Table 6.

Specific uses of G. erubescens in Burkina Faso

Plant parts	Use category	Processing method	Addition of ingredients	Form of use	Purpose of use	FL (%)
Fruits	Medicine	Roasted and crushed	Porridge, Shea butter	Drink the liquid, massage	Small buttons on the chest	8.33
		Boil in water	Spice	Drink the liquid, purge	Navel pain	8.33
		Boil in water	Butter of cow’s milk	Massage	Sprain	8.33
		Roasted and crushed	Shea butter	Application on the wound	Buttons all over the body	8.33
	Food	Remove the flesh	–	Drink the liquid	Human nutrition	93.35
		Boil in water the fruits	–	Drink the liquid	Human nutrition	8.2
		Cook in paste	Couscous	Drink the liquid	Human nutrition	30.07
Leaves	Medicine	Boil in water	–	Take a bath	sore nerve	8.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath and purge	Premature infant	16.67
		Boil in water	Sugar	Drink the liquid	Lack of appetite	16.67
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid	Diabetes	16.67
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid	Dysentery	8.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, purge	Navel pain for adults	16.67
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath and purge	Fragile child	8.33
		Boil in water	Shea butter	Drink the liquid, take a bath, massage	Navel pain for children	8.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath and purge	Headache	8.33
	Fodder	Eat	–	Drink the liquid	Animal nutrition	0.39
Wood	Magic	Lay the branch or the wood at the entrance of his house	–	–	Expel someone from a village	38.48
	Energy	Collect dry wood	–	Fire wood	Cooking	22.07
	Construction	Collect branches	–	–	Fence of animal pens	2.74
Young twigs	Medicine	Boil in water	–	Take a bath	Delay of the first steps in children	83.33
	Magic	Attach to the door of the house	–	–	Protection against geniuses (spiritual)	6.83
		Lay behind his vehicle	–	–	Protection against accidents	3.9
		Lay the branch or the wood in the farm or on wood	–	–	Protection of farms and bundles of wood against thieves	32.42
		Lay the branch or the wood at the entrance of his house	–	–	Expel someone from a village	35.17
	Cultural	–	Clay	–	Construction of wood fireplace for cooking	4.1
		Attach two twigs in the shape of a cross	African fan palm leaf basket	–	Indicate the death of a young lady	5.66
Bark	Medicine	Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid	Lack of appetite in children	8.33
		Crush dry bark	–	Drink the liquid	Stomach aches	8.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, purge	Fragile child	8.33
	Magic	Crush dry bark	–	–	Protection against geniuses, helps kill big game in the bush	31.64
Roots	Medicine	Roasted and crushed	Cow milk	Rub the body	Sore nerve	25
		Boil in water	Butter of cow’s milk	Take a bath, massage and purge	Delay of the first steps in children	83.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, purge	Ulcer	8.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath	Premature infant	25
		Boil in water	Shea butter	Drink the liquid, take a bath and massage	Sore nerve	25
		Boil in water	Shea butter	Drink the liquid, take a bath and massage	Navel pain for children	25
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath	Headache	8.33
		Roasted and crushed	Butter of cow’s milk	Massage	Back pain	8.33
		Roasted and crushed	Butter of cow’s milk	Massage	Muscle aches	8.33
Seeds	Medicine	Boil in water or Roasted and crushed	Butter of cow’s milk	Massage	Muscle aches	16.67
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, purge	Navel pain for adults	8.33
		Roasted and crushed	Butter of cow’s milk	Massage	Back pain	8.33
Leaves + roots + fruit	Medicine	Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath	Premature infant	8.33
		Boil in water	–	Drink the liquid, take a bath, purge	Navel pain	8.33