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Official name :
Plectranthus comosus Sims
Family :
Lamiaceae
4 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HK 39a
Author(s) :
Kisangau, D. P., H. VM Lyaruu, K.M. Hosea, C.C. Joseph
Title :
Use of traditional medicines in the management of HIV/AIDS opportunistic infections in Tanzania: a case in the Buhkoba rural district.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Volume 3 : 29 (2007)
Symptoms :
H(013), H(014), H(037), H(076)
Recipes :
H(013) skin rashes,H(014) herpes simplex,H(014) herpes zoster,H(037) tuberculosis, H(076) oral candidiasis, leaves soaked in water and infusion bathed with.. (opportunistic infection from HIV/AIDS)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Buhkoba rural district)
Vernacular name :
mukono wa nkanda, kasindano, (Haya)
Reference HN 23
Author(s) :
Njoroge, G. N. & R. W. Bussmann
Title :
Traditional management of ear, nose and throat (ENT) diseases in Central Kenya.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine Volume 2, pp. 1-9 ( 2006).
Symptoms :
H(053)
Recipes :
H(053) otitis (njika, bûra), crushing leaves of Plectranthus comosus, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Central Kenya)
Vernacular name :
maigoya (Kikuyu)
Reference HO 17
Author(s) :
Okello, S.V., Nyunja R.O., Netondo G.W. & Onyango J.C.
Title :
Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by Sabaot of Mt. Elgon Kenya
African Journal of Traditional, Complementary and Alternative Medicines Volume 7, No. 1, pp 1-10 (2010)
Symptoms :
H(003), H(104)
Recipes :
H(003) swollen legs, H(104) stomachache upset, pounding leaves of Plectranthus comosus, RNS. (Probably VO.)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mont Elgon region)
Vernacular name :
anguriet (Sabaot)
Reference HP 13
Author(s) :
Phanuel, A. S., R.O. Nyunja and J.C. Onyango
Title :
Plant Species in the Folk medicine of Kit Mikayi Region, Western Kenya
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 14: 836-40. (2010)
Symptoms :
H(053)
Recipes :
H(053) ear problems, leaves of Plectranthus comosus, RNS. (number of informants = 12 )
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Western Kenya (Kit Mikayi Region)
Vernacular name :
okita