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Description :
internal parasitism, endoparasitism, ascaris, amoebiasis, anthelmintic, colibacillus, cocsidiosis, gadfly, bot-fly , helminthiasis, vermifuge, worm, colibacillus, tapeworm, fluke, schistosomiasis, worm infestation, distomatosis , fascioliasis, roundworm, intestinal parasites, maggot , giardiasis, myiasis
422 plants found in 152 reference(s) :
Acacia brevispica Harms :
3 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
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(068)
Recipes :
Vb(001), Vch(001),V‚q(001),Vc(001),Vo(001), wash the eyes whith hot H2O + a pinch off powder (Samburu)
V(068)oestres, pounded roots in H2O, liquid in nose (Masai)
V(068)oestres, pounded roots in H2O, liquid in nose (Masai)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Masai)
Vernacular name :
iti (Samburu) olgirgiri (Masai)
Reference VP 01
Author(s) :
Politz, J. & J. Lekeleley
Title :
The knowledge of the Samburu on animal diseases and their traditional methods of treatment.
Unpublished, (1988) From reference:VB 10
Symptoms :
V(008), V(030), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(008), roots, maceration H2O, VO.
Vb(068), roots, maceration H2O, VO. in the evening
Vb(030), Salvadora persica roots in small pieces, maceration:1j H2O, VO. + idem Acacia brevispica + idem stems, leaves, flowers Cotyledon barbeyi + idem stems, leaves, flowers Loranthus zizyphifolius + barks Acacia raddiana
Vb(068), roots, maceration H2O, VO. in the evening
Vb(030), Salvadora persica roots in small pieces, maceration:1j H2O, VO. + idem Acacia brevispica + idem stems, leaves, flowers Cotyledon barbeyi + idem stems, leaves, flowers Loranthus zizyphifolius + barks Acacia raddiana
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Samburu)
Vernacular name :
igirgirir (Samburu)
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(068)
Recipes :
Vb(068), roots, infusion, V.O., vomiting
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
mosoma, kerefu (Sukuma)
Acacia karroo Hayne :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia karroo Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
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(008), V(068), V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(008) fresh bark is boiled in water and given to goats to treat diarrhoea.
Vc(068), Vo(068) bark is chopped into small pieces and boiled for ten minutes, cooled and the water given to goats and sheep (200 ml each morning) to treat intestinal parasites.
Vc(068), Vo(068) bark is chopped into small pieces and boiled for ten minutes, cooled and the water given to goats and sheep (200 ml each morning) to treat intestinal parasites.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Alice district)
Vernacular name :
umnga
Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa mellifera Vahl.
Reference VA 07
Author(s) :
Agab, H.
Title :
Traditional treatment methods of camels in eastern Sudanwith emphasis on firing.
Journal of Camel Practice and Research, Volume 5, 1, 161 - 164, (1998)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vch(068), bark, pods, infusion, anthelmintic, RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Sudan (East)
Vernacular name :
kitir
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 VN 02
Author(s) :
Nwude, N. & M.A. Ibrahim
Title :
Plants used in traditional veterinary medical practice in Nigeria.
Journal of veterinary pharmacology and therapeutics, Volume 3, 261 - 273, (1980)
Symptoms :
V(001), V(004), V(045), V(050), V(068), V(075)
Recipes :
Vc(001), Vo(001), seeds without ‚picarp , powder, local application
Vc(004) + Vc(045), Vo(004) + Vo(045), seeds without ‚picarp, powder, local application
Vr(050), powder stem's barks, maceration, enema
Vc(068), Vo(068), pounded leaves + millet
Vc(075), Vo(075), powder seeds, maceration, VO.
Vc(004) + Vc(045), Vo(004) + Vo(045), seeds without ‚picarp, powder, local application
Vr(050), powder stem's barks, maceration, enema
Vc(068), Vo(068), pounded leaves + millet
Vc(075), Vo(075), powder seeds, maceration, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria
Vernacular name :
gawo (Hausa)
Acacia raddiana Savi :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia raddiana Savi
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference VK 30
Author(s) :
Kabore , A., H. H. Tamboura, A. M. G. Belem et A. Traore
Title :
Traitements ethno-vétérinaires des parasitoses digestives des petits ruminants dans le plateau central du Burkina Faso
Int. J. Biol. Chem. Sci. 1(3): 297-304, (2007)
Available online at http://www.ajol.info
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
V(068) digestive parasitism of small ruminants, barks de Acacia raddiana, maceration ; VO. le morning en une seule prise.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Burkina Faso (central table-land plateau)
Vernacular name :
gompelega (Morée)
Acacia sieberiana DC. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia sieberiana DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia sieberiana DC. var. sieberiana
Reference VD 03
Author(s) :
Defour, G.
Title :
Plantes médicinales traditionnelles au Kivu (République du Zaïre), (1994)
Documentation du Sous-Réseau PRÉLUDE
Symptoms :
V(006), V(008), V(025), V(068)
Recipes :
V(006), leaves, juice, RNS.
V(008) , V (025), ONS., RNS.
V(066) , leaves, juice, RNS.
V(008) , V (025), ONS., RNS.
V(066) , leaves, juice, RNS.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Bushi, South - Kivu)
Vernacular name :
kashangala , mugenge (Shi)
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
Family :
Fabaceae
Reference HP 55
Author(s) :
Paulos, B., T. Gedif Fenta , D. Bisrat & K. Asres
Title :
Health seeking behavior and use of medicinal plants among the Hamer ethnic group, South Omo zone, south western Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 12:44 (2016)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
V(068) goat intestinal parasite, fresh leaves of Acacia tortilis fed to goat (Recipe reported by household members)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
South Western Ethiopia ( South Omo zone)
Vernacular name :
sewute
Achyranthes aspera L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
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(027), V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(027) abortion prevention, to pound 1 handfull of leaves of Kotschya africana of Chenopodium procerum of Cyathula uncinulata of Achyranthes aspera, to pound, to dilute in 2 liters H2O tepid, VO. 75 cl 2 X / day during 6 days
Vpc(068) vermifuge, leaves of Leonotis nepetaefolia of Tephrosia vogelii, decoction in 1 liter H2O, VO. + leaves maceration of Achyranthes aspera in food
Vpc(068) vermifuge, leaves of Leonotis nepetaefolia of Tephrosia vogelii, decoction in 1 liter H2O, VO. + leaves maceration of Achyranthes aspera in food
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (Kivu)
Vernacular name :
mushomolangoko (Mashi), kolokoshi (Lega), ngoroghoso (Kinande), umurhura (Kinyarwanda), lwinjibata (Bembe)
Acmella caulirhiza Delile :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Acmella caulirhiza Delile
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Spilanthes mauritiana (A. Rich. ex Pers.) DC.
,
Spilanthes filicaulis (Schumach. & Thonn.) C.D.Adams
Reference VO 14
Author(s) :
Olila, D., R. Bukenya-Ziraba and D. Kamoga
Title :
Bio-Prospective Studies on Medicinal Plants Used to Manage Poultry Diseases in the Mount Elgon Region of Uganda.
Research Journal of Pharmacology 1 (3): 56-60, 2007
Symptoms :
V(008), V(037), V(068)
Recipes :
Vv(008) diarrhea, Vv(037) cough, crush the leaves of Cassia occidentalis of Spilanthes mauritiana, add H2O, VO.
Vv(037) cough, crush the leaves of Lantana camara of Spilanthes mauritiana, add H2O, VO.
Vv(068) worms, crush the fruits of Capsicum frutescens with the whole plant of Spilanthes mauritiana, add H2O, VO.
Vv(037) cough, crush the leaves of Lantana camara of Spilanthes mauritiana, add H2O, VO.
Vv(068) worms, crush the fruits of Capsicum frutescens with the whole plant of Spilanthes mauritiana, add H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Uganda. (Mount Elgon Region)
Vernacular name :
nadwasi (Lugisu)
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Acokanthera oppositifolia (L.) Codd
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Acokanthera venenata auct.
Reference VS 23
Author(s) :
Sanhokwe, M., J. Mupangwa, P.J. Masika, V. Maphosa & , V. Muchenje
Title :
Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), a1016. (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1016
Symptoms :
V(039), V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(039) ticks, Vc(068, 8) helminths, grind leaves of Acokanthera oppositifolia, decoction, cool and drench the animals. Dose with 1-L bottle for adults and a 300-mL bottle for kids
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
intlungunyemba
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 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(004), V(006), V(036), V(045), V(068), V(111), V(104)
Recipes :
Veq(004), dry barks, powder on wounds due to harness
Veq(006) , purgative in case of stomach pains (conodimis, calias) or constipation (conodia), pounded leaves, powder, VO.
Veq(006) , purgative in case of stomach pains (conodimis, calias) or constipation (conodia), barks, pounded, powder, VO. + Balanites aegyptiaca
Vb(036) , roots, maceration , VO. , on an empty stomach
Veq(045), due to harness(diagui-sogo) dry barks, powder on woundsVeq(068) , pounded leaves, powder, VO.
Veq(006) , purgative in case of stomach pains (conodimis, calias) or constipation (conodia), pounded leaves, powder, VO.
Veq(006) , purgative in case of stomach pains (conodimis, calias) or constipation (conodia), barks, pounded, powder, VO. + Balanites aegyptiaca
Vb(036) , roots, maceration , VO. , on an empty stomach
Veq(045), due to harness(diagui-sogo) dry barks, powder on woundsVeq(068) , pounded leaves, powder, VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Mali
Vernacular name :
namougou
Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference HE 03
Author(s) :
Eyob. S, M. Appelgren, J. Rohloff, A. Tsegaye, G. Messele
Title :
Traditional medicinal uses and essential oil composition of leaves and rhizomes of korarima (Aframomum corrorima (Braun) P.C.M. Jansen) from southern Ethiopia.
South African Journal of Botany, Volume 74, pp. 181 - 185, (2008)
Symptoms :
V(000), V(003), V(004), V(068)
Recipes :
V(000) domestic animal disorder, roots decoction of Aframomum corrorima, VO.
Vb(003) animal body swelling, Vb(004) skin wound, crushed leaves rubbed on body or leves wrapped as a bandage
Vb(068) nemathoda in ruminants, decoction of rhizome, VO.
Vb(004) wounds, crushed flowers, local application (in the region of Kaffa )
Vb(003) animal body swelling, Vb(004) skin wound, crushed leaves rubbed on body or leves wrapped as a bandage
Vb(068) nemathoda in ruminants, decoction of rhizome, VO.
Vb(004) wounds, crushed flowers, local application (in the region of Kaffa )
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Southern) (region of Gamo gofa of Debub Omo of Kaffa)
Vernacular name :
gelesh, (in the Gamo Gofa region), gaye (in the Debub Omo region), shetto (in the Kaffa region ),
Aframomum sanguineum (K. Schum.) K. Schum. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sanguineum (K. Schum.) K. Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Synonyms :
Aframomum hanburyi K. Schum.
,
Aframomum angustifolium (Sonn.) K. Schum.
Reference VG 21a
Author(s) :
Githiori, John B.
Title :
Evaluation of Anthelmintic Properties of Ethnoveterinary Plant Preparations Used as Livestock Dewormers by Pastoralists and Small Holder Farmers in Kenya.
Doctoral thesis Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences, Uppsala 72 p. (2004)
Acta Universitatis Agriculturae Sueciae (Veterinaria 173)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(068), Vo(068) anthelmintic, seeds recovered from the fruit of Aframomum sanguineum were air dried under shade. The dried seeds were then ground, decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Meru Central)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Aframomum sp. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sp.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference VS 01
Author(s) :
Saikhou, B.
Title :
L'élevage au Fouta-Djallon (régions de Timbo et Labé).
Bull. Institut français d'Afrique Noire, Paris, Librairie Larose I, 2 - 3, 630 - 644, (1939)
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(068) (faddou aynar‚), douves du foie, "gogo" = Ammomum sp. roots pounded + Citrullus sp. , VO.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea Conakry (Fouta-Djallon)
Vernacular name :
gogo (Fulbe)
Aframomum sulcatum (Oliv. et Hanb.) K. Schum. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Aframomum sulcatum (Oliv. et Hanb.) K. Schum.
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Reference VS 09
Author(s) :
Somopogui, A.S.
Title :
Médecine vétérinaire traditionnelle en République de Guinée (Note de synthèse des activités).
Le N'Dama, n° 1 & 2, 4 - 7, (1998) Journal du Sous-Réseau PRELUDE numéros 11 et 12, avril 1998
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
V(068), ONS., RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Guinea (Republic of)
Vernacular name :
gogo (Pular), yaya (Malinke), gogue (Sousou), tohin (Guerze)
Agapanthus praecox Willd. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agapanthus praecox Willd.
Family :
Amaryllidaceae
Reference VS 23
Author(s) :
Sanhokwe, M., J. Mupangwa, P.J. Masika, V. Maphosa & , V. Muchenje
Title :
Medicinal plants used to control internal and external parasites in goats
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), a1016. (2016)
http://dx.doi.org/10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1016
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(068) helminths, grind the leaves of Agapanthus praecox, soak in water overnight and dose 500 mL
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa, (Kwezi and Ntambethemba villages in the Eastern Cape Province)
Vernacular name :
umkondo
Agave sisalana Perr. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agave sisalana Perr.
Family :
Agavaceae
Reference VR 11
Author(s) :
Ruaud, F. , H.S. Ramaroson, M. Raliniaina, C. Chartier, H. Pouliquen
Title :
Ethnomédecine vétérinaire dans l’extrême sud de Madagascar : sélection de remèdes traditionnels à base de plantes médicinales.
Ethnopharmacologia, n° 62, pp. 57 - 70 (2019)
Bulletin de la société française d'ethnopharmacologie et de la société européenne d'ethnopharmacologie
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vb(068), Vo(068), Vc(068) anthelmintic (soko), juice of leaves of Agave sisalana
Region :
Madagascar
Country :
Madagascar (far south)
Vernacular name :
sisal
Ageratum conyzoides L. :
2 reference(s)
Official name :
Ageratum conyzoides L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Reference VB 19
Author(s) :
Balagizi Karhagomba, I. & F. Ntumba Kayembe
Title :
Plantes utilisées dans le traitement des helminthoses gastro-intestinales des petits ruminants dans le groupement d'Irhambi-Katana (Région du Bushi, Province du Sud-Kivu, Rép. Dém. du Congo).
Recherches africaines, n°1, 90 - 99, 1 juillet 1998.
Symptoms :
V(068)
Recipes :
Vc(068), Vo(068), leaves + roots of Chenopodium ambrosioides , crushed, maceration H2O, filter, VO.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (region of Bushi, South - Kivu)
Vernacular name :
kahyole (Shi)
Reference VD 03
Author(s) :
Defour, G.
Title :
Plantes médicinales traditionnelles au Kivu (République du Zaïre), (1994)
Documentation du Sous-Réseau PRÉLUDE
Symptoms :
V(001), V(016), V(037), V(068), V(201)
Recipes :
Vb(001), conjonctivitis,1 drop of leaves juice (from time to time)
Vb(016), not signalized
V(037), pneumonia, leaves juice or decoction
V(068), anthelmintique, macerationof pounded leaves with "ugundumuzimu"
V(201), some recommend it to spread the thunderbolt or the magicians.
Vb(016), not signalized
V(037), pneumonia, leaves juice or decoction
V(068), anthelmintique, macerationof pounded leaves with "ugundumuzimu"
V(201), some recommend it to spread the thunderbolt or the magicians.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Congo (Democratic republic) (ex. Zaïre) (Bushi, South - Kivu)
Vernacular name :
ishomola, kahyole (Shi), ruheha, kasiraruguma (Kinyaruanda)
Agrimonia eupatoria L. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Agrimonia eupatoria L.
Family :
Rosaceae
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(068)
Recipes :
V(068), leaves, powder, RNS.
Region :
South Africa
Country :
South Africa (Zulu)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Ajuga remota Benth. :
1 reference(s)
Official name :
Ajuga remota Benth.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Reference VG 26
Author(s) :
Gakuubi, M. M.& W. Wanzala
Title :
A survey of plants and plant products traditionally used in livestock health management in Buuri district, Meru County, Kenya
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 8:39, (2012)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/39
Symptoms :
V(035), V(068), V(105)
Recipes :
Vb(035) east coast fever (itaa/Ng’arang’ari), infusion of leaves of Ajuga remota
Vv(105) new castle disease ('kuthinka), decoction of the whole plant
Vb(068), Vv(068), Vc(068), Vo(068) Vpc(068) helminthiasis (njoka),, decoction of the whole plant
Vv(105) new castle disease ('kuthinka), decoction of the whole plant
Vb(068), Vv(068), Vc(068), Vo(068) Vpc(068) helminthiasis (njoka),, decoction of the whole plant
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Buuri district, Meru County)
Vernacular name :
kirurite