Finger Millet
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swahili name
Wimbi
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Uimbi
kauma:
kikuyu:
Ugimbi
kipsigis:
Kipsiongik/Beek
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Obure
LUO:
Kai
maasai:
Oloikimbi
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Eleusine coracana
plant family
Plant Details and use
It has been used by some communities in the management of measles. The patient with the condition is smeared with the flour. This makes rashes to dry up
treatable conditions
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