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Reference : HM 90

Author(s) : Mutwiwa, C., B. Rotich, M. Kauti, J. Rithaa
Title : Ethnobotanical Survey of Medicinal Plants in Mwala Sub-County, Machakos County, Kenya. Journal of Diseases and Medicinal Plants. Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 110-119. ( 2018) doi: 10.11648/j.jdmp.20180404.12
Reference HM 90 has information about 52 plants :
Acacia brevispica Harms
Official name : Acacia brevispica Harms
Family : Fabaceae
Symptoms : H(036), H(037)
Recipes : H(036) giddiness, H(037) cough. Crushed leaves of Acacia brevispica, Infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : mukuswi (Kamba dialect)
Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth.
Official name : Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Mimosa mellifera Vahl.
Symptoms : H(037)
Recipes : H(037) cough. Crushed barks of Acacia mellifera, Infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : muthiia (Kamba dialect)
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(037)
Recipes : H(037) cough. Crushed barks of Acacia nilotica, boiled and infused, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : musemei (Kamba dialect)
Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
Official name : Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Hayne
Family : Fabaceae
Symptoms :
Recipes : H(037) cough. H(104) swollen abdomen. Barks of Acacia tortilis, chewed or soaked, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : kilaa (Kamba dialect)
Agave sisalana Perr.
Official name : Agave sisalana Perr.
Family : Agavaceae
Symptoms : H(004)
Recipes : H(004) cuts and wounds, sap of leaves of Agave sisalana squeezed and applied
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : ikonge (Kamba dialect)
Aloe secundiflora Engl.
Official name : Aloe secundiflora Engl.
Family : Asphodelaceae
Symptoms : H(051), H(091)
Recipes : H(051) paludism, H(091) fatigue, leaves of Aloe secundiflora, decoction or infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : kiluma (Kamba dialect)
Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Official name : Alternanthera pungens Kunth
Family : Amaranthaceae
Synonyms : Alternanthera repens O. Ktze.
Symptoms : H(103)
Recipes : H(103) toothache, roots of Alternanthera pungens pounded and infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : kakwasi (Kamba dialect)
Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf.
Official name : Aspilia pluriseta Schweinf.
Family : Asteraceae
Symptoms : H(004), H(020)
Recipes : H(004) wounds and H(020) snake bites, sap of leaves of Aspilia pluriseta squeezed and applied
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : muti (Kamba dialect)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name : Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family : Meliaceae
Synonyms : Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms : H(051), H(113)
Recipes : H(051) paludism, H(113) joint pains, bark, leaves of Azadirachta indica , pounded or boiled and infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : mualuvaini (Kamba dialect)
Baccharoides lasiopus (O. Hoffm.) H. Rob.
Official name : Baccharoides lasiopus (O. Hoffm.) H. Rob.
Family : Asteraceae
Symptoms : H(037), H(104)
Recipes : H(037) lungs, H(104) stomachache, crushed leaves of Baccharoides lasiopus, infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : muvatha (Kamba dialect)
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name : Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family : Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms : Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms : H(018)
Recipes : H(018) headache, chewed to remove pulp of the fruit of Balanites aegyptiaca, crushed and infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : kilului (Kamba dialect)
Barleria ventricosa Hochst. ex Nees
Official name : Barleria ventricosa Hochst. ex Nees
Family : Acanthaceae
Symptoms : H(113)
Recipes : H(113) rheumatism, whole plant of Barleria ventricosa, crushed and infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : kailawimbu (Kamba dialect)
Bidens pilosa L.
Official name : Bidens pilosa L.
Family : Asteraceae
Symptoms : H(053), H(103)
Recipes : H(053) ear complications, H(103) toothache, leaf, seeds of Bidens pilosa, pounded, infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : munzee (Kamba dialect)
Carica papaya L.
Official name : Carica papaya L.
Family : Caricaceae
Symptoms : H(013), H(051), H(103)
Recipes : H(013) ulcer, H(051) paludism, H(103) toothache, stem, fruit, leaves of Carica papaya, sap applied, leaf boiled, fruit eaten
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : muvavai (Kamba dialect)
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(113)
Recipes : H(113) joint pains, roots of Carissa spinarum, boiled and Infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : mukawa (Kamba dialect)
Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Official name : Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Family : Apocynaceae
Symptoms : V(037)
Recipes : Vb(037) lungs in livestock, fruit and leaves of Cascabela thevetia, infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : ilaa (Kamba dialect)
Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Official name : Cascabela thevetia (L.) Lippold
Family : Apocynaceae
Symptoms : H(004)
Recipes : H(004) wound, fruit and leaves of Cascabela thevetia, sap applied on wounds.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : ilaa (Kamba dialect)
Cassia siamea Lam.
Official name : Cassia siamea Lam.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Senna siamea (DC.) Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms : H(013), H(051)
Recipes : H(013) ulcers, H(051) paludism , leaves, stem of Senna siamea, roasted or boiled and infusion, VO.
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : mukengeta (Kamba dialect)
Cassia spectabilis DC.
Official name : Cassia spectabilis DC.
Family : Fabaceae
Synonyms : Senna spectabilis (DC.) Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms : H(113)
Recipes : H(113) cramping, concoction of leaves of Senna spectabilis
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : mukengeta (Kamba dialect)
Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.
Official name : Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.
Family : Celastraceae
Symptoms : H(091)
Recipes : H(091) fatigue, leraves of Catha edulis chewed
Region : East Africa
Country : Kenya (Machakos County)
Vernacular name : miraa (Kamba dialect)

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