Palo Mayombe, IV.2-V.
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V.2. |
Palos of Mayombe |
pp. 196-203 |
IV.2 pp. 196-203 official palos of Mayombe
p. |
vernacular : Palo __ |
Latin |
traits |
196 |
Algorrobo / Flecheo |
Pithec-ellobium saman |
"rain tree is used in funeral rites" |
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Amargo |
Picramnia reticulate |
"to expel wichcraft" |
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Amarillo |
Bocconia frutescens |
"vermifuge" |
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Ayu`a / Alana |
Zanthoxylum martinicense |
"a 'savior' amongst trees ... often applied in ... rompemientos, which is a form of exorcism." |
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Blanco |
Simarouba flauca |
"treats diabetes and dysentery." |
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Bobo / Cimmarona |
Annona glaubra |
"heals tuberculosis" |
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Bomba |
Xilopia glabra |
"internal bleeding" |
197 |
Bronco [/ Monte (p. 200 infra)] |
Malpighia biflora |
"can be used against hair loss." {"Palo bronco de monte" (GA-CH, p. 479)} |
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Caballero |
Phoran-dendron rubrum |
"great protector against the evil eye" |
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Caja |
Allophyllus cominia |
"against high blood pressure" |
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Cuaba |
Amyris balsamifera |
"confers the power of invisibility and can also be used to locate lost things. It is the treasure hunter among the palos". |
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Cahchimba |
Aralia capitata |
"very protective against hostile spiritual influences" |
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Cafe` |
Amaioua corymbosa |
"incense" |
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Caliente |
Copaiba |
"antifungal and is a fierce warrior against ... tumors." |
198 |
Cambia Voz |
Schaefferia frutescens |
"use in works where you need someone to change their mind" |
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Caimitillo |
Chryso-phyl[l]um oliviforme |
"for ... stability. It can also treat diabetes" |
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Caimito |
Chryso-phyllum cainito |
"tends to return bilongo[-]s back to their sender." |
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Cenizo |
Pithec-ellobium obovale |
"is used to induce stability" [p. 197 : "is used in works of balance"] |
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Clavo |
Eugenia caryo-phyllata |
"is used to expel ingested witchcraft" "sacred to Zarabanda." |
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Cochino |
Tetra-gastris balsamifera |
"against colics" |
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Curbana / Malambo |
Canella alba |
"to attract ... good fortune and prosperity." {tetanus (GA-CH, p. 494)} |
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Diavolo |
Capparis cynophallo-phora |
"Jamaican caper tree" {"roots decoction ... against herpes", EDT 1:1312, vol. 1, p. 150} |
199 |
Dominador |
Sambucus |
{elder[berry], having its medicinal fungus sambucinus kikurage} |
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Guaco |
Mikania co[r]difolia |
"Climbing Hempweed" |
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Guairafe / Guara` |
Cupania cubensis |
{usually known as Cupania juglandifolia} |
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Guasima |
Guazuma tomentosa {ulmifolia} |
"West Indian Elm" {"bastard cedar", used against elephantiasis ("Gu")} {Its "fruits have a cherry flavor" ("WIE").} |
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Guayaca`n / Yunkagua` |
Gaicum officinale |
{[when burning,] the same odor as the flesh of a Christian who will be braized ("P&Y")} |
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Guitarra |
Citharexylum caudatum |
"juniper" |
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Hediondo |
Cassia emarginata |
{medicinal uses "EB--CE"} |
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Jaguey |
Ficus crassinervia (trigonata) |
{strangler fig (VSD"J")} |
200 |
Jeringa |
Moringa oleifera |
"can be used against ... vertigo" |
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Jicotea |
Castanea |
"the shield of palos." {Palo de Jicotea is more usually Ludwigia erecta.} {"jicotea will stay within the snail" (BT&C).} |
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Manga |
Mangifera |
"to secure shaky situations. This palo is 'the rock' of the sticks." {mango tree} |
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Moro |
Psychotria brownei |
{Browne's wild coffee} |
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Moruro |
Pithec-[e]l[l]obium arbore[u]m |
"is frequently used to make the Chicheriku` ... and to send nightmares." {wild tambran (GA-CH, p. 447)} {Cuban tamarind, Cojoba cubense (EDT 1:2010, vol. 1, p. 238a)} |
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Mulato |
Exothea paniculata |
{inkwood (GA-CH, p. 496)} {ironwood (EDT 1:3100, vol. 1, p. 353a)} |
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Papo |
Fagelia bitaminosa |
{papito, zapatico de la reina ("IP", p. 548)} |
201 |
Ramon |
Trophis racemosa |
"to increase lactation in women." |
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Rayo |
Parkinsonia aculeate |
"to heal epilepsy" |
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Real |
Roys[t]onea regia |
{"the hand of the god Nsasi" ("PRRP", p. 46b); in Yoruba myth, "numerous lizards covred the trunk of the tree" ("PRRP", p. 47b). According to Penutian mythology, the pattern for the human hand originated from the Lizard-deity.} {According to Abakpa myth, the corpse of Sika`n "was buried under the royal palm-tree, the only witness" ("PRRP", p. 47b). [Therefore, a hand must be raised by the witness in testifying.]} |
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Rojo |
Pterocarpus soyauxii |
"African Coralwood" {"The wood has a high resonance quality as its damping of vibrations is low and formerly large telegraph slit drums and war drums, as well as xylophones, were made from it in DR Congo and Gabon. ... The heartwood is the source of the so-called true barwood dye. In Africa nowadays, the dye is still used to colour red fabrics, fibres and clothes, including the tail-like ornaments made from raffia fibre in Cameroon and worn on the back by women of the Bulu people." ("PST")} |
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Rompe-hueso |
Casearia arborea |
"gives relief from burns" |
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Santo |
Gilibertia arborea |
{"cacho de venado" (PG, p. 215)} {against fever (CRCE 12083, p. 376a)} {also known as Dendropanax arboreus} |
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Tengue |
Poeppigia procera |
{"to heal sores" (DT 2:126727, vol. 2, p. 517b)} {Palo Tapavista "For amulets" (GA-CH, p. 502)} |
202 |
Tosino / Torcido |
Mouriri valenzuelana |
"to twist someone's luck" |
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Tocino |
Acacia paniculata |
"removal of potency and lust" |
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Vencedor |
Zanthoxylum arboreum |
satinwood "attracts good fortune as it breaks down difficulties." |
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Vence Batalla |
Bignonia |
bejuco/guaco "finding ways where there are none." |
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Verraco |
Hypericum styphelio[i]des |
{against toothache pain; is named "cochino" ('pig') "because it hath the peculiarity of odor of this animal" ("IP", p. 377)} |
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Vencedor |
Zanthoxylum pistacifolium |
{also known as "pensador" ('thinker'), "PV"} |
GA-CH = Dalia Quiros-Moran : Guide to Afro-Cuban Herbalism. AuthorHouse, 2009. http://books.google.com/books?id=OeA1-Of-LscC&pg=PA479&lpg=PA479&dq=
EDT = M. M. Grandtner : Elsevier's Dictionary of Trees. Vol. 1 : "North America". 2005. http://books.google.com/books?id=yjc5ZYWtkNAC&pg=PA150&lpg=PA150&dq=
"Gu" = "Guazuma" http://stuartxchange.com/Guazuma.html
"WIE" = "West Indian Elm" http://www.flowersofindia.net/catalog/slides/West%20Indian%20Elm.html
"P&Y" = "Palos y Yerbas con Nombre Cientifico" http://www.botanicayoruba7.com/HIERBASHERBS_bc_1.html
"EU--CE" = "Ethnobotanical uses -- Cassia emarginata" http://www.ars-grin.gov/cgi-bin/duke/ethnobot.pl?ethnobot.taxon=Cassia%20emarginata
VSD"J" = Velazquez Spanish and English Dictionary s.v. "Jagu:ey" "http://www.spanishdict.com/translate/jag%C3%BCey
BT&C = Domingo B. Lage : Book of Treaties and Covenants : Palo Mayombe. Palibrio, 2012. http://books.google.com/books?id=uTdMAAAAQBAJ&pg=PT14&lpg=PT14&dq=
"I`P" = "I`ndice de Plantas". In :- Lydia Cabrera : El Monte. http://mediastore.cult.cu/imagenes/libros/Libros%20Fisicos/Literatura%20Cubana/subir%20libros/EL%20MONTE%202.pdf
"PRRP" = Betancourt & Davila : "La palma real en las religiones populares en Cuba" http://www.lacult.org/docc/oralidad_04_45-49-la-palma-real-en-las-religiones.pdf
"PST" = "Pterocarpus soyauxii Taub." http://www.prota4u.org/protav8.asp?h=M4&t=Pterocarpus,soyauxii&p=Pterocarpus+soyauxii
PG = John Owen Collins : The Panama Guide. Vibert & Dixon, 1912. http://books.google.com/books?id=_uszAAAAIAAJ&pg=PA215&lpg=PA215&dq=
CRCE = Tim Johnson : CRC Ethnobotany Desk Reference. CRC Pr, 1998. http://books.google.com/books?id=vxAaBv8fW00C&pg=PA376&lpg=PA376&dq=
DT = M. M. Grandtner & Julien Chevrette : Dictionary of Trees. Vol. 2 : "South America". Academic Pr, 2013.
"PV" = "Palo Vencedor" http://www.ecured.cu/index.php/Palo_vencedor
V. |
Appendices |
pp. 204-210 |
V.1 |
Glossary |
204-7 |
V.2 |
Mpungo/Nkisi & Catholic Saints |
208-9 |
V.3 |
Bibliography |
210 |
V.1 pp. 204-7 glossary
p. |
term |
meaning |
204 |
cascarilla |
powdred eggshell |
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fua` |
dead |
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fula |
gunpowdre |
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kalunga |
ocean0 |
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kindiambazo |
practitioner of Palo Mayombe |
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kinyumba |
spectre |
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kiyumba |
skull |
205 |
macuto |
talisman |
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mbele |
machete |
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mbomba |
boa |
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mpaka |
horn |
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mpungo |
qualities of the nganga |
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murumba |
Palo craft |
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mvumbi |
cadavre |
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ndoki |
impraedictable aspect |
206 |
nfumbi |
dead one who hath agreed to the nganga |
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nfumo |
chief of the ritual |
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ngua |
mother of ritual |
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nkento |
woman |
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nkulo |
ancestre |
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nkutu |
bag |
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nsunsu |
bird |
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ndialongo |
rooster |
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nbiola |
hen |
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nsambi |
pigeon |
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nsuakara |
guinea-fowl |
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kiambico |
duck |
207 |
ndamba |
owl |
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nzo |
home, house |
V.2 pp. 208-9 Catholic aequivalents to Mayombe deities
p. |
Mayombe |
Catholic |
208 |
C^ola Wenge |
Virgen de la Caridad del Cobre |
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In~a N~aa`ba |
Nuestra Sen~ora de las Mercedes |
209 |
nkuyo |
a`nima sola del purgatorio |
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Pandilanga |
JesuCristo |
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Pungu Mfu`tila |
San La`zaro |
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Sindaula |
San Silvestre |
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Watariamba |
San Norberto |
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Zarabanda |
San Miguel Arca`ngel |
V.3 p. 210 bibliography
Natalia B. Aro`stegui & Carmen G. D. Villegas : Ta Makuende Yaya y las Reglas de Palo Monte. Editiones Union, Cuba, 1998. |
Lydia Cabrera : La Regla Kimbisa .... Coleccion del Chicheriku, 1977. |
Lydia Cabrera : Reglas de Congo : Palo Monte Mayombe. Coleccion del Chicheriku, 1979. |
Joel James Figarola : La Brujeri`a Cubana : el Palo Monte. Editorial Oriente, Cuba, 2009. |
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Nicholaj de Mattos Frisvold : Palo Mayombe : the garden of blood and bones. Bibliothe`que Rouge (Scarlet Imprint), 2011.