Ashwaganda
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swahili name
More Local Names
borana:
DIGO:
duruma:
giriama:
kamba:
Muyanzo
kauma:
kikuyu:
Murubae
kipsigis:
Chepterekiat
kisii:
kuria:
luhya:
Ofyendawa
LUO:
Ofuyandawa
maasai:
Ol-asaiyet
maragoli:
meru:
mijikenda:
nandi:
NUBI:
OGIEK:
pokomo:
Lopotwo
pokot:
rabai:
sabaot:
samburu:
Lesayet
suba:
TURKANA:
Emotoe
Scientific Name
Withania somnifera
plant family
Plant Details and use
The Luo community use it to treat skin problems. It is boiled and drunk, bathed on or used to steam oneself. Its roots can be boiled with soup to boost libido in men.
treatable conditions
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