Lemon grass
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swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Nyeki ya kai
kauma:
kikuyu:
Nyeki ya kigoko
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Majandlum
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
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Scientific Name
Cymbopogon citratus
plant family
Plant Details and use
For bad breath, hot water is poured over a handful of the leaves and used to gurgle.
A few leaves are boiled in water for 20 -30 mins, filtered, and taken, a glass thrice a day before meals for 3 days for sinusitis
treatable conditions
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