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Table 1 Knowledge of animal resource use among Sukuma Tribe of Busega District
| Scientific name | Common name (E) | Local name (S) | Vernacu lar name | Parts used | Traditional Uses | Mode of Preparation | Dosage | Resp onde nt | Use value | Conserv ation status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mammals | ||||||||||
| Eudorcas thomsonii (Gunther, 1884) | Thomson’s Gazelle | Nyamela | mbushi | Heart Skin Tail | Treat: asthma, Pneumonia Make drums | Dry, grind pour hot water | Inhale the smoke 1/day*4 days | 145 | 0.80 | Status: NT Trend: D |
| Chase away insect | Mount flesh skin container | |||||||||
| Tail is being dried and used | ||||||||||
| Hippopotamu s amphibious (Linnaeus, 1778) | Hippopotamus | Kiboko | ngubho | Blood | Boost CD4 for HIV patient | Blood dried for 3 days | 3 spoons/day* | 88 | 0.48 | Status: VU |
| 30 days | Trend: D | |||||||||
| Equus quagga (Boddaert, 1785) | Plains Zebra | Pundamilia | ndolo | Hooves | Treat: glands | Burn, grind, mix with water | 2 cup/day*7 days | 122 | 0.68 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Atherurus africanus (Gray, 1842) | Porcupine | Nungunungu | Nungu | Spines | Treat: abscess | Rub ashes in abscess | 2/day *2 days | 129 | 0.72 | Status: LC Trend: U |
| Crocuta crocuta (Erxleben, 1777) | Spotted Hyena | Fisi | Mbiti | Meat Skin and Feaces | Treat :TB | Eat dry meat Cham | 3 pieces/day*3 days. | 142 | 0.79 | Status: LC |
| For protection | Tie on waist | Trend: D | ||||||||
| Ovis aries (Linnaeus, 1778) | red Maasai sheep | Kondoo | Ng’oro | Fat | Treat: burn | Extract tail fat | Rub everyday | 105 | 0.58 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Diceros bicornis (Linnaeus, 1778) | Black Rhinoceros | Faru | Mhela | Horn | Treat: asthma, gastritis; TB | Paste the horn mix with hot | 2/ day* 30 days | 96 | 0.53 | Status: CR |
| Trend: I | ||||||||||
| Phataginus tricuspis (Rafinesque, 1821) | African Pangolin | Kakakuona | Murhuka ge | Scales | Goodluck | Make charms. | Tie on hand | 154 | 0.85 | Status: NT |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Atelerix albiventris (Wagner, 1841) | Four-toed Hedgehog | Kalunguyeye | Kilungu miyo | Skin; spines | Stop blood discharge via nostril | Burn; inhale its smoke | Time of suffering | 103 | 0.57 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Loxodonta Africana (Blumenbach, 1797) | African Elephant | Tembo | Mhole | Skin | Treat: hepatitis | Burn; get ashes | 3 spoon/day*7 days | 2 | .17 | Status: VU |
| Trend: I | ||||||||||
| Mungos mungo (Gmelin, 1788) | Banded Mongoose | Nguchiro | Ng’ara | Nail | Treat: cough | Grind and smell | 2/day | 5 | .13 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Procavia capensis (Pallas, 1766) | Rock Hyrax | Pimbi | Membe | Urine | Treat: Syphilis | Collect hyrax urinated soil; mix water; filter soil and then drink | 1 cup/day*7 days | 4 | .3 | Status: LC |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Rattus norvegicus (Berkenhout, 1769) | Brown Rat | Panya | Kitakilan zela | Whole animal | Protection of thieves | Dry the dead rat. and. | embed on farms center | 48 | .82 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Kerivoula Africana (Gray, 1842) | Tanzanian Woolly Bat | Popo | Tunge | Whole animal | Treat : pneumonia | Burn and inhale the smoke | 1/day*3 days | 7 | .37 | Status: EN |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Panthera leo (Linnaeus, 1778) | Lion | Simba | Shamba | Adipose tissue Skin | Treat ear pus For protection | Rub fat on the ears Make charm | 1/day *4 days Tie on neck | 11 | .62 | Status: VU |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Phacochoeru s africanus (Gmelin, 1788) | Warthog | Ngiri | Ngere | Tusks | Treat stomach ulcers | Grind, mix with hot water | 2 cup/day *7 days | 2 | .28 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Lepus capensis (Linnaeus, 1778) | Cape Hare | Sungura | Sayayi | Fur | For wound healing | Take the fur burn it and | Rub ashes in the wound. | 8 | .48 | Status: LC. |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Insect | ||||||||||
| Aglais urticae (Linnaeus, 1778) | Butterfly | Kipepeo | Parapapu | Wings | Treat: chest pain. | Grind; Swallow powder | 3/day*5 days. | 5 | .25 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Lasius niger (Linnaeus, 1778) | Black ants | Chungu | Sungwa | Whole organism. | To become intelligent and leader | Take the fore ant, grind and rub on head | 1/day*3 days | 29 | .72 | Status: |
| LC Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Butastur rufipennis (Sundevall, 1851) | Grasshopper Buzzard | Panzi | Ng’umbe | Whole organism | Treat: stomachache; heartbeat | Burn, grind it into powdery form. | Rub 2/day*3 days | 54 | .86 | S tatus: LC |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Apis mellifera (Linnaeus, 1778) | Honey bee | Nyuki | Nzoke | Honey | Treat: burn | Rub the burn | 2/day*3 days | 38 | .76 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Beetle | Kalilila | Kombam wiko | Whole organism | Call a person to come back home | Burn beetle and call the name of a person. | 3/day*3 days | 48 | .82 | Status: NA | |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Chilopoda | ||||||||||
| Scutigera coleoptrata (Linnaeus, 1778) | Millipede | Tandu | Whole | Treat Dandruff | Burn and swallow the ashes. | 1/day*3 days | 45 | .25 | Status: NA | |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Arachnida | ||||||||||
| Araneus spp (Clerck, 1757) | Spider | Buibui | Spider web | Stop bleeding. | Apply direct on fresh wound. | Once/ day | 99 | .55 | Status: LC | |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Diplopoda | ||||||||||
| Trigoniulus corallines (Gervais, 1847) | Millipede | Jongoo | Igongoli | Whole body | Treat dandruff | Press plasma fluid and swallow | 2/day*2 days | 2 | .51 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Reptiles | ||||||||||
| Naja siamensis (Laurenti, 1768) | Cobra | Cobra | Kipele | Skin | Treat: burns fractured bone | Powder the skin, mixed with water | Rub 2/day*3 days | 129 | .72 | Status: VU |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Agama mwanzae (Loveridge, 1923) | Flat-headed Rock Agama | Mjusi | Madhore | Bile | Treat dysentery. | Drink flesh bile | 1 spoon/day*3 days | 8 | .43 | Status: LC |
| Trend:S | ||||||||||
| Python regius (Shaw, 1802) | Royal Python | Chatu | Nsato | Feaces | Treat back pain | Mix with little water | Rub on back 2/day*3 | 23 | .68 | Status: LC |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Crocodylus niloticus (Laurenti, 1768) | Nile Crocodile | Mamba | Ng’wina | Skin | Treat TB: gastritis. | Burn and swallow the ashes | 2/day*7 days | 78 | 0.43 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Aves | ||||||||||
| Baleara reguloum (Bennett, 1834) | Grey Crowned crane | Korongo | Izunya | blood | Treat stomach ulcers | Drink flesh blood | 3/day*2 days | 117 | 0.65 | Status: EN |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Aquila rapax (Temminck, 1828) | Tawny Eagle | Tai | Mbeshi | Feathers | Treat chest pain. | Burn and inhale the smoke | 15 minutes/day*3 days | 108 | 0.60 | Status: LC |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Gallus domesticus (Linnaeus, 1778) | chicken | Kuku | Ng’oko | Fat Egg white | Nasal congestion. Treat: dysentery | Rub the fat in the nasal Drink egg white | 3/day*3 days Twice a day | 145 | 0.81 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Threskiornis aethiopicus (Latham, 1790) | African Sacred Ibis | Nyangenyang e | Nzela | Blood | Treat: rheumatism | Drink flesh blood | 1/2 cup/day*7 days | 59 | 0.32 | Status: LC |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Ceryle rudis (Linnaeus, 1778) | Pied Kingfisher | Ndobhelendo bhele | Fat | Treat: back pain | Massaged on the back | 2/day*4 days | 142 | 0.79 | Status: NT | |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Dendropicos stierlingi (Reichenow, 1901) | Stierling's Woodpecker | Fulubeji | Intestinal fecal content | Treat: diarrhea | mix hot water with fecal content | 2 cup/day*3 days | 45 | 0.25 | Status: NT | |
| Trend: S | ||||||||||
| Anas indica (Linnaeus, 1778) | Duck | Bata | Mbata | Fat | Treat: Pneumonia, Chest pain | Wormed and massaged on the chest | 3/day*3 days | 92 | 0.51 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Fish | ||||||||||
| Mormyrus kannume (Forsskal, 1758) | Elephant snout fish | Domodomo | Shironge | Whole organism | Treat: hookworms; removal poisonous | Burn, grind, mix with hot water | 1 cup/day*3 days. | 169 | 0.94 | Status: LC |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Lates niloticus (Linnaeus, 1778) | Nile Perch | Sangara | Mbuta | Gills | Treat: abdominal cramp | Pound and mix with water | 1 cup/day*7 days | 85 | 0.47 | Status: LC Trend: U |
| Oreochromis variabilis (Boulenger, 1906) | Victoria tilapia | Sato | Sato | Scales | Treat: cough | Burn and swallow the ashes | Regularly. | 145 | 0.81 | Status: CR |
| Trend: D | ||||||||||
| Octopus vulgaris (Cuvier, 1797) | Common octopus | Pweza | Naghala | Tail | Treat: Urinary retention | Burn and swallow its ashes | 2/day*3 days | 25 | 0.13 | Status: NA |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Gastropod | ||||||||||
| Snail (O.F. Muller, 1774) | Achatina fulica | Konokono | Nonga | Shell | Treat: leg pain; make chain | Burn, grind, mix with water | Rub 2/day .*3 days | 132 | 0.73 | Status: NA, |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
| Oligochaeta | ||||||||||
| Lumbricus terrestris (Linnaeus, 1778) | Earthworm | Mnyoo | Whole | Treat impotence | Dry; paste mix with hot water | 2 spoon/day *7 days | 99 | 0.55 | Status: NA | |
| Trend: U | ||||||||||
