Four o' clock Flower/ Marvel of Peru
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swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
kauma:
kikuyu:
kipsigis:
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
LUO:
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Mirabilis jalapa
plant family
Plant Details and use
The plant is used for diarrhea and dysentery. The tubers are grated, dried, and ground to powder. ½ a glass of hot water is mixed with ¼ teaspoon of the powder and taken twice a day before meals.
It is also used for the management of pneumonia. 2 grams of the root powder is mixed with 1/2 liter of hot water. it is sweetened with 6 tablespoonfuls of pure honey and drunk early in the morning before breakfast for 3 days.
For gonorrhea, a tablespoon of the root powder is boiled in 1 l of water for 10 mins. tI is then left to cool, then strained and drunk, 1 cupful thrice for 2-3 days.
treatable conditions
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