Stinging Nettle

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swahili name

Hila hila

More Local Names

borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Ekenyeli
kauma:
kikuyu:
Hatha/ Thafai
kipsigis:
Siwot
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Isambakhalu
LUO:
Ayela/ Aila aila
maasai:
Entamejoi
maragoli:
meru:
Thaa
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
suba:
TURKANA:

Scientific Name

Urtica massaica

plant family

Plant Details and use

The plant is used in the management of Malaria, Hepatic disease, Diabetes, Blood cleansers, Uric acid, and Respiratory conditions.  
For blood cleansing, 5 g of ground powder is added to 1 glass of warm water * 3 daily for 3 days.
 For anemia, a handful of the leaves is boiled in 1l of water for 10mins. 1 glass is drunk twice a day for 4-7 day. Children 6-10yrs+1/2 a glass twice daily, 2-6yrs-1/4 glass twice daily, 2-3mths tsp twice daily. Alternatively, 1tsp is soaked in 1lt of water.

For arthritis, the roots are dried and crushed to powder. 1 tsp is soaked in 1 glass of hot water, take 1/2 a glass twice daily Until symptoms disappear. 

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treatable conditions