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| Entry | hasindahy (hasina, lahy) | |
| Part of speech | noun | |
| English translation | [Sihanaka] [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. [Richardson 1885] | |
| French translation | [Betsimisaraka, Sihanaka] (« 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. [Boiteau 1997] | |
| Vocabulary | Botany ~ Health | |
| Scientific name | Dracaena reflexa | |
| Updated on 2020/07/31 |
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