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Botanical name Vernacular name Disease treated Part used<br />

Ficus sycomorus L. Mkuyu Chest, Antidiarrhoea,<br />

Flow <strong>of</strong> milk to the<br />

Stem, Leaves, Fruit,<br />

Roots<br />

cow<br />

Flagellaria guineensis Mpepa, Mtebi Treatment <strong>of</strong> Fruits<br />

venereal disease<br />

Flueggea virosa Mkwamba Promote fertility<br />

among women, to<br />

cure chest pains<br />

insect-repelent<br />

Leaves/roots<br />

Roots, Leaves<br />

Grewia sp. Mkole Fumigation Roots, Bark, Leaves<br />

Harrisonia abyssinica Mdakakomba Fever, Dementia,<br />

snake bites stomachache<br />

Leaves,<br />

Roots<br />

Hoslundia opposita Mlashore Fever Leaves<br />

Launaea cornuta Mchunga Malaria Leaves<br />

Lippia javanica Mpambauke Anaemia, Madness Leaves<br />

fever<br />

Macaranga capensis Mkalanga Allergy Leaves<br />

Mallotus oppositifolius Mtandutundu Stomach-ache, chest Roots<br />

Mangifera indica Mwembe Stomach-ache, Leaves<br />

Diarrhoea<br />

Markhania obtusifolia<br />

Convulsion & Leaves, fruits<br />

sprague<br />

barrenness<br />

Ocimum suave Vumbasis Asthma stomachache,<br />

fever, mosquito<br />

repellent dementia<br />

Leaves<br />

Pandanus kirkii Mkadi Aphrodisiac Roots<br />

Ozorora obovata Mng’ombe Stomach-ache Roots<br />

Ozorora obovata Mng’ombe Stomach-ache, to Roots<br />

treat fever<br />

Phyllanthus sp. Mtambaa na penu Gonorrhoea, bubanic<br />

plague, dressing to<br />

abscesses<br />

Leaves, Fruits, Roots<br />

Piper umbellatum Mnamia-panga<br />

Mtambuu mwitu<br />

Ring worm<br />

Pittosporum viridiflorum Mpande To prevent Abortion,<br />

Anaemia<br />

Whole plant or stem.<br />

Bark<br />

Pluchea sordidas Mwingambu Dementia Leaves<br />

Psiadia punctulata Mkeneta Rashes Leaves<br />

Psidium gujava L.<br />

Deep cuts, spraius,<br />

diarrhoea, ulcers,<br />

instestinal<br />

haemorhages, cholera<br />

Rapanea melanophloeos<br />

Mez<br />

Mkangalashamba<br />

Expectrorant and<br />

emetic, astringent,<br />

anthelmintic<br />

Rauvolfia mombasiana Mwengechaa Stomach-ache<br />

Primary stages <strong>of</strong><br />

diabetes<br />

Rhus longipes Mchengule Stomach-ache<br />

Tooth-ache<br />

Leaves, flowers, Bark<br />

& Roots.<br />

Bark, Leaves, Fruits<br />

Roots<br />

5 pieces <strong>of</strong> twigs per<br />

dose<br />

Roots<br />

Leaves<br />

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