Disease

Recipe

Traditional Solvent of Choice

Method of Preparation

Mode of Administration

Common Cold

Citrus aurantifolia

Pure honey

Juice

Give little quantity to baby

Allium sativum

Water

Decoction

Put it on the baby’s nose, chest and back

Fever

Allium sativum, Cympobogoncitrates

Water

Decoction

Give little quantity to baby

Nauclealatifolia, Hippocrateaindica, Petiveraalliacea, Mangiferaindica, Aframomummeleguata, Cympobogoncitrates

Water

Decoction

Give little quantity to baby

Diarrhoea

Terminaliaavicennioides, Lawsoniainermis

Water

Infusion

Give little quantity to baby

Chromolaenaodorata, Ocimumgratissimum, Prosopisafricana

Water

Decoction

Give little quantity to baby

Skin Rashes

Azadiracthaindica

Water

Decoction

Use for baby bath

Azadiracthaindica

Palm oil

Grinding

Apply paste externally

Acalyphawilkesiana

Water

Decoction

Use for baby bath every morning

Agerantumconizoides

Water

Decoction

Use for baby bath every morning

Daniellaoliveri, Nauclealatifolia, Pseudocedrelakotschyi, Terminaliaavicennioides,

Water

Decoction

Use for baby bath

Ficuscapensis, Mangiferaindica, Uvariachamea, Pilostigmareticulatum, Xylopiaaethiopica

Water

Decoction

Use for baby bath

Measles

Cajanuscajan, Baphianitida, Caesalpiniabonduc, Vernoniaamygdalina, Bambusa vulgaris, Bryophyllumpinnatum, Lagenariabreviflorus, Argemonemexicana, Manihotesculentum

Water/Black soap

Decoction/ Ginding

Boil all the recipes except Manihotesculentum. Give little quantity to baby and mix grinded Manihotesculentum with black soap to bath the baby every morning

Typhoid

Lophiraindica, Mangiferaindica, Khayagradifolia, Sorghum bicolor

Water

Decoction

Give baby little quantity to drink and use the remaining to bath the baby

Hippocrateaindica, Chasmantheradependes, Nauclealatifolia, Petiveraalliacea, Cassia fistula, Alstoniaboonei, Curcuma longa, Lagenariabreviflorus, Mangiferaindica, Sphenocentrumjollyanum

Water

Decoction

Give little quantity to baby

Funtanelle

Persia americana, Guierasenegalensis, Bambusa vulgaris, Lanneawelnitschii, Schreberaarborea

Water

Decoction

Give little quantity to baby

Abdominal Cramp

Allium ascalonicum, Allium sativum, Kyllinganemoralis, Xylopiaaethiopica

Paste

Grinding

Paste is applied externally to the abdominal cord.