Table 2.
Botanical taxon, family, and voucher specimen code |
Local name(s) | Part(s) used | Preparation and administration | Folk medical use (used against/to regulate) |
Healers | Laypeople | Qs |
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Acacia albida Delile (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN019 |
Kade (f) Kadd (w) Baransango |
Root Bark |
Instill the infusion in the eye | Vision problems | + | 3 | |
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Acacia nilotica
(L.) Willd. ex Delile (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN15 |
Acacia mlotique (f) Nep nep (w) Mbano (m) |
Root | Apply the infusion externally | Herpes | + | 2 | |
Toothache | + | ||||||
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Acacia seyal Delile (Fabaceae) | Suuro | Leaf | Topical application of liquid resulting from pressed leaves | Toothache | + | 1 | |
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Soak in water for some time and drink | Tapeworm | + | 11 | ||||
Stomachache | + | ||||||
Bellyache (abdominal pains) |
+ | + | |||||
Drink the cold infusion | Rheumatism | + | |||||
Apply the infusion on hair | Strengthening the hair | + | |||||
Boiled in water and the vapour is inhaled | Cold | + | |||||
Cold infusion is drunk | Blood pressure | + | |||||
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN05 | Senjen (w) | Root | Eat it with rice | Sterility | + | ||
Make aerosol with the infusion? | Lung cancer | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Bloodstream | + | |||||
Eat it with rice | Ulcer | + | |||||
Eat it with rice | Gastritis | + | |||||
Eat it with rice | Kidney problems | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Menstrual pain | + | |||||
Malaria | + | ||||||
Topical application of the infusion | Herpes | + | |||||
Topical application of the infusion | Boil | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Fatigue | + | + | ||||
Drink the infusion | Tuberculosis | + | + | ||||
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Leaf | Powdered leaf applied to burn and bandaged together with the oil of Arachis hypogaea | Burns | + | 12 | |||
Drink the seed juice together with the flowers of Hibiscus sabdariffa | Fatigue | + | + | ||||
Adansonia digitata
L. (Malvaceae) UNISGSEN20 |
Baobab (f) Guy (w) |
Seeds | Eat the seeds | Diarrhoea | + | + | |
Eat the seeds together with Citrus limon juice | Lack of appetite | + | |||||
Use it with Acacia albida, Guiera senegalensis, Parkia biglobosa, Annona senegalensis, Soora (nonidentified plant), and Ficus sycomorus | Headache, sore throat, cold taken as result of wind | + | |||||
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Allium cepa L. (Amaryllidaceae) | Oignon (f) | Bulb | Infusion with leaves of Citrus limon | Sore throat | + | 1 | |
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Drink the infusion in the morning | Blood pressure | + | 8 | ||||
Allium sativum L. (Amaryllidaceae) | Ail (f) Ladji (w) |
Bulb | Eat it raw in the morning | Intestinal worms | + | ||
Eat it while marabout recites verses of the Koran | Depression | + | |||||
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Aloe vera (L.) Burm. f. (Xanthorrhoeaceae) | Leaf gel | Use it with Vitellaria paradoxa | Tuberculosis | + | 2 | ||
Use it with Vitellaria paradoxa | Hair loss | + | |||||
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Drink the infusion | Toothache | + | 3 | ||||
Anacardium occidentale L. (Anacardiaceae) | Pomme-cajou (f) Darkasa (w) Bara diamboo (m) |
Bark | Rheumatism | + | |||
Put it in cold water for a while and drink it | Toothache | + | |||||
Blood pressure | + | ||||||
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Drink the infusion | Diabetes | + | 3 | ||||
Put the powder on the wound | Wounds | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Rheumatism | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Bloodstream | + | |||||
Annona senegalensis Pers. (Annonaceae) UNISGSEN36 | Sunkun (m) | Leaf | Drink the infusion with Musa paradisiaca leaves and Combretum micranthum | Blood pressure | + | ||
Use it with Piliostigma reticulatum | Headache | + | |||||
Use it with Piliostigma reticulatum | Tuberculosis | + | |||||
Use it with Acacia albida, Guiera senegalensis, Parkia biglobosa, Adansonia digitata, Soora (nonidentified plant), and Ficus sycomorus | Headache, Sore throat, Cold taken as result of wind | + | |||||
Leaf | Use it with Acacia albida and Parkia biglobosa | Depression | + | ||||
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Fruit | Use it with oil of Elaeis guineensis' oil | Hair | + | 3 | |||
Arachis hypogaea L. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN16 | Arachides (f) Gerte (w) Jamba katalig (m) |
Leaf | Inhale the infusion prepared together with the leaves of Mangifera indica | General health | + | ||
Seed→oil | Mix peanut oil together with the powdered leaves of Adansonia digitata and apply to burns before bandaging | Burns | + | ||||
Fruit | Eat the fruit fresh, not toasted | Cold | + | ||||
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Wrap the leaf around the head | Headache | + | 3 | ||||
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. (Meliaceae) UNISGSEN63 | Cassia, Neem (f) Niim, Ni va (w) Bantare (m) |
Leaf | Infuse with hot water and inhale the steam | Fatigue | + | ||
Topical application of the infusion | Skin problems | + | |||||
Use it with Carica papaya and Citrus limon | Cold | + | |||||
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Make an infusion with shade-dried leaves | Diabetes | + | + | 3 | |||
Bambusa vulgaris Schrad. ex J.C. Wendl. (Poaceae) UNISGSEN54 | Bambou (f) Lonk (w) |
Leaf | Drink the infusion with Combretum micranthum leaves | High blood pressure | + | ||
Make an infusion, drink some of it, and make aerosol with the resting water |
Bloodstream | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Obesity | + | |||||
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Beta vulgaris L. (Chenopodiaceae) | Betterave (f) Beteraaw (m) |
Root | Eat it | Bloodstream | + | 1 | |
Eat it | Anemia | + | |||||
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Borassus flabellifer L. (Arecaceae) UNISGSEN89 | Ronier (f) Kòoni (w) |
Fruit | Burnt and pressed, pour resulting liquid into the ear | Earache | + | 1 | |
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Malaria | + | 6 | |||||
Fatigue | + | ||||||
Leaf | Warm the leaf up and wrap it around the neck | Sore neck | + | ||||
Topical application of juice from leaf on tooth | Toothache | + | |||||
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T. Aiton (Apocynaceae) UNISGSEN55 |
Pomme de Sodome (f) Poftan (m) Kipampaan (p) |
Wrap the leaf around the sore knee | Sore knees | + | |||
Wrap the leaf around the head | Headache | + | |||||
Root | Use it with Ocimum basilicum | Rheumatism | + | ||||
Leaf ? | Use it with Mànganaso (unidentified plant) and Jatropha curcas. Drink it and vomit everything yellow | Yellow fever | + | ||||
Use it with Jatropha curcas and Mànganaso (unidentified plant) | Syphilis | + | |||||
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Cannabis sativa L. (Cannabaceae) | Marijuana | Seeds | Drink the infusion | Asthma | + | 1 | |
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Drink the infusion | Lack of appetite | 5 | |||||
Drink a glass of water with a chili pepper in it | Intestinal worms | + | |||||
Capsicum annuum L. (Solanaceae) | Kani (w) | Fruit | Mix lemon juice (Citrus limo) together with a chili pepper and gargle with the solution | Sore throat | + | ||
Put in a small pan with Jatropha curcas, and drink | Hair loss | + | |||||
Put it in lemon juice (Citrus limon) and drink it | Constipation | + | |||||
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Eat up the oil that comes out of the nut and dab it on the body three times a day with Vitellaria paradoxa butter | Sore back | + | 9 | ||||
Mix it with oil of Elaeis guineensis and butter of Vitellaria paradoxa and then dab it on hair | Strengthening the hair | + | |||||
Drink a spoonful every day | Poor memory | + | |||||
Drink a spoonful of it | Cough | + | |||||
Drink a spoonful of it | Sore throat | + | |||||
Topical application of the oil | Eye problems | + | |||||
Carapa procera DC. (Meliaceae) UNISGSEN43 |
Tulukuna (m) | Seed→oil | Instill oil into the ears | Earache | + | ||
Drink a spoonful of it | Fever | + | |||||
Drink a spoonful of it | Flu | + | |||||
Dab it on the skin in the area over the kidneys | Kidneys problems | + | |||||
Drink a spoonful of it | Bellyache | + | |||||
Use it before breakfast | Tapeworm | + | |||||
Dab it on affected muscles | Sore muscles | + | |||||
Peel it and apply to the sore tooth | Toothache | + | 8 | ||||
Use it with Citrus limon and Azadirachta indica | Cold | + | |||||
Root | Drink the infusion, adding salt | Syphilis (2) | + | + | |||
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Leaf | Drink the infusion | Anemia | + | ||||
Use it together with Psidium guajava leaves | Cystitis | + | |||||
Carica papaya L. (Caricaceae) UNISGSEN21 | Papayer (f) Papaayo (w) |
Seeds | Dry the seeds in the sun, powder, and add to food | Intestinal worms | + | ||
Fruit | Eat a soup with a ripe papaya in it together with chicken and a root of Tinospora bakis | Yellow fever | + | ||||
Boil the unripe fruit with undecorticated rice or simply eat the fruit, raw. Another remedy is to crack an egg over the unripe papaya and eat it | Yellow fever | + | + | ||||
Leaf | Drink the infusion together with the buds | Yellow fever | + | ||||
Add the following to water: dry leaves of Musa paradisiaca, little unripe fruits and leaves of Citrus limon, leaves of Cassia occidentalis, leaves of Mangifera indica, leaves of Ziziphus mauritiana and drink | Malaria | + | |||||
Fruit | Eat it together with Parkia biglobosa leaves | Yellow fever | + | ||||
Flower | Crumble flower into the water and drink | Headache | + | 14 | |||
Leaf | Wrap around the head | Headache | + | ||||
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Cassia occidentalis
L. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN11 |
Mbanta xobi or Adiana (w) Kasalaa (m) Bentamarè (s) |
Leaf | Wrap around the head | Conjunctivitis | + | ||
Flowe? | Drink the infusion | Menstrual pain | + | ||||
Leaf | Put it in water for a while and wash yourself with it | Cold (Especially for children) | + | ||||
Flower? | Drink the infusion | For pregnant women | + | ||||
Leaf | Drop juice from pressed leaves into the ear |
Problems of the eardrum | + | ||||
Leaf | Add the following to water: dry leaves of Musa paradisiaca, little unripe fruits and leaves of Citrus limon, leaves of Mangifera indica, leaves of Carica papaya, and leaves of Ziziphus mauritiana | Malaria | + | ||||
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Cassia tora L. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN76 | Cassepuante (f) Ndur (w) |
Blemishes on scalp which may extend to the whole body | + | 2 | |||
Use it with Ficus umbellata | Skin fungus | + | |||||
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Fruit | Eat it | Bellyache | + | 3 | |||
Root | Put little plants' roots in water and then drink the water It is going to fizz | Fatigue | + | ||||
Ceiba pentandra
(L.) Gaertn. (Malvaceae) |
Fromager, Kapotier (f) Bantau Bentene (w) |
Bark | Use infusion made with the bark as a mouthwash | Toothache | + | ||
Root? | Cancer | + | |||||
Bark? | Pour the infusion on the baby's head during baptism | Infant strength and protection | + | ||||
Root | Good for the blood because of the red colour | Blood | + | + | |||
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Leaf | Make an infusion together with leaves of Allium cepa | Sore throat | + | 9 | |||
Fruit | Drink the juice | Sore throat | + | ||||
Drink the juice | To lose weight | + | |||||
Use the juice together with Capsicum to gargle | Sore throat | + | |||||
Leaf and Fruit | Drink a beverage made with lemon leaf and fruit (Citrus limon) | Headache | + | ||||
Fruit | Put the juice on the affected part together with Panicum miliaceum
flour |
Herpes | + | ||||
Fruit | Drink the infusion with lemon juice (Citrus limon) together with two roots of the Gossypium barbadense | Sexual weakness | + | ||||
Citrus limon (L.) Burm. (Rutaceae) |
Citron (f) Limon (w) |
Leaf and Fruit | Drink a beverage made with little lemons and leaves | Cold | + | ||
Fruit | Drink the juice | Cold | + | ||||
Use it with Carica papaya and Azadirachta indica | Cold | + | |||||
Leaf and fruit | Add the following to water: dry leaves of Musa paradisiaca, little unripe fruits and leaves of Citrus limon, leaves of Mangifera indica, leaves of Carica papaya, leaves of Cassia occidentalis, leaves of Ziziphus mauritiana and drink | Malaria | + | ||||
Eaten with Carica papaya | Malaria Yellow fever |
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Use it with Guiera senegalensis | Asthma | + | |||||
Fruit | Drink the juice | Obesity | + | ||||
Drink the infusion together with Gossypium barbadense | High blood pressure | + | |||||
Dink the juice with honey | Liver | + | |||||
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Cola cordifolia (Cav.) R. Br. (Malvaceae) |
Kaba/Taba | Leaf | Drink the infusion | Malnutrition | + | 1 | |
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Cola nitida (Vent.) Schott & Endl. (Malvaceae) UNISGSEN85 | Ptit cola (f) Kola (w) Goro (p) |
Seed | Chew it | Stimulant | + | 1 | |
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Drink the infusion | Cough | + | 2 | ||||
Combretum glutinosum
Perr. ex DC. (Combretaceae) |
Chigommier (f) Rat (w) |
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Bronchitis | + | ||
Drink the infusion | Sore throat | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Cold | + | |||||
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Leaf | Ingested together with Tamarindus indica fruit pulp | Blood pressure | + | + | 9 | ||
Drink the infusion with Musa paradisiaca's leaf and Annona senegalensis | Blood pressure | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Diabetes | + | |||||
Use it with Tamarindus indica | Asthma | + | |||||
Leaf | Obesity | + | |||||
Combretum micranthum G. Don (Combretaceae) UNISGSEN10 | Kinkeliba (f) Sekhaw (w) |
Drink the infusion | Bloodstream | + | + | ||
Drink the infusion with these leaves together with Bambusa vulgaris leaves | High blood pressure | + | |||||
Drink the infusion without sugar | Malnutrition | + | |||||
Flower | Drink the infusion with cloves (Eugenia caryophillata) and Xylopia aethipioca seeds | Vision problems | + | ||||
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Bellyache | + | ||||
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Dialium guineense Willd. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN17 | Solom (w) | Bark | Make aerosol with the infusion | Asthma | + | 1 | |
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Datura inoxia Mill. (Solanaceae) UNISGSEN91 |
Datura (f) Kubejaara |
Leaf | Burn the wood and mix the wood ash with powdered leaf ash External Use only—highly hallucinogenic if used internally |
Allergies | + | 1 | |
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Daucus carota L. (Apiaceae) | Carotte (f) | Leaf | Drink the infusion | Breast cancer | + | 1 | |
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Dioscorea spp. (Dioscoreaceae) UNISGSEN83 | Imuam Igname (f) Yam (w) |
Root | Eat it | To gain weight | + | 2 | |
Leaf | Boil the leaves | Asthma | + | ||||
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Put the oil on the hair | Hair | + | 6 | ||||
Fruit→oil | Topical application | Toothache | + | ||||
Pour in the ears | Earache | + | |||||
Use the palm oil together with Sooto noir (Ficus capensis Thumb.?) powdered root | Liver problems | + | |||||
Elaeis guineensis Jacq. (Arecaceae) |
Palmier à huile (f) Tiir (w) |
Attach the root of Moringa oleifera to the affected area and then cover the sore part with palm oil. Do not leave the root in place too long or it will cause an infection. | Rheumatism | + | |||
Seeds | Wear a necklace made out of these seeds | Sore throat | + | ||||
Break the seed and eat the internal part | Gastritis | + | |||||
Root | Put them in wine and drink it | Sterility | + | ||||
Skin fungus | + | ||||||
Fruit→oil | Use the palm oil together with peanuts (Arachis hypogea) and dab on hair. | Hair | + | ||||
Use it together with Vitellaria paradoxa butter and Carapa procera, dab on hair | Hair | + | |||||
Apply it on the cuts together with Hessawane | Tetanus | + | |||||
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Drink the infusion with Jatropha curcas | Cough | + | 1 | ||||
Erythrina senegalensis DC. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN34 | Erythrine du Senegal (f) Dolliw fatu |
Root | Drink the infusion | Syphilis | + | ||
Drink the infusion | Menstrual pain | + | |||||
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Eucalyptus globulus Labill. (Myrtaceae) UNISGSEN88 | Eucaliptus (f) Khotta bu tel (w) |
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Blood pressure | + | 1 | |
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Make an infusion and use it as mouthwash | Toothache | + | 3 | ||||
Eugenia caryophyllata Thunb. (Myrtaceae) UNISGSEN38 | Girofle (f) Xorompole (w) |
Flower bud | Drink the infusion | Conjunctivitis | + | ||
Make infusion with seeds of Xylopia aethiopica and Combretum micranthum flower and apply on eyes | Vision problems | + | |||||
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Euphorbia balsamifera Ait. (Euphorbiaceae) | Salan Salana Salan Mbechi |
Branch | Cut a branch and put the lymph on the wound | Wounds | + | 3 | |
Toothache | + | ||||||
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Ficus elastica Roxb. ex Hornem. (Moraceae) UNISGSEN59 | Yirif asotu | Leaf and bark | Drink the infusion | Low blood pressure | + | 2 | |
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Cold | + | ||||
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Ficus sycomorus ssp. gnaphalocarpa (Miq.) C.C. Berg (Moraceae) UNISGSEN42 | Ficus (f) Sooto (m) |
Root | Drink the infusion | Fatigue | + | 2 | |
Leaf | Powder branches and leaves together with Jamba Saboo leaves and drink some of it. Wash yourself with the rest of it. Do not eat fish in the meantime. | AIDS | + | ||||
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Ficus umbellata Vahl (Moraceae) UNISGSEN68 | Ñokolokotò (m) | Leaf | Use it with Cassia tora | Skin fungus | + | 1 | |
Leaf | Cough | + | 4 | ||||
Gossypium barbadense L. (Malvaceae) | Cotonnier (f) Uiten (w) |
Root | Drink the infusion together with lemon juice (Citrus limon) | High blood pressure | + | ||
Drink the infusion made with two roots together with lemon juice (Citrus limon) |
Sexual weakness | + | |||||
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Drink the infusion three times a day | Cough | + | 13 | ||||
Chew it and put it on the sore tooth | Toothache | + | |||||
Dry it and use it every day | Sores | + | |||||
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel (Combretaceae) UNISGSEN18 | Guiera du Senegal (f) Ngeer (w) Mamakumkoyo (m) |
Leaf | Make an infusion together with the lemon leaves (Citrus limon) | Asthma | + | ||
Drink the infusion with Valda pastille (industrial pastille based on menthol and eucalyptus essential oil) | Cold | + | |||||
Make infusion and apply to hair | Hair | + | |||||
Drink the infusion | Insomnia | + | |||||
Apply chewed leaf onto the wound or powder it and put it on | Wounds | + | + | ||||
Drink the infusion together with Mànganaso's root (unidentified plant) | Intestinal worms | + | |||||
Infusion prepared with Adansonia digitata, Acacia albida, Parkia biglobosa, Annona senegalensis, Soora Soora (nonidentified plant), and Ficus sycomorus | Headache, sore throat, or cold taken as result of the wind | + | |||||
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Leaf and Flower | Drink the infusion | Bloodstream | + | 12 | |||
Flower | Flu | + | |||||
Fruit | Make a juice together with Adansonia digitata seeds | Fatigue | + | + | |||
Flower | Lack of appetite | + | |||||
Hibiscus sabdariffa
L. (Malvaceae) UNISGSEN12 |
Karkadè (f) Bisaab (w) |
Use it with Tamarindus indica and Acacia nilotica | Fatigue | + | |||
Flower | Use it with Phaseolus vulgaris seeds | Anemia | + | ||||
Use it with seeds of Phaseolus vulgaris | Fatigue | + | |||||
Fruit | Remove the seeds and squeeze the fruit juice into the eyes. | Conjunctivitis | + | ||||
Leaf | Make an infusion together with the young leaves of Psidium guajava, drink it, and eat the leaves | Diarrhoea | + | + | |||
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Holarrhena floribunda
T. Durand & Schinz (Apocynaceae) UNISGSEN67 |
Jarko (m) | Sexually transmitted diseases | + | 2 | |||
Drink the tisane | Prostate Abortion |
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Collect pieces of bark that face east during sunset and then drink it in 5 litres of water | Cancer | + | 6 | ||||
Collect pieces of bark that face east during sunset and then drink it in 5 litres of water | Syphilis | + | |||||
Jatropha curcas
L. (Euphorbiaceae) |
Pignon d'Inde (f) Tabanana (w) Tabanano (m) |
Bark and Root | Drink the infusion together with roots of Erythrina senegalensis in it | Cough | + | ||
Put it in a small pan with Capsicum and drink | Hair loss | + | |||||
Powder it together with Kunjunburun and eat it on rice | Syphilis | + | |||||
Use it with Calotropis procera and Mànganaso (unidentified plant) | Yellow fever | + | |||||
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Drink a tisane made with the bark together with Acacia tortilis. | Intestinal worms | + | + | 5 | |||
Boil it in the water or put it into cold water for 2 hours and then drink it. | Fatigue | + | |||||
Make aerosol with it | Fatigue | + | |||||
Khaya senegalensis
(Desr.) A. Juss. (Meliaceae) |
Cailsedrat (f) Xai, kay (w) |
Bark | Put in water and drink it | “Makes blood” | + | ||
Make cold infusion and drink | Kidney problems | + | |||||
Anemia | + | ||||||
Put the bark in a bottle and drink it. | Tuberculosis | + | |||||
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Lawsonia inermis
L. (Lythraceae) UNISGSEN69 |
Hennè (f) Fuden (w) |
Leaf? | Soak it together with the leaves of Psidium guajava and then drink it. The leaves needs to be fresh, not dried. | Stomachache | + | 1 | |
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Leptadenia hastata Vatke (Apocynaceae) | Mboom (w) Duto (m) |
Leaf | Attach the leaves to the back together with hawk's bones | Kidney problems | + | 1 | |
Root | Scrape at the bark, put it into water, and drink it | Snakebite | + | ||||
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Lippia chevalieri Moldenke (Verbenaceae) | Samfitò | Leaf | Drink the infusion | Boils | + | 1 | |
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Maerua crassifolia Forssk. (Capparaceae) | Sothiou (w) Sothiou suukar |
Branch | Rub the stick on the teeth | Clean teeth | + | 2 | |
Chew the branch. Its bark tastes like sugar | Haemorrhoids | + | |||||
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Leaf | Make an infusion, with 1.5 L water and a handful of leaves (some say to use only the ones on the floor, others to add salt to the infusion) | Tetanus | + | + | 13 | ||
Leaf | Drink infusion | Poor memory | + | ||||
Mangifera indica
L. (Anacardiaceae) UNISGSEN37 |
Manguier (f) Màngo joolaa (w) |
Bark? | Hot infusion and inhale it together with peanut (Arachis hypogaea) leaves | General health | + | ||
Bark | Make aerosol with it | Toothache | + | ||||
Leaf | Toothache | + | + | ||||
Leaf | Add to water: dry leaves of Musa paradisiaca, little unripe fruits and leaves of Citrus limon, leaves of Mangifera indica, leaves of Carica papaya, leaves of Cassia occidentalis, and leaves of Ziziphus mauritiana | Malaria | + | ||||
Fruit | Eat three fruits | Constipation | + | ||||
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Manihot esculenta Crantz (Euphorbiaceae) UNISGSEN07 | Manioc (f) Gnambi (w) Mañok (m) |
Leaf | Drink the infusion together with milk curdle and then massage the chest | Lung cancer | + | 1 | |
Make aerosol with the infusion | Asthma | + | |||||
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Leaf | Dry in the shade, powder, and eat with food | Diabetes | + | 12 | |||
Leaf | Dry it in the shade and then crush it and eat in on rice | Diabetes | + | ||||
Seed | Dry the seeds on the fire, powder, mix with water, and drink | Diabetes | + | ||||
Moringa oleifera Lam. (Moringaceae) UNISGSEN39 | Moringa (f) Nebedaay (w) Nebedayo (m) |
Root | Grind the root and put it on the fire then dab and bandage | Sore knees | + | ||
Bark | Soak the root in water for few seconds and then drink | Sore neck | + | ||||
Leaf | Put the leaf in water and wash your eyes with it | Eye allergies | + | ||||
Bark | Soak it in warm (not boiling) water and then drink it | Kidney problems | + | ||||
Root | Attach the root to the affected area, with Elaeis guineensis oil. Do not leave it too long or the root will cause an infection on the sore part. | Rheumatism | + | ||||
Leaf | Dry the leaves in the shade and eat it with Phaseolus vulgaris | Blood pressure | + | ||||
Seed | Put the seeds on the fire, grind into a powder and drink with water | Blood pressure | + | ||||
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Leaf | Cut the leaves and dry them in the sun for 24 hours | General health | + | 4 | |||
Musa paradisiaca
L. (Musaceae) |
Bananier (f) | Fruit | Eat it | Stomachache | + | ||
Leaf | Infusion with Combretum micranthum and Annona senegalensis | Blood pressure | + | ||||
Add to water: dry leaves of Musa paradisiaca, little unripe fruits and leaves of Citrus limon, leaves of Mangifera indica, leaves of Carica papaya, leaves of Cassia occidentalis, and leaves of Ziziphus mauritiana | Malaria | + | |||||
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Leaf | Drink the infusion | Headache | + | 3 | |||
Ocimum basilicum
L. (Lamiaceae) UNISGSEN13 |
Basilic (f) Ngungun (m) |
Seeds | Put the seed into the eyes and everything comes out | Eye problems | + | ||
Leaf? | Use it with Calotropis procera | Rheumatism | + | ||||
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Panicum miliaceum L. (Poaceae) | Mil (f) | Fruit | Use the powder (pollen) that falls down during the harvest to massage the body with water and salt. Leave it on half an hour and then wash it away. | Allergies | + | 2 | |
Apply millet powder together with lemon juice (Citrus limon) on the affected area | Herpes | + | |||||
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Cut the bark into pieces, boil, and use the water as mouthwash | Toothache | + | 2 | ||||
Parinari macrophylla Sabine (Chrysobalanaceae) | New (w) Tamba |
Bark | Make an infusion and drink | Sore throat | + | ||
Make an infusion and drink it before meals | Helps in digestion | + | |||||
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Put the leaf powder on the burns | Burns | + | 5 | ||||
Leaf | Eat the leaves together with Carica papaya fruit | Yellow fever | + | ||||
Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G. Don (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN87 |
Minosa purpre (f) Uul (w) Nete, Nere (m) |
Drink the infusion with powdered leaf and milk | Ulcer | + | |||
Use it together with Acacia albida and Annona senegalensis | Depression | + | |||||
Use it with Acacia albida, Guiera senegalensis, Annona senegalensis, Adansonia digitata, Soora (nonidentified plant), and Ficus sycomorus | Headache, sore throat, and cold taken as result of the wind | + | |||||
Seed | Cook them with rice | Diabetes | + | ||||
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Use with Hibiscus sabdariffa | Fatigue | + | 3 | ||||
Phaseolus vulgaris L. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN35 | Harricot blanche (f) Niebè (w) Ñebbe |
Seeds | Make an infusion with seven seeds and eat them | Breast cancer | + | ||
Use it with Hibiscus sabdariffa | Anaemia | + | |||||
Leaf? | Eat it together with Moringa oleifera's sundried leaves | Blood pressure | + | ||||
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Put the red liquid inside the bark on the wound then powder the bark and put it on the wound | Wounds | + | + | 3 | |||
Piliostigma reticulatum (DC.) Hochst. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN77 |
Fara (m) Kankuran (p) |
Bark | Use it with Annona senegalensis | Tuberculosis | + | ||
Drink the infusion | Chronic cough | + | |||||
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Piper nigrum L. (Piperaceae) | Poivre noir (f) Mex Pobare (w) |
Seed | Drink boiled milk with pepper in it | Sore throat | + | ||
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Prosopis africana (Guill. & Perr.) Taub. (Fabaceae) | Yiir (w) | Bark | Drink the decoction | Anaemia | + | 1 | |
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Leaf | Make aerosol useful to swat and then drink the water | Vertigo | + | 1 | |||
Prosopis juliflora (Sw.) DC. (Fabaceae) UNISGSEN26 | Banaana golo (w) |
Leaf | Make aerosol useful to swat and then drink the water | Pregnant women | + | ||
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Bellyache | + | ||||
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Young leaf | Make an infusion with Hibiscus sabdariffa leaves, drink it, and eat the leaves | Diarrhoea | + | + | 10 | ||
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Bellyache | + | ||||
Psidium guajava
L. (Myrtaceae) UNISGSEN31 |
Goyave (f) Guyaab (w) |
Use it together with Carica papaya leaf | Cystitis | + | |||
Fruit | Eat the fruit | Bellyache | + | ||||
Drink the infusion | Diarrhoea | + | |||||
Leaf | Drink the infusion made with young leaves | Diarrhoea | + | ||||
Soak the leaves together with Lawsonia inermis, and then drink it. The leaves need to be fresh, not dried | Stomachache | + | |||||
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Saba senegalensis (A.DC.) Pichon (Apocynaceae) UNISGSEN76 | Màdd (w) Mat mat (m) |
Leaf | Drink the infusion | Intestinal worms | + | 2 | |
Fruit | Boil the fruit | Malnutrition | + | ||||
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Leaf | Make an infusion | Skin fungus | + | 5 | |||
Solanum lycopersicum L. (Solanaceae) | Tomate (f) Tamaate (w) |
Crush the leaf and put the juice and the leaf inside the ear | Earache | + | |||
Fruit | Apply tomato sauce on the wound | Wounds | + | + | |||
Eat it raw | Smallpox | + | |||||
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Solanum tuberosum
L. (Solanaceae) |
Pomme de terre (f) Pombiteer (w) |
Leaf | Make an infusion and give it to the 1-week-old baby to drink | Strong child | + | 1 | |
Fruit | Eat it raw | Menstrual pain | + | ||||
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Use it with Combretum micranthum | Asthma | + | |||||
Fruit | Boil it and wash your eyes with it | Vision problems | + | 4 | |||
Tamarindus indica L. (Fabaceae) | Tamarin (f) Daqaar (w) |
Add salt and rinse your mouth with it | Toothache | + | |||
Karitè butter together with the bark of Tamarindus indica | Bruises | + | |||||
Bark | Use it with Hibiscus sabdariffa and the bark of Acacia nilotica | Fatigue | + | ||||
Use it with Combretum micranthum | Blood pressure | + | |||||
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Tinospora bakis (A. Rich.) Miers (Menispermaceae) |
Bakis (w) | Root | Eat the root in a soup with a ripe Carica papaya and chicken | Yellow fever | + | 1 | |
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Massage the neck | Sore neck (2) | + | + | 11 | |||
Massage the body | Cold | + | |||||
Put it on the sore part | Bruises | + | |||||
Massage the chest with Karitè butter | Chronic cough | + | |||||
Add salt to the butter and dab on the back | Backache | + | |||||
Karitè butter together with the bark of Tamarindus indica | Bruises | + | |||||
Massage and dab the sore part of the body | Rheumatism | + | |||||
Vitellaria paradoxa
C.F. Gaertn. (Sapotaceae) |
Karitè (f) | Seed→butter | Apply on herpes | Herpes | + | ||
Use it with Carapa procera and Elaeis guineensis' oil | Hair loss | + | |||||
Use it together with Carapa procera's nut oil and dab it on the body three times a day | Backache | + | |||||
Dab on the hair | Stronger hair | + | |||||
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Use it together with a stick to apply this part | Fractures | + | |||||
Add coffee and tyr (red oil) | To get rid of the dead blood, against fatigue | + | |||||
Use it with Aloe vera | Tuberculosis | + | |||||
Use it with Aloe vera | Hair loss | + | |||||
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Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich. (Annonaceae) UNISGSEN70 |
Diar (w) Jar |
Fruit Seed |
The seeds are used to prepare the “Touba Coffee” | Blood pressure | + | 3 |
(f): French; (m): Mandingo; (p): Pulaar; (w): Wolof; Qs: quotations (number of informants, who have quoted a specific taxon); ?: uncertain information.