swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
kauma:
kikuyu:
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Ofito madongo
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Dracaena usambarensis
plant family
Plant Details and use
Local practitioners sometimes harvest fresh leaves, which are then pounded into a paste. This paste is mixed with water and boiled to produce a decoction that is consumed to alleviate conditions such as pain or stomach discomfort.
treatable conditions
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