Orange bird berry
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swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
kauma:
kikuyu:
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
Ofwong'o
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Hoslundia opposita
plant family
Plant Details and use
The plant is used for convulsions. A handful of clean leaves are pounded and immersed in 1 liter of boiled water for 5-15 minutes. It is sweetened with pure honey and given. Children under 3 years are given a teaspoon thrice a day. Children above 3 yrs receive 1 tablespoon thrice a day for 5 days consecutively
treatable conditions
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