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Withania somnifera

English: Ashwaganda, Kikuyu: Murubae, Kipsigis: Chepterekiat, Luhya: Ofyendawa, Luo: Ofuyandawa, Maasai: Ol-asaiyet, Pokomo: Lopotwo, Samburu: Lesayet, Turkana: Emotoe, Kamba: Muyanzo,

Family: Solanaceae

 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. 

Withania somnifera

Gastritis


Constipation


Skin rashes


Genital thrush


Endemetriosis


HIV


Herpes Zoster


Herpes simplex


Low sperm count


Acne


Diarrhoea


eczema


Boils boil & drink/ steam


Anaemia


Dysentery


memory loss


Typhoid


High blood pressure


Male aphrodisiac


Ulcers


Immune booster


Thrush/ candidiasis



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