swahili name
Tolkos (Pokot)
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Kiluma
kauma:
kikuyu:
Mugua-nugu
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Ogaka
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
Tolkos
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
Sukoroi
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Aloe secundiflora
plant family
Plant Details and use
The plant is used by different communities for cleansing the uterus and the fallopian tubes. It is also used to manage endometriosis. The leaves are cleaned, chopped into small pieces, ground, and filtered. 1 liter of the resulting juice is mixed with ½ kg of honey and fermented for 7 days. 1 tablespoon is taken before every meal.
treatable conditions
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