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Table 3 Insects and products use patterns in two provinces

From: Indigenous knowledge system associated with the uses of insects for therapeutic or medicinal purposes in two main provinces of Burkina Faso, West Africa

Insect species (family)

Vernacular name

Insect or product

Preparation

Application

Disease cured

Used in combination with

Province

Orthoptera

1. Acheta domesticus

sokɛɛrɛɛ (dioula)

Adult insect

NA

Oral

Deafness

NA

Houët

(Gryllidea)

buglunvãre (mooré)

2. Schistocerca gregaria

sũurẽ (mooré)

Adult insect

Burnt insect powder

Topical

Wound

 

Kadiogo

(Acrididae)

       

Blattodae

3. Macrotermes sp. (Termitidae)

Yao-bi (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Topical

Knee pain

Decoction of Cissus quadrangularis branch

Houët

Decoction of Securidaca longipedunculata branch

Kadiogo

Oral

Diarrhea

Water

Houët

Topical

Articular pain

Water

Houët Kadiogo

Topical

Bone pain

Datura stramonium

Houët

Topical

Sprain

Lemon juice

Houët

Oral

General fatigue

–

Houët Kadiogo

Topical

Fracture

–

Houët

Oral

Gonorrhea

NA

Kadiogo

3. Macrotermes sp. (Termitidae)

Yao-bi (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Oral

Sexual impotence

NA

Houët

Topical

Inflammation

Water

Houët Kadiogo

Topical

Dislocation

Lemon juice + ash

Kadiogo

Topical

Congenital

NA

Kadiogo

malformation

Topical

Headache

NA

Houët Kadiogo

Topical

General infertility

NA

Kadiogo

Oral

Vomiting

–

Houët

Securidaca longipedunculata branch decoction

Kadiogo

Kadiogo

4. Trinervitermes sp. (Termitidae)

Tãmbeko (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Topical

Mumps

Crushed leaves of

Kadiogo

Guiera senegalensis

Topical

Burn

Acacia nilotica bark

Houët

 

decoction + Honey

NA

Iron deficiency

NA

Houët

 

Topical

Fracture

Water

Houët

4. Trinervitermes sp. (Termitidae)

Tãmbeko (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Topical

Dropsy

Water

Kadiogo

Topical

Inflammation

Water

Houët Kadiogo

Topical

Edemas

Water

Houët

Topical

Wound

NA

Kadiogo

Oral

Vomiting

Water

Kadiogo

5. Nasutitermes sp. (Termitidae)

Ti-mogdo (mooré)

Nests

Powder

Topical

Inflammation

Water

Kadiogo

6. Periplaneta Americana (Blattidae)

Yalle (mooré) ɲɛbɛrɛ (dioula)

Adult insect

NA

NA

Headache

NA

Kadiogo

Crushed live

Topical

Earache

–

Kadiogo

   

Ash

Houët

Burnt insect

Anal

Rectal prolapse

Shea Butter

Houët

powder

Crushed live

Oral

Toxin

Unidentified plant bark

Kadiogo

Crushed live

Topical

Shingles

Guiera senegalensis leaves + Piliostigma

Houët

 

reticulatum roots decoction

Hymenoptera

7. Apis mellifera

Liden (dioula)

Insect adult

Powder

Oral

Sickle cell anemia

Trichilia emetica roots decoction

Houët

Honey

NA

Cough

Tamarind fruit juice or Diospyros mespiliformis bark + Calotropis procera bark or Tapinanthus sp. branch decoction

Kadiogo

NA

Cold

Acacia albida bark and leaves decoction decoction

Kadiogo

 

Lemon fruit juice

Houët

NA

General fatigue

Bombax costatum bark decoction

Kadiogo

 

NA

Houët

NA

Intestinal

NA

Kadiogo

 

helminthiasis

NA

Strangulated hernia

Cassia sieberiana roots decoction

Houët

NA

Sexual impotence

Vitellaria paradoxa flowers powder

Houët

NA

Insomnia

–

Kadiogo

Honey + beeswax

–

Memory loss

Citrus Aurantiifolia (fruit zest) or Vitellaria Paradoxa (flowers)

Houët

7. Apis mellifera (Apidae)

Liden (dioula)

Honey + beeswax

NA

Oral

Memory loss

Piliostigma Thonningii

Houët

(leaves), or Cassia

Sieberiana (roots) decoction

Honey

NA

Heart diseases

NA

Houët

NA

Asthma

NA

Houët

NA

Difficulty breathing

Acacia albida roots

Kadiogo

decoction or Curcuma longa

crushed bulb

NA

Houët

NA

Voice extinction

Combretum micranthum leaves decoction

Kadiogo

NA

Cough

Acacia nilotica bark decoction

Houët Kadiogo

NA

Oral

Pneumonia

Decoction of Acacia albida bark or Boswellia dalzielii

Kadiogo

   

bark + Acacia albida bark + Acacia nilotica bark + Glossonema boveanum leaves + Sterculia setigera bark + Brachystelma binger (roots) decoction

 

NA

Oral

Bladder lithiasis

Vitex agnus-castus fruit

Kadiogo

3 years old honey

Oral

Diabetes

NA

Houët

7. Apis mellifera (Apidae)

Liden (dioula)

Honey

NA

Oral

Constipation

Terminalia avicenniodes roots decoction

Houët

NA

Topical

Burn

NA

Kadiogo Kadiogo

Acacia nilotica bark

NA NA

NA Oral

Hemorrhage in women Nausea

Decoction of Lannea acida bark decoction

Houët Kadiogo

NA

Oral

Pyrosis

Cassia siberiana

Kadiogo

NA

Oral

Dizziness

NA

Houët

NA

Oral

Toxin

Zingiber officinale crushed bulb + Diospyros mespiliformis bark decoction

Kadiogo

–

Oral

Stomach aches

Allium sativum or Annona senegalensis + Annona squamosa or Citrus aurantiifolia or Khaya senegalensis or Striga sp.

Houët

7. Apis mellifera (Apidae)

Liden (dioula)

Honey

Beeswax

–

topical

Foot pain

Mangifera indica leaves decoction

Houët

Crushed wax

Oral

Gonorrhea

 

Houët

   

Lagenaria sicecaria leaves decoction

 

Crushed

Oral

Ulcer

Ocimum basilicum leaves or

Kadiogo

wax

Acacia nilotica fruit or striga

 

sp. (whole) or

 

Cochlospermum tinctorium

 

roots decoction

 

Acacia nilotica bark and leaves decoction

Houët Kadiogo

Crushed

Topical

Itching

Khaya senegalensis bark decoction

Kadiogo

wax

Crushed

Anal

Anal bleeding

NA

Houët

wax

Crushed

Oral

Amenorrhea

Ficus sycomorus

Houët

wax

Ficus gnaphalocarpa leaves

 

decoction

7. Apis mellifera (Apidae)

Liden (dioula)

Beeswax

NA

Oral

General infertility

NA

Kadiogo

8. Camponotus maculatus

goɛtrgoɛɛga (mooré)

Adult insect and pupae

NA

Oral

Azoospermia

NA

Houët

(Formicidae)

folonfolonba (dioula)

9. Camponotus sp. (Formicidae)

Sãati (mooré)

Adult insect

Powder

Topical

Foot pain

Guiera senegalensis

Houët

Nest

Powder

Oral

Retention of acute urinary

NA

Houët

10. Pachycondyla sp. (Formicidae)

Gũuri (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Topical

Knee pain

Water

Kadiogo

Oral

Headache

Pupalia lappacea crushed flowers

Kadiogo

NA

Houët

Oral

Stomach aches

Cassia sieberiana (roots) or Guiera senegalensis

Houët

 + Ficus polita (roots) decoction

Topical

Neurological

Khaya senegalensis bark decoction

Houët

problems

Oral

Retention of acute urinary

Annona senegalensis roots

Houët

Retention of acute urinary

 

Balanites aegyptiaca roots

Kadiogo

NA

Toxin

NA

Kadiogo

10. Pachycondyla sp.

Gûuri (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Oral

Varicella

Combretum molle

Houët

11. Tetramorium sp. (Formicidae)

Kaya (mooré)

Nest

Powder

 

Sprain

NA

Kadiogo

Topical

Inflammation

Guiera Senegalensis

Houët

leaves decoction

–

Houët Kadiogo

Oral

Cyst

Acacia nilotica roots

Houët

decoction

Topical

Hip pain

NA

Kadiogo

Topical

Headache

NA

Houët Kadiogo

Topical

Neurological

Khaya Senegalensis dead bark decoction

Houët

problems

 

Oral

Retention of acute urinary

Annona Senegalensis roots

Houët

 

decoction

Oral

Gynecological problems

NA

Kadiogo

Oral

Chronic cough

NA

Kadiogo

12. Sceliphron sp. (Sphecidae)

Vûnunvûnga (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Topical

Inflammation

Xanthoxylum Zanthoxyloides leaves decoction

Houët

–

Houët Kadiogo

Nest

Powder

Oral

Vomiting

Tamarindus indica

Kadiogo

fruit juice

Topical

Allergy due to stings

Xanthoxylum

Houët

zanthoxyloides leaves

decoction

 

Topical

Sprain

Water

Kadiogo

Oral

Hiccups

NA

kadiogo

Oral

Female

NA

Houët

infertility

Topical

Lipoma

NA

Houët

Oral

Sore throat

NA

Houët

Topical

Hip pain

Water

Kadiogo

Topical

Foot pain

NA

Houët

Topical

Mumps

NA

Houët

Topical

Fontanel

Water

Kadiogo

problem

 

Oral

Cough

Cassia sieberiana

Houët

roots decoction

13. Vespula vulgaris (Vespidae)

Kãnenkãaga (mooré)

Nest

Powder

Topical

Lipoma

Lion fat

Kadiogo

Oral

Heart diseases

NA

Houët

Topical

Whitlow

NA

Houët

Coleoptera

14. Scarabaeus laticollis

Gutungulungu

Rolled dung

NA

Oral

Painful urination

NA

Kadiogo

(Scarabaeidae)

(mooré)

15. Lytta sp.

Pusg-n-waag-ma (mooré)

Adult insect

NA

Oral

Sickle cell anemia

Ficus sycomorus

Houët

Ficus Gnaphalocarpa bark

and roots decoction

NA

Oral

 

NA

Kadiogo

Retention of acute urinary

16. Coccinella septempunctata

–

Adult insect

Burnt insect powder

Topical

Wound

NA

Houët

(coccinellidae)

17. Unidentified specie (Cerambicidae)

Ti-gẽnengẽega (mooré)

Insect gnawed wood

Ash of wood

Topical

Breast crack

NA

Kadiogo

Lepidoptera

18. Cirina butyrospermi (Saturniidae)

Pilimpiuku (mooré)

Larvae

Cooked larvae

Oral

Asthma

Parkia biglobosa cooked seed

Kadiogo

Arterial

NA

Houët Kadiogo

hypertension

  

Avitaminosis

NA

Houët

Abdominal bloating

NA

Kadiogo

Diabetes

NA

Houët

Rage

NA

Houët

Tetanus

NA

Houët

Toxin

NA

Kadiogo

Diptera

19. Musca domestica (Muscidae)

Limɔgɔ (dioula)

Adult insect

NA

Oral

Sickle cell

Cassia sieberiana bark and

Houët

anemia

Roots decoction

Larvae

NA

Oral

Male infertility

NA

Houët

  1. NA: not applicable