Table 2: food plants used for their leaves and/or fruits during wrestling time |
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Scientific name (Family) |
Local name (Kabyè or Ewe) |
Frequency |
Parts used |
Indications |
Ananascomosus (Bromeliaceae) |
Adoto (kabyè), Agondé (Ewé) |
13 |
Rhizome |
Against infection, fever; Contains vitamins |
Alliciumcepa (Alliaceae) |
Kaabou (Kabyè) Saboulè (Ewé) |
18 |
Rhizome |
Improve breathing. Against hypertension, fever. Contains vitamins |
Allium sativum (Alliaceace) |
Ayo (kabyè) |
11 |
Rhizome |
Decrease hypertension; Heal the Wound; Improve breathing; Antibiotic |
Zingiber officinale (Zingiberaceae) |
Dotè (ewé), Wissikoyè (kabyè) |
21 |
Rhizome |
Against sun negative effect. Improve breathing. Against rhumatism |
Curcuma longa L. (Zingiberaceae) |
Wissikoyè – Tchilou (kabyè), |
31 |
Rhizome |
Against rheumatism; analgesic. Improve breathing; |
Curcuma zedoaria Roscoe (Zingiberaceae) |
Wissikoyè -Kpolou (kabyè), |
26 |
Rhizome |
Stimulate nerves; improve breathing. |
Borassus aethiopum Mart. (Arecaceae) |
Kpirè (Kabyè) |
27 |
Fruits, rhizome |
Give force, power, energy |
Aloevera, (Asphodeliaceae) |
Sinawkoyè (kabyè) |
28 |
Leaves rhizome |
Against burns, wounds, infections and pains |