuscus
Vb(039,1), leaves, buds of a courge, juice, VO.
Vb(039,1), leaves, juice, V.O. and drops in nose, Bidens pilosa + Crassocephalum mannii + Hypericum revolutum
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi (Zaïre-Nil ridge region)
Vernacular name :
umutagari, igifurifuri (Kirundi)
Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Dicerocaryum eriocarpum (Decne.) Abels.
Family :
Pedaliaceae
Reference VL 13
Author(s) :
Luseba, D., E.E. Elgorashi, D.T. Ntloedibe, J. Van Staden
Title :
Antibacterial, anti-inflammatory and mutagenic effects of some medicinal plants used in South Africa for the treatment of wounds and retained placenta in livestock.
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 73, pp. 378 - 383 (2007)
Symptoms :
V(022), V(030)
Recipes :
V(022) dystocia, the shoots of Dicerocaryum eriocarpum are crushed, mixed with H2O, local application
Vb(030), the shoots of Dicerocaryum eriocarpum are crushed, mixed with H2O, VO. (5l.)
Vb(030), the shoots of Dicerocaryum eriocarpum are crushed, mixed with H2O, VO. (5l.)
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa ( Limpopo and North-West provinces)
Vernacular name :
dinda, dindza (Tsonga)
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(000), V(022), V(030), V(091)
Recipes :
Vb(000) general ailments, Vb(022), Vb(091) young calves, whole plant of Dicerocaryum eriocarpum, RNS.
Vb(030) retained placenta (plant name: makanangwane), roots, RNS.
Vb(030) retained placenta (plant name: makanangwane), roots, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
makanangwane, makangwane (Setswana)
Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dicerocaryum senecioides (Klotzsch) Abels
Family :
Pedaliaceae
Reference VV 09
Author(s) :
van der Merwe, D., G. E. Swan, C. J. Botha
Title :
Use of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in cattle by Setswana-speaking people in the Madikwe area of the North West Province of South Africa.
Journal of the South Africa Veterinary Association 72, 189-196, (2001)
Symptoms :
V(000), V(022), V(030), V(091)
Recipes :
Vb(000) general ailments, Vb(022), Vb(091) young calves, whole plant of Dicerocaryum eriocarpum, RNS.
Vb(030) retained placenta (plant name: makanangwane), roots, RNS.
Vb(030) retained placenta (plant name: makanangwane), roots, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (North West Province)
Vernacular name :
makanangwane, makangwane (Setswana)
Dicerocaryum zanguebaricum (Lour.) Merr. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Dicerocaryum zanguebaricum (Lour.) Merr.
Family :
Pedaliaceae
Reference VG 01
Author(s) :
Gelfand, M., S. Mavi, R.B. Drummond & B. Ndemera
Title :
The traditional medical practitioner in Zimbabwe. His principles of practice and pharmacopoeia.
Mambo Press, Gweru, Zimbabwe, 411 p., (1985)
Symptoms :
V(022), V(030)
Recipes :
V(022, r) dilation of the vagina, infusion plants in the vagina + VO. (rare)
V(030, r), VO. infusion plant (rare) (shona)
V(030, r), VO. infusion plant (rare) (shona)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zimbabwe (zone shona)
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(022)
Recipes :
V(030), leaves of Dicerocaryum zanguebaricum, infusion, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Zambia, Zimbabwe
Vernacular name :
not registered
Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel.) Bamps :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel.) Bamps
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Reference HK 78
Author(s) :
Kidane, L. , G, Gebremedhin & T, Beyene
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Ganta Afeshum District, Eastern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,14:64 (2018)
https://doi.org/10.1186/s13002-018-0266-z
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022) porolonged delivery, fresh leaf of Dombeya torrida is boiled in water and allowed to drink.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia, Eastern Zone of Tigray
Vernacular name :
tsnkuya (Tigrigna)
Erythrococca bongensis Pax :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Erythrococca bongensis Pax
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Reference VB 02
Author(s) :
Baerts, M. & J. Lehmann
Title :
Plantes médicinales vétérinaires de la région des crêtes Zaïre-Nil au Burundi.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Ann. Sc. Eco., Vol. 21, 133 p., (1991)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022,1), leaves, juice, VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi (Zaïre-Nil ridge region)
Vernacular name :
umutinti (Kirundi)
Ficus exasperata Vahl :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus exasperata Vahl
Family :
Moraceae
Reference VB 02
Author(s) :
Baerts, M. & J. Lehmann
Title :
Plantes médicinales vétérinaires de la région des crêtes Zaïre-Nil au Burundi.
Musée royal de l'Afrique centrale, Tervuren. Ann. Sc. Eco., Vol. 21, 133 p., (1991)
Symptoms :
V(022), V(028), V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(022,4), leaves, juice, VO.
Vb(022,1), leaves, juice, VO., Monechma subsessile +Vernonia lasiopus + Ficus exasperata
Vb(022,1), green fruit , juice, VO., Ricinus communis + Ficus exasperata
Vb(028,1), leaves, juice, VO.
Vb(030,5), leaves, juice, VO.
Vb(022,1), leaves, juice, VO., Monechma subsessile +Vernonia lasiopus + Ficus exasperata
Vb(022,1), green fruit , juice, VO., Ricinus communis + Ficus exasperata
Vb(028,1), leaves, juice, VO.
Vb(030,5), leaves, juice, VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Burundi (Zaïre-Nil ridge region)
Vernacular name :
umuseno (Kirundi)
Ficus sycomorus L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ficus sycomorus L.
Family :
Moraceae
Synonyms :
Ficus damarensis Engl.
,
Ficus cocculifolia Baker
Reference VS 03
Author(s) :
SEPASAL DATABASE
Title :
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(002), V(022), V(027), V(030), V(095)
Recipes :
V(002), V(095), V (027, 3) + V (030) + V(022), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VS 03
Author(s) :
SEPASAL DATABASE
Title :
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(002), V(022), V(027), V(030), V(095)
Recipes :
V(002), V(095), V (027, 3) + V (030) + V(022), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East and South Africa
Country :
East and South Africa
Vernacular name :
not registered
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey. :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Gomphocarpus physocarpus E. Mey.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Reference VG 02
Author(s) :
Glover, P.E., J. Stewart & M.D. Gwynne
Title :
Masai and Kipsigis notes on East african plants, Part III - Medicinal uses of plants.
East african agricultural and forestry journal, 32, 2, 200 - 207, (1966)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022), pounded leaves of Gomphocarpus physocarpus, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Kipsigis) (Masai)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference VK 13
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J.O.
Title :
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022), VO., infusion pounded leaves
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania, Kenya (Masai)
Vernacular name :
kafumba (Luganda)
Reference VR 04
Author(s) :
Rimbach, L.
Title :
Traditional methods of treating cattle diseases.
Report for ASA (Studienaufenthalte in Africa, Asien und Latein-Amerika), 19 p., (1977) From reference: VB 10
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
Vb(022), pounded leaves, infusion, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
East Africa (zone Masai)
Vernacular name :
kafumba (Luganda)