Flannel weed/ Country mallow
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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:
Korosiot
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
Korosiot
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:
Scientific Name
Sida cordifolia
plant family
Plant Details and use
It is used for the management of boils. The leaves are baked until they turn brown by rubbing inside other leaves like those of a banana and baking over a fire. It is then applied on the boil and covered with Elastoplast to stick it there. A spider nest or can be used in place of an Elastoplast to hold it in place.
treatable conditions
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