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Hausa medicine is heavily characterized by Islamic influence and traditional, African-style herbology, and religious practices which are still prevalent today. [ 1] Many traditional healing methods such as religious and spiritual healing are often used alongside modern medicine among Hausa villages and cities. [ 1]
Boscia senegalensis is a perennial woody plant species of the genus Boscia in the caper family, Capparaceae. [ 2] This plant is classified as a dicot. Native to the Sahel region in Africa, this evergreen shrub can grow anywhere from 2 to 4 m (6 ft 7 in to 13 ft 1 in) in height under favourable conditions. The leaves of the plant are small and ...
Hausa–Fulani are people of mixed Hausa and Fulani origin. [1] They are primarily found in the Northern region of Nigeria, most of whom speak a variant of Hausa or Fula or both as their first language . While some Fulani claim Semitic origins, Hausas are indigenous to West Africa. [2] This suggests that the processes of "Hausaization" in the ...
Detarium microcarpum is an African tree belonging to the family Fabaceae (legumes). [1] [2] It is a small tree or shrub growing up to 15 m tall but can reach 25 m in moist areas. [3] In terms of growth rate, the shoots of the trunk can reach a height of 1.5 m – 2 m in 1 to 2 years and are much more vigorous than seedlings which on average ...
Senna tora is an herbaceous annual foetid herb. The plant can grow 30–90 centimetres (12–35 in) tall and consists of alternative pinnate leaves with leaflets mostly with three opposite pairs that are obovate in shape with a rounded tip. The leaves grow up to 3–4.5 centimeters long. The stems have distinct smelling foliage when young.
Acalypha wilkesiana. Müll.Arg. Acalypha wilkesiana, common names copperleaf, Jacob's coat [1] and Flamengueira, [2] is an evergreen shrub growing to 3 metres (9.8 ft) high and 2 metres (6 ft 7 in) across. It has a closely arranged crown, with an erect stem and many branches. Both the branches and the leaves are covered in fine hairs.
Pages in category "Plants used in traditional African medicine" The following 165 pages are in this category, out of 165 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Medicinal plants are used with the intention of maintaining health, to be administered for a specific condition, or both, whether in modern medicine or in traditional medicine. [ 3][ 46] The Food and Agriculture Organization estimated in 2002 that over 50,000 medicinal plants are used across the world. [ 47]