Star grass
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swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
kauma:
kikuyu:
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Modhno
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Cynodon dactylon
plant family
Plant Details and use
Used to treat coughs. It is burned to ash, mixed with water, and drunk.
For liver disease, the whole plant decoction is mixed with honey and left to ferment for 1 week. It is then taken half a glass twice a day before meals.
treatable conditions
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