Entry | 1 hasindahy |
Elementary words | 2 hasina, lahy |
Part of speech | 3 noun |
Vocabulary |
4 Botany: medicinal plants |
Explanations in English |
5 [lahy, masculine.] a forest shrub, an infusion of whose leaves is employed by the Sihanaka as a remedy for the dancing mania known as ramanenjana. Dracaena sp. [Sihanaka]
[1.2] |
Explanations in French |
6 (« le hasina des hommes ») Dracaena reflexa Lam. (Asparagaceae). Plante magique (voir hasina (2)). La décoction des tiges feuillées était administrée aux ramanenjana, malades atteints de chorée collective. [Sihanaka]
[1.196] 7 [Betsimisaraka] |
Scientific name |
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Updated on 2024/10/14 |