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Author(s) :
Minja, M.M.J.
Title :
The Maasai Wonder Plants.
People and Plants training workshop held at the Tropical Pesticides Research Institute, Arusha, Tanzania, 15th – 18th march 1999.
Reference HM 09 has information about 21 plants :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Official name :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091), root, RNS., general body fitness
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
engirgiri (Maasai)
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Official name :
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Acacia scorpioides (L.) W.F. Wight
Symptoms :
H(099x), H(135)
Recipes :
H(099x), bark stems + roots, decoction (H2O) , VO., H(135), bark stems + roots, decoction (H2O) , VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
olkiloriti (Maasai)
Acacia seyal Del.
Official name :
Acacia seyal Del.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(135), H(139), H(169)
Recipes :
H(006) purg., root + stem, H(135), root + stem, H(139) woman, root + stem, H(169)hernia, root + stem
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
olchoray (Maasai)
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(030)
Recipes :
H(030)women, bark + leaves, RNS
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
ormisira (Maasai)
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Official name :
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(068), H(099x)
Recipes :
H(068), bark, decoc, broadspectrum anthelmintic
H(099x), stem or root, decoction (H2O) , VO.
H(099x), stem or root, decoction (H2O) , VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
ormukutan (Maasai)
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Official name :
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), bark, decoc, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
embere e papa (Maasai)
Croton dichogamus Pax
Official name :
Croton dichogamus Pax
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(100), H(200)
Recipes :
H(200) + H(100), root, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
enjani orpukel (Maasai)
Cynodon sp.
Official name :
Cynodon sp.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), leaf, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
embalakay (Maasai)
Euphorbia grantii Oliv.
Official name :
Euphorbia grantii Oliv.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), stem, decoction (H2O), VO. also to woman after delivery
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
engorbobi (Maasai)
Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel.
Official name :
Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel.
Family :
Rosaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), bark stems , decoc, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
enjani engahe (Maasai)
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
Official name :
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Synonyms :
Harrisonia occidentalis Engl.
Symptoms :
H(200)
Recipes :
H(200), root + stem, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
engiloilo (Maasai)
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
Official name :
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.
Family :
Myrsinaceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(099)
Recipes :
H(006) purg., fruit, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(099x), fruit, decoction (H2O), VO.
H(099x), fruit, decoction (H2O), VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
iloodwa (Maasai)
Myrica kilimandscharica Engl.
Official name :
Myrica kilimandscharica Engl.
Family :
Myricaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), root(wood and bark), decoc, VO
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
olkitolua (Maasai)
Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Official name :
Myrica salicifolia Hochst. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Myricaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), bark stems , decoc, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
orkitalaswa (Maasai)
Osyris abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Official name :
Osyris abyssinica Hochst. ex A.Rich.
Family :
Santalaceae
Synonyms :
Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steudel
Symptoms :
H(109)
Recipes :
H(109) backache, root, RNS
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
olasesiai (Maasai)
Pappea capensis Ecklon & Zeyher
Official name :
Pappea capensis Ecklon & Zeyher
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(139)
Recipes :
H(139), stem + root, decoction (H2O), VO., increases libido
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
oltimigomi (Maasai)
Salvadora persica L.
Official name :
Salvadora persica L.
Family :
Salvadoraceae
Symptoms :
H(006), H(055), H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), root, decoction, VO.
H(055) emetic, root, decoction, VO. + milk
H(099x), root, decoction, VO. + milk
H(055) emetic, root, decoction, VO. + milk
H(099x), root, decoction, VO. + milk
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
oremiti (Maasai)
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Official name :
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), bark stems , decoction, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
armanguayi (Maasai)
Sphaeranthus bullatus Matt. F.
Official name :
Sphaeranthus bullatus Matt. F.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(030)
Recipes :
H(030), whole plant , decoction, VO, for women and cow
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
olkipire lekima (Maasai)
Synadenium grantii Hook. f.
Official name :
Synadenium grantii Hook. f.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(099x)
Recipes :
H(099x), stem, decoc, VO. also to woman after delivery
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Simanjiro country)
Vernacular name :
engorbobi (Maasai)