swahili name
Nyamnyam
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Kyunyu
kauma:
kikuyu:
Ndabibi
kipsigis:
Nyonyoyat
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Nandwa
LUO:
Awayo
maasai:
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
Chemindil-liet
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Oxalis corniculata
plant family
Plant Details and use
Also called Oxalis cordifolia.
For Genital thrush, a handful of the pounded clean fresh whole plant is soaked in a liter of Luke warm water for 10 minutes and used to bathe the affected areas every evening for 7 days.
To manage indigestion, the leaves are chewed and swallowed. Alternatively, a handful of the plant is smashed and mixed with clean water, and drunk.
Other similar plants with the same use include Oxalis corniculate and Oxalis latifolia
It is also used for ringworms. Leaves are pounded, mixed with ghee, and rubbed on ringworms.
To reduce cholesterol, a handful of leaves are put in a liter of water, boiled for 10mins then taken, ¼ a glass thrice a day for 14 days for adults
treatable conditions
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