Broadleaf Croton
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swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Kitundu/ Matundu
kauma:
kikuyu:
Mutundu
kipsigis:
kisii:
Omosocho
kuria:
luhya:
Musutsu/ Omuswitswi
LUO:
Ngong'ngong
maasai:
Okeparke
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
Tebesuet
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
Toboswa
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Croton machrostachyus
plant family
Plant Details and use
It is used as a purgative for tapeworms. Roots are boiled and drunk to treat dysentery and intestinal disorders.
treatable conditions
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