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Official name :
Plectranthus caninus Roth.
Family :
Lamiaceae
5 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HA 29 d
Author(s) :
M. Ichikawa
Title :
The Suiei Ndorobo, the hunter-gatherers in the Mathew's Range of northern Kenya in : AFLORA on the Web (http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf) The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126), ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
laashao (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference HG 04
Author(s) :
Githinji, C.W. & J.O. Kokwaro
Title :
Ethnomedicinal study of major species in the family Labiatae from Kenya.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 39, pp. 197- 203, (1993)
Symptoms :
H(002), H(037), H(092)
Recipes :
H(002), by the Marakwet the mothers use the leaves to wash their breast before nursing the baby
H(037), roots eaten for cough
H(092), considered poisonous by the Masai and Kipsigis
H(037), roots eaten for cough
H(092), considered poisonous by the Masai and Kipsigis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
kia (Kamba), mwenda thigo (Kikuyu), nguruwo (Marakwet)
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(103)
Recipes :
H(103), leaves chewed, juice
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania
Vernacular name :
sassio (Pare, Tanzania)
Reference VA 29
Author(s) :
AFLORA
Title :
AFLORA on the Web ( http://130.54.103.36/aflora.nsf)
The database of traditional plant utilization in AfricaCenter for African Area Studies, Kyoto University
Symptoms :
V(022)
Recipes :
V(022)used for livestock medicine for making "midon" (the afterbirth) come out
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
laashao (Dorobo) (Suiei)
Reference VI 03
Author(s) :
Ichikawa, M.
Title :
A preliminary report on the ethnobotany of the Suiei Dorobo in Northern Kenya.
African Study Monographs, Suppl. issue 7, 1 - 52, (1987)
Symptoms :
V(030)
Recipes :
Vb(030) (midon), keeping back placenta , ONS., RNS.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
laashao (Moran)