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)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda (Karamoja of northern Uganda)
Vernacular name :
ekwakwa (Ngakarimojong)