Table 2 Method of transformation and processing of different plant part, forms of uses, ailment treat and fidelity level of uses of C. albidum
Plant parts | Method of transformation and processing | Form of use | Aliment treated | Fidelity level (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Leaves | Boil leaves with cut fruits of Citrus limon | Drink the liquid of decoction thrice per day until recovered | Malaria | 64.5 |
Boil leaves with Heliotropium indicum plant | Drink the decoction | Blood pressure | 20.8 | |
Boil dry leaves | Drink the decoction | Anaemia | 35.2 | |
Boil leaves | Drink the decoction | Ulcer | 6.6 | |
Seeds | Dry and transform the seeds in flour | Drink a little quantity of the flour with water | Intestinal worms | 8.5 |
Grind the seeds and add palm oil (locally named tchocho) | Pass the oil to the anus | Haemorrhoids | 17.2 | |
Roots | Boil the roots with the leaves | Drink the decoction | Smallpox | 4.1 |
Boil the roots | Drink the decoction | Asthma | 38.3 | |
Carve up the roots and add fermented water from maize flour or white wine | Drink the maceration | Sterility and sexual weakness | 42.6 | |
Bark | - Boil the bark with the immature fruit | Drink the decoction | Cough | 58.3 |
- Boil the bark with Shea butter | ||||
Boil the bark with leaves and roots of Cocos nucifera | Drink the decoction in morning and in the afternoon | Yellow fever | 17.5 | |
Boil the bark | Drink the decoction | Icterus | 26.9 | |
Dry and transform the bark in flour | Add a spoon of the flour in a porridge and drink | Avitaminosis | 11.7 | |
Boil the bark | Drink the decoction | Dental decay | 5.4 | |
Fruit | Fresh fruit | Eat directly the fresh fruit | Avitaminosis | 85.3 |
Cut up the immature fruit and add alcohol | Make a gargling with the maceration | Dental decay | 16.2 |