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| Entry | 1 hasindahy |
| Elementary words | 2 hasina, 3 lahy |
| Part of speech | 4 noun |
| 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]
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| 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, Betsimisaraka]
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| Vocabulary | 7 Botany: medicinal plants |
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