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Official name :
Caralluma speciosa N.E. Br.
Family :
Asclepiadaceae
5 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HG 02
Author(s) :
Glover, P.E., J. Stewart & M.D. Gwynne
Title :
Masai and Kipsigis notes on East african plants, Part III - Medicinal uses of plants.
East African agricultural and forestry journal, 32, 2, 200 - 207, (1966)
Symptoms :
H(055)
Recipes :
H(055) emetic, juice from stems of Caralluma speciosa, diluted in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HH 5k
Author(s) :
Heine, B. & I. Heine
Title :
Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 3: Rendille plants (Kenya).122 p., Band 8, (1988)
Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004), open wounds, apply latex.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
not registered
Reference HK 13
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J.O.
Title :
Medicinal plants of East Africa.
East african literature bureau, Kampala, Nairobi, Dar Es Salaam, 368 p., (1976)
Symptoms :
H(055)
Recipes :
H(055), stem, juice squeezed and diluted in H2O, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
East Africa
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the author
Reference HL 15
Author(s) :
Lulekal, E., E. Kelbessa, T. Bekele, H. Yineger
Title :
An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Mana Angetu District, southeastern Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , Volume 4 : 10 (2008)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/4/1/10
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Additional file
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) ascaris (magga), fresh roots of Caralluma speciosa, crush boil and VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southeastern Ethiopia (Mana Angetu District)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Reference VH 5k
Author(s) :
Heine, B. & I. Heine
Title :
Plant concepts and plant use .An ethnobotanical survey of the semi-arid and arid lands of East Africa.Part 3: Rendille plants (Kenya).122 p., Band 8, (1988)
Kolner Beiträge zur Entwicklungsländerforschung / Cologne Development StudiesVerlag breitenbach Publishers, Saarbrücken, Fort Lauderdale
Symptoms :
V(002)
Recipes :
Vch(002), blockage of camel teats, boil plant, rub liquid on teats.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
not registered