Artemisia/ Sweet Wormwood/ Sweet Annie

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swahili name

More Local Names

borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
kauma:
kikuyu:
Muhato
kipsigis:
Sisimwet
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Nyumba
maasai:
Ol-tikambu
maragoli:
Sesimwa
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:

Scientific Name

Artemisia annua

plant family

Plant Details and use

The leaves are used to manage painful crumps, unblock the fallopian tube, and regulate menses. A tablespoon of artemisia powder in a liter of hot water for 15-20 mins. 1 glass is taken twice a day.
For malaria, 2 tablespoons of dried leaf powder are soaked in 1 l of boiling water for 15 mins and then filtered. It is then divided into 4 equal parts and drunk every 6 hrs. for 7 days. For children from 10-16 yrs., 4gms of dried leaves powder soaked in 1/2 liter of hot water as above. Divide into 4 equal parts and 2 grams in 1/2 a liter for children 6-10 meals. Give after 6hrs

For children up to 6 years, don't use without professional supervision

For skin conditions like eczema, an ointment can be made from its leaves and applied to the affected spots.

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treatable conditions