Folk taxonomy and traditional uses of common bean ( Phaseolus vulgaris L.) landraces by the sociolinguistic groups in the central region of the Republic of Benin

Table 7 Common bean folk varieties used to treat diseases in function of sociolinguistic groups

Organ	Folk varieties	Purpose of use	Processing method	Form of use	Ethnic groups	Fidelity level (%)
Seed	Kpankoui rouge	Pharyngitis	Burn the seed and mix with palm oil and salt	Lick the powder	Adja	25
Seed	Séssé	Rapid umbilical cord removal in newborns	Crush seeds and mix with seasoning cube (Maggi) and water	Pass the mixture on the umbilical cord	Fon	5.6
Leaves	Kpankoui rouge	Babies who cannot breastfeed	Boil the leaves with water	Make the baby drink the liquid	Adja	25
	Kpankoui rouge	Wounds	Crush the leaves and collect the juice	Put the juice in the wound	Adja, Idaasha, Mahi	19.2
	Akpakoun vovo	Vaginal infection	Crush the leaves and mix with water	Take a bath with the liquid	Fon, Mahi	11.1
	Séssé	Bad body odor	Infuse leaves in water	Take a bath with the liquid	Fon	5.6
	Akpakoun vovo, Séssé	Bee stings	Crush the leaves	Apply on the bee sting	Fon	5.6
	Sessé	Sterility	Burn the leaves	Drink with porridge every morning	Idaasha	4.5
	Séssé	Fever	Crush the leaves and roots in water	Take a bath with the liquid	Fon, Ifé, Nago, Tchabé	44.4
Roots	Séssé	Obesity	Crush the leaves and roots	Drink the liquid	Fon	11.1
Roots	Kpankoui rouge	Difficult childbirth	Crush the roots and mix with water	Drink the liquid	Adja	25

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