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Official name :
Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides O. Hoffm.
Family :
Asteraceae
2 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(027v)
Recipes :
H(027v) whole plant of Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides soaked in water and used as medicine for a pregnant woman.
Region :
Central Africa
Country :
Kenya (Northern)
Vernacular name :
letrot (Dorobo (Suiei)
Reference VN 22
Author(s) :
Njoroge, G. N. & R. W. Bussmann
Title :
Herbal usage and informant concensus in ethnoveterinary management of cattle diseases among Kikuyus (Central Kenya).
Journal of Ethnopharmacology, Volume 108, pp. 332-339 ( 2006)
http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378874106002819
Symptoms :
V(008)
Recipes :
Vb(008) diarhoea, leaves of Sphaeranthus gomphrenoides, to boil
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (central province)
Vernacular name :
mûconjoiya
