Dombeya

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swahili name

More Local Names

borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Mutoo/Muvau
kauma:
kikuyu:
Mutoo
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Kumukusa
LUO:
maasai:
Olmotoo/ Olawuo
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
Mugerswa
rabai:
sabaot:
Borowa
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Ebolis

Scientific Name

Dombeya rotundifolia

plant family

Plant Details and use

It is used by the Maasai community to make goat soup. It is used by men to boost libido, treat back, and joint pains. It is boiled with the soup and drunk both in the morning and in the evening. 

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treatable conditions