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Official name :
Ipomoea spathulata Hall. f.
Family :
Convolvulaceae
7 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(001), H(201)
Recipes :
H(001), juice squeezed from leaves used as eye lotion
H(201), leaves stemed with hot stones and used as ritual medicine
H(201), leaves stemed with hot stones and used as ritual medicine
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
lokitengi (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HB 32
Author(s) :
Bussmann, R.W.
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Samburu of Mt. Nyirun South Turkana, Kenya.
Additional File
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2:35 (2006)
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001), ONS., juice, drops in eyes
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lokitegi
Reference HG 17
Author(s) :
Geissler, W., S. A. Harris, R. J. Prince, A. Olsen, R. A. Odhiambo, H. Oketch-Rabah, P. A. Madiega, A. Andersen, P. Molgaard
Title :
Medicinal plants used by Luo mothers and children in Bondo district, Kenya.
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874102001915
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 83, pp. 39 - 54 (2002)
Symptoms :
H(008), H(014)
Recipes :
H(008), roots decoction of Ipomoea spathulata, VO.
H(014) ringworm (wuoyo), roots, local application
H(014) ringworm (wuoyo), roots, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya Bondo district)
Vernacular name :
oboke (Luo)
Reference HK 67
Author(s) :
Kidane, B.,T. van Andel, L. .J. van der Maesen, Z. Asfaw
Title :
Use and management of traditional medicinal plants by Maale and Ari ethnic communities in southern Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine, 10:46 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/46
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) liver disease, leaves of Ipomoea spathulata , RNS., inhalation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Southern) (Maale and Ari ethnic communities)
Vernacular name :
welanke (Maale)
Reference HL 01
Author(s) :
Lindsay, R.S. & F.N. Hepper
Title :
Medicinal plants of Marakwet
Kenya.Kew, Royal Botanic Gardens, United Kingdom, 49 p., (1978)
Symptoms :
H(033)
Recipes :
H(033) femal, roots of Ipomoea spathulata, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Marakwet)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HT 2k
Author(s) :
Timberlake, J. R.
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Pokot of Nothern Kenya, 106 p., (1987)Unpublished report. East African Herbarium
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091), boiled root infusion with milk used as child's tonic
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (North region)
Vernacular name :
talamach
Reference VT 2k
Author(s) :
Timberlake, J. R.
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Pokot of Nothern Kenya, 106 p., (1987)Unpublished report. East African Herbarium, Nairobi.Multigraphié.
Center for Economic Botany, Royal Botanic Gardens.Kew, Richmond, Surrey TW9 3AE, UK.
Symptoms :
V(075)
Recipes :
V(075)veaux, roots tied to cows udder to make calf suckle; stems used to tie cows up
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (North region)
Vernacular name :
talamach