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Author(s) :
Mandu, P., D. J. Berger, C., ole Saitabau, C., Nasieku, J. Kipelian, M. Mathenge, S.G., Morimoto, Y., Höft
Title :
Ethnobotany of the Loita Maasai: Towards community management of the forest of the lost child - Experiences from the Loita Ethnobotany project.
People and Plants working paper 8. UNESCO, Paris (2001)
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Reference HM 28 has information about 17 plants :
Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Sjöstedt
Official name :
Acacia drepanolobium Harms ex Sjöstedt
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) , VO. fresh soft gall of Acacia drepanolobium
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
eluai
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(000), H(095)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
H(095) Acacia nilotica, plant use in soup
H(095) Acacia nilotica, plant use in soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olkiloriti
Achyranthes aspera L.
Official name :
Achyranthes aspera L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Achyranthes annua Dinter
,
Achyranthes indica (L.) Mill.
,
Achyranthes aspera var. sicula L.
,
Achyranthes obovata Peter.
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), Achyranthes aspera, ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olekindongo
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.
Official name :
Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
V(092)
Recipes :
V(092) arrow poison, decoction during 10 h of the plant. A sticky black substance is applied on the arrow tip
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Official name :
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Carissa xylopicron Thouars
,
Carissa pubescens A. DC.
,
Carissa spinarum L.
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) childeren and woman looking after cattle, VO. fruits of Carissa edulis
H(095) plant use in soup
H(095) plant use in soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olamuriaki
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Official name :
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Carissa xylopicron Thouars
,
Carissa pubescens A. DC.
,
Carissa spinarum L.
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olamuriaki
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Official name :
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Family :
Verbenaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olmakutukut
Euclea divinorum Hiern
Official name :
Euclea divinorum Hiern
Family :
Ebenaceae
Synonyms :
Euclea keniensis R.E. Fries
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olkinyei
Grewia similis K. Schum.
Official name :
Grewia similis K. Schum.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) childeren and woman looking after cattle, VO. fruits of Grewia similis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olnyalugwai
Lantana trifolia L.
Official name :
Lantana trifolia L.
Family :
Verbenaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olmagirigiriyani
Olea europaea L. subsp africana (P.Miller) P.S. Green
Official name :
Olea europaea L. subsp africana (P.Miller) P.S. Green
Family :
Oleaceae
Synonyms :
Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) Cif.
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201), the most commonly used ceremonial tree; it is used in all ceremonies
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Pappea capensis Ecklon & Zeyher
Official name :
Pappea capensis Ecklon & Zeyher
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) childeren and woman looking after cattle, VO. fruits of Pappea capensis
H(095) plant use in soup
H(095) plant use in soup
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
oltimigomi, orkisikong'o
Rhus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss
Official name :
Rhus natalensis Bernh. ex Krauss
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) childeren and woman looking after cattle, VO. fruits of Rhus natalensis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olmisigiyioi
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br.
Official name :
Sarcostemma viminale (L.) R. Br.
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
oloile
Syzygium cordatum Hochst. in C.Krauss
Official name :
Syzygium cordatum Hochst. in C.Krauss
Family :
Myrtaceae
Symptoms :
H(095)
Recipes :
H(095) childeren and woman looking after cattle, VO. fruits of Syzygium cordatum
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olairagai
Withania somnifera (L.) Dun.
Official name :
Withania somnifera (L.) Dun.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Physalis somnifera L.
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
olesayiet
Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro
Official name :
Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.) Kokwaro
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Naimina Enkiyio (Loita) Forest)
Vernacular name :
oloisuki