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Official name :
Justicia striata (Klotzsch) Bullock
Family :
Acanthaceae
2 reference(s) related to this plant
Reference HK 52
Author(s) :
Kokwaro, J. O.
Title :
Some common african herbal remedies for skin diseases: with special reference to Kenya
Medicinal and poisonous plants of the tropics.
Proceedings of symposium of the 14th International botanical congress, Berlin, 24 july - 1 august 1987, 44-69, (1987)
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, crushed and juice used or burnt of teh whole plant of Justicia striata and ash applied.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya
Vernacular name :
kikalamion (Mar)
Reference HM 42c
Author(s) :
Mainen J. Moshi, Donald F. Otienoi, Anke Weisheit
Title :
Ethnomedicine of the Kagera Region, north western Tanzania. Part 3: plants used in traditional medicine in Kikuku village, Muleba District
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2012, 8:14 doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-14
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/8/1/14
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) antipyretic, leaves of Justicia striata, decoction administered to children
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Tanzania (Muleba District)
Vernacular name :
akalaza (Kikuku)