Shrub verbena
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swahili name
Mvepe
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Muvisavisi
kauma:
kikuyu:
Mukenia
kipsigis:
Bek ap tarit
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Blembaemba
LUO:
Nyabendwiny
maasai:
Enkurma-onkayiok
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Lantana trifolia
plant family
Plant Details and use
The plant is used for the treatment of mouth sores. A handful of leaves are crushed and added to a ¼ glass of cold water. Cotton wool is used to apply the juice onto the gums/sores.
The leaves are crushed and wrapped in a banana leaf to treat headaches. it is then heated over the fire. The parcel is unwrapped and the warm Lantana leaves are pressed against the forehead until the pain disappears.
For general stomachaches, 3-4 leaves are chewed and swallowed.
treatable conditions
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