Tamarind
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swahili name
Mkwaju/ Msisa
More Local Names
borana:
Roqa
DIGO:
Mkwaja
duruma:
giriama:
Mkwaju
kamba:
Kithumula
kauma:
kikuyu:
kipsigis:
Lemechwat
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Kumukhuwa
LUO:
Ochwaa/ Chwaa
maasai:
Oloisijoi
maragoli:
meru:
Muthithi
mijikenda:
nandi:
Limaiyua
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
Mkwayu
pokot:
Oron/ Arol
rabai:
sabaot:
Lemaiyua
samburu:
Rogei
suba:
TURKANA:
Epeduru
Scientific Name
Tamarindus indica
plant family
Plant Details and use
According to the Digo community of the Mijikenda, the plant is used to manage gonorrhea by mixing it with Abrus precatorius. Crush all the trees, mix with coconut water and drink
treatable conditions
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