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Cymbopogon sp.

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Identification
Cymbopogon sp. [family POACEAE ]
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Entry for Cymbopogon sp. null [family POACEAE]
Herbarium
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)
Collection
Useful Plants of West Tropical Africa
Resource Type
Reference Sources
Entry From
Burkill, H.M. 1985. The useful plants of west tropical Africa, Vol 2
Names
Cymbopogon sp. null [family POACEAE]
Uses
Agri-horticulture: veterinary medicine
Description
An unspecified Cymbopogon is used by herdsmen in Niger as a medicine for their cattle. It is pounded together with tobacco and kaolin and is administered by smoke fumigation, in ointment or by draught before the illness becomes serious (1).
References
Reference:1. Maliki, 1981: 55.
Contributor
Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew (K)

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