Table 5 Medicinal properties of Blighia sapida in Benin
N° | Disease/virtue | Composition/preparation | Dosage |
|---|---|---|---|
1 | Whitlow | Bark + common beans or cowpeas + salt. Crush the mixed | Application of the mixture on the finger |
| Â | Â | Crush roasted seeds + palm kernel oil | Â |
| Â | Â | Crush roasted seeds roasted and + palm oil | Â |
| Â | Â | Incinerate a mix of ackee seeds + cashew nuts. Add palm oil to the ashes | Â |
2 | Head lice | Incinerate the capsules to obtain ashes | Use the ashes to wash the head |
3 | Dental decay | Crush seeds + salt | Put on the decaying teeth |
| Â | Â | Crush dried bark | Put on the hole of the decaying teeth |
4 | Child Fever | Infusion of the roots | Wash the child with the infusion |
| Â | Â | Decoction of leaves and bark | Wash the child with the decoction |
| Â | Â | Triturate leaves with water | Â |
5 | Fever | Triturate leaves of ackee and teak (Tectona grandis L. f.) | Â |
| Â | Â | Triturate leaves of ackee and mango (Mangifera indica L.) | Â |
6 | Yellow Fever | Crush dried bark into powder + salt | Add the mix to a porridge and drink it |
| Â | Â | Crush bark + African locust bean (Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. ex G.Don) mustard | Eat |
7 | Eyes problems | Soak bark in water | Wash the eyes with the water |
8 | Bite of scorpion or snake | Crush dried bark into powder + salt | Application on the wounded zone and eat also |
9 | Malaria | Infusion of bark + seeds of green pepper (Capsicum annuum L.) + soya bean (Glycine max (L.) Merr.) leaves | Take three glass per day |
| Â | Â | Infusion of ackee and papaya (Carica papaya L.) leaves | Â |
| Â | Â | Infusion of bark | Â |
| Â | Â | Decoction of leaves | Â |
| Â | Â | Decoction of dried bark | Â |
10 | Healing of wound | Crush bark or seeds into powder | Application into the wound |
11 | Apparition of the first children's teeth | Decoction of leaves and bark | Make drink the child |
12 | Abscess | Crush bark + common beans or cowpeas | Application on the abscess |
| Â | Â | Crush roasted seeds + oil palm (Elaeis guineensis Jacq.) oil | Â |
13 | Burns | Crush and press the bark to gather the juice + honey | Application on the burn area |
14 | Cutaneous infections, buttons on the body | Infusion of leaves and bark | Take a shower with the infusion |
15 | Internal hemorrhage | Crush dried bark | Add to porridge and drink |
16 | Pregnant woman blood flow | Macerate leaves previously exposed to the dew + limestone | Drink three glasses per day |
17 | Constipation | Decoction of bark | Â |
18 | Anemia | Decoction of roots | Â |
19 | Vomiting | Decoction of leaves | Â |
20 | Dysentery | Decoction of leaves + shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) butter | Â |
21 | Guinea worm infection (Dracunculiasis) | Crush dried bark + shea (Vitellaria paradoxa C.F. Gaertn.) butter + potash | Apply the mix on the skin |
22 | Fracture | Macerate leaves | Massage the fractured limb |