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Reference : HM 26
Author(s) :
Munguti, K (Dr.)
Title :
Indigenous knowledge in the management of malaria and visceral leishmaniasis among the Tugen of Kenya.
Article on Internet (1996) http://www.nuffic.nl/ciran/ikdm/5-1/articles/mungutiart.htm
Reference HM 26 has information about 6 plants :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism leaves and roots are used. Other parts of the plant are used in the treatment of other illnesses.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
muarubaine
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T. Aiton
Official name :
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T. Aiton
Family :
Apocynaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism the roots of this plant are used.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
kosirich
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
Official name :
Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.
Family :
Simaroubaceae
Synonyms :
Harrisonia occidentalis Engl.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism the roots of this plant are used.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
kipchepkwere
Myrsine africana L.
Official name :
Myrsine africana L.
Family :
Myrsinaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism the seeds of Myrsine africana are dried and then crushed into powder and mixed in water. The mixture is then used as a purgative.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
seketet
Tamarindus indica L.
Official name :
Tamarindus indica L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Tamarindus erythraea Mattei
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, the fruits of this plant are eaten.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
arwa
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague
Official name :
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague
Family :
Canellaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism the fruits are soaked fruitsin water and then administered orally.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Kenya (Tugen tribe)
Vernacular name :
sok
