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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)
Reference HB 32 has information about 104 plants :
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Official name :
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Family :
Malvaceae
Symptoms :
H(030)
Recipes :
H(030), roots maceration in milk or H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
sulubei
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Official name :
Abutilon mauritianum (Jacq.) Medik.
Family :
Malvaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
sulubei
Acacia etbaïca Schweinf.
Official name :
Acacia etbaïca Schweinf.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(022), H(104)
Recipes :
H(022) oxytocic, H(104) stomach, boil roots of Acacia etbaïca in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
loilailei
Acacia etbaïca Schweinf.
Official name :
Acacia etbaïca Schweinf.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
H(022) oxytocic, H(104) stomach, boil roots of Acacia etbaïca in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
loilailei
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Official name :
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), leaves, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
loilailei
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Official name :
Acacia hockii De Wild.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(022), H(104)
Recipes :
H(022), H(104) stomach, boil roots in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
loilailei
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Symptoms :
H(022), H(104)
Recipes :
H(022), H(104) stomach, boil roots in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lkerdeedi
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Official name :
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Mimosa senegal L.
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095),, leaves, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lkerdeedi
Acalypha volkensii Pax
Official name :
Acalypha volkensii Pax
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
gomei
Achyranthes aspera L.
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, leaves of Achyranthes aspera decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lorokare
Achyranthes aspera L.
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera L. var. sicula
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lorokare
Aloe sp.
Official name :
Aloe sp.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001), ONS, juice, drops in eyes
H(037) tuberculosis, ONS; boil for soup
H(037) tuberculosis, ONS; boil for soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
sukurwoi
Andropogon sp.
Official name :
Andropogon sp.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
loroturoto
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Official name :
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vc(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lomeei
Bothriocline longipes (Oliv. & Hiern ) N.E.Br.
Official name :
Bothriocline longipes (Oliv. & Hiern ) N.E.Br.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Erlangea spissa S. Moore
Symptoms :
H(051), H(091)
Recipes :
H(051), ONS., to boil, VO. + bath
H(051) paludism + H(055), ONS., to boil, VO.
H(091) baby, ONS., to boil, bath
H(051) paludism + H(055), ONS., to boil, VO.
H(091) baby, ONS., to boil, bath
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
sunoni
Bothriocline longipes (Oliv. & Hiern ) N.E.Br.
Official name :
Bothriocline longipes (Oliv. & Hiern ) N.E.Br.
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Erlangea spissa S. Moore
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
sunoni
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Official name :
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Symptoms :
V(092), V(095)
Recipes :
V(092)arrowpoison, ONS., RNS.
Vo(095), Vc(095), ONS., VO.
Vo(095), Vc(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lorubat
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Official name :
Brucea antidysenterica J.F. Mill.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism barks, to boil, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
lorubat
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Official name :
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Family :
Capparaceae
Synonyms :
Capparis polymorpha Guill. & Pers.
,
Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.
Symptoms :
H(004), H(095), H(111)
Recipes :
H(004), H(111),chewed leaves, local application
H(095), fruit, VO.
H(095), fruit, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
laturdei
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Official name :
Capparis tomentosa Lam.
Family :
Capparaceae
Synonyms :
Capparis polymorpha Guill. & Pers.
,
Capparis persicifolia A.Rich.
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095), ONS., VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Mt Nyiru, South Turkana)
Vernacular name :
laturdei