Ethnomedical Survey of the Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Narok County, Kenya

Table 2

Medicinal plant uses.

No	Botanical Name	Family	Voucher No.	Maa name	Habitat	Parts used	Method of preparation	Medicinal uses
1.	Achyranthes aspera L.	AMARANTHACEAE	OLP/08/15/007	Olerubat	Highland	Roots	Boiled	Arthritis
2.	Acmella calirhiza Del	ASTERACEAE	OLP/08/15/009	Ekum	Highland	Flowers	Crushed and mixed with water	Oral thrush in children
3.	Acokanthera schimperi (A.DC.) Schweinf	APOCYNACEAE	MAU/08/15/027	Olmorijioi	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Syphilis
						Bark	Soaked in water	Arrow poison
4.	Aerva javanica (Burm.f.) Shult.	AMARANTHACEAE	MAU/08/15/032	Eleleshwa-ekop	Lowland	Flowers	Ground into paste & mixed with water	East Coast Fever in cattle
5.	Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A.Sm.	FABACEAE	MAU/08/15/018	Osupakupe	Lowland	Pods	Crushed	Stomachache
						Roots	Pounded	Skin disorders
6.	Aneilema aequinoctiale P. Beauv	COMMELINACEAE	MAU/08/15/020	Enkaiteteyiai	Lowland	Leaves	Soaked in water	Malnutrition, colds
						Flowers	Pressed to produce juice	Ocular disorders
7.	Anthriscus sylvestris (L.) Hoffm	APIACEAE	MAU/08/15/028	Oldule	Lowland	Seeds	Mixed with honey and chewed	Chesty colds
8.	Asparagus africanus Lam	ASPARAGACEAE	MAU/08/15/006	Empereempapa	Lowland	Leaves, stem & roots	Soaked in water	Mental illness
						Leaves	Soaked in water	Wounds
						Roots	Soaked in water	Venereal diseases
							Chewed	Cough & sore throat
9.	Boscia angustifolia Harvey	CAPPARIDACEAE	MAU/08/15/001	Oloireroi	Lowland	Leaves	Pounded	Cattle fever
						Bark	Crushed & mixed with water	Gynaecological disorders
10.	Carissa edulis Harv	APOCYNACEAE	MAU/08/15/003	Olamuriaki	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Lower abdominal pains in pregnancy, gonorrhea, chest pains, polio symptoms
11.	Cissus fischeri Gilg	VITACEAE	MAU/08/15/011	Osurkurtuti	Lowland	Leaves	Soaked in water	Respiratory disorders in cattle
12.	Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach.	EUPHORBIACEAE	OLP/08/15/011	Enkiparnyeny	Highland	Roots	Boiled	Appetizer
13.	Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Endl	BURSERACEAE	MAU/08/15/034	Osilalei	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Swollen testicles, abdominal pains
						Bark	Chewed	Snake bite
						Fruits	Boiled	Typhoid
14.	Cordia monoica Roxb	BORAGINACEAE	MAU/08/15/031	Oseki	Lowland	Leaves, bark	Leaves- boiled, bark - pounded	Leprosy
						Roots	Boiled	Mental illness
						Leaves	Pounded	Ocular disorders
15.	Croton dichogamous Pax	EUPHORBIACEAE	MAU/08/15/008	Ollokirdangai	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Polio-like symptoms, gonorrhea, chest pain
16.	Dichrostachys cinerea Wight et Arn	FABACEAE	MAU/08/15/009	Emerrumori	Lowland	Leaves	Pounded	Local anaesthesia, ulcers, gonorrhea
17.	Diospyros abyssinica Hiern	EBENACEAE	MAU/08/15/025	Olchartuyian	Lowland	Bark	Pounded & soaked in water	Malaria, ocular d/orders in livestock
18.	Dovyalis abyssinica (A. Rich.) Warb	FLACOURTIACEAE	OLP/08/15/006	Olmorogi	Highland	Roots	Boiled	Gonorrhea
						Leaves	Chewed	Toothache
19.	Elaeodendron buchananii (Loes) Loes.	CELASTRACEAE	MAU/08/15/004	Osoket	Lowland	Roots	Dried and ground to powder	Wounds, syphilis
						Roots	Boiled or dried and ground to powder	Respiratory d/orders
						Leaves	Chewed	Diarrhoea
20.	Erythrina senegalensis DC.	FABACEAE	MAU/08/15/036	Ol-oboni	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Polio-like symptoms, gonorrhea, chest pain
21.	Ficus sycomorus L.	BURSERACEAE	MAU/08/15/024	Olngaboli	Lowland	Roots	Boiled, chewed	Abortifacient
22.	Galium aparinoides Forssk	RUBIACEAE	MAU/08/15/026	Olngeriantus	Lowland	Whole plant	Pounded & soaked in water or boiled	Throat cancer in cattle
23.	Gloriosa superba L.	COLCHICACEAE	MAU/08/15/022	Sakutayei	Lowland	Roots	Chewed or soaked in water	Abortifacient
24.	Grewia bicolor	MALVACEAE	MAU/08/15/014	Ositeti	Lowland	Roots	Soaked in water	Respiratory d/orders, snake bite
25.	Kalanchoe crenata (Andrews) Haw	CRASSULACEAE	OLP/08/15/008	Ormasilig	Highland	Leaves	Warmed	Poultice
26.	Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.	BIGNONIACEAE	MAU/08/15/021	Oldarpoi	Lowland	Fruits	Brewed	Measles in children
						Roots	Boiled	Abortifacient
						Bark	Boiled	Headache
						Leaves	Boiled	Malaria
27.	Leonotis mollissima Guerke	LABIATAE	OLP/08/15/003	Olbibi	Highland	Leaves	Soaked in water or boiled	Antiseptic, skin rashes, blood purifier
28.	Momordica friesiorum (Harms) C. Jeffrey	CUCURBITACEAE	OLP/08/15/001	Esumeito	Highland	Roots	Pounded & mixed with water	Induce vomiting
29.	Myrsine Africana L.	PRIMULACEAE	OLP/08/15/004	Seketet	Highland	Seeds	Ground	Antihelminthic, heartburn
30.	Mystroxylon aethiopicum (Thunb.) Loes.	CELASTRACEAE	MAU/08/15/035	Olodonganayioi	Lowland	Bark	Boiled	Colic pain, especially in children
31.	Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif.	OLEACEAE	MAU/08/15/023	Oloirien	Lowland	Bark	Pounded and soaked in water	Antihelminthic
						Leaves	Boiled	Liver disease
						Roots	Boiled	Polio-like symptoms, gonorrhea, chest pain
32.	Osyris lanceolata Hochst. & Steud. ex A. DC.	SANTALACEAE	MAU/08/15/016	Olosesiai	Lowland	Bark	Boiled	Abdominal pains in children
						Leaves	Pounded	Diarrhoea
						Roots	Boiled	Gonorrhea
33.	Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh	SAPINDACEAE	MAU/08/15/029	Olkisik-ongo	Lowland	Bark	Boiled	Abdominal disorders
34.	Pavetta subcana Hiern.	RUBIACEAE	MAU/08/15/002	Olabai	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Gonorrhea
						Whole plant	Soaked in water	Cough in calves, fleas
35.	Physalis peruviana L.	SOLANACEAE	OLP/08/15/010	Ormumai	Highland	Roots	Squeezed/chewed	Tonsillitis
36.	Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman	ROSACEAE	MAU/08/15/012	Olkujuk	Lowland	Leaves	Pounded & soaked in water	Appetizer
						Bark	Pounded & mixed with water	Stomachache
37.	Rhamnus prinoides L’Hér.	RHAMNACEAE	OLP/08/15/002	Olkonyel	Highland	Roots	Boiled	Gonorrhea, arthritis
						Stem	Pounded and mixed with water	Preservative
38.	Senegalia senegal (L.) Britton & P. Wilson	FABACEAE	MAU/08/15/010	Oitioibor	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Purgative, constipation & gonorrhea
						Bark	Boiled	Diarrhoea & abdominal disorders
39.	Sida cuneifolia Roxb	MALVACEAE	MAU/08/15/005	Olonini	Lowland	Roots	Chewed	Sore throat
							Boiled	Reduce foetal movements in pregnancy
40.	Solanum arundo	SOLANACEAE	MAU/08/15/013	Esokawai	Lowland	Roots	Chewed, pounded & soaked in water	Fever
41.	Solanum incanum L.	SOLANACEAE	MAU/08/15/015	Entulelei	Lowland	Roots	Boiled	Abdominal pains, fever
							Raw roots used	Toothache
						Leaves	Chewed and applied	Snake bite
						Fruits	Juice	Chest pain, wounds & skin disorders, Respiratory disorders in sheep
42.	Solanum mauense Bitter.	SOLANACEAE	MAU/08/15/007	Olesayiet	Lowland	Berries	Cooked	Pneumonia
						Roots	Boiled	Anthrax in both humans and animals
43.	Teclea nobilis Del.	RUTACEAE	MAU/08/15/019	Olgilai	Lowland	Leaves, roots	Boiled	Pneumonia, arthritis
44.	Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam	RUTACEAE	MAU/08/15/030	Oleparmunyio	Lowland	Bark	Boiled or soaked in water	Respiratory disorders
						Roots	Boiled	Malaria
45.	Vachellia nilotica (L.) P.J.H.Hurter & Mabb	FABACEAE	MAU/08/15/033	Olkiloriti	Lowland	Bark	Pounded and mixed with water	Stomachache, indigestion
46.	Warburgia ugandensis Sprague.	CANELACEAE	OLP/08/15/005	Osokonoi	Highland	Bark	Pound and mixed with water	Malaria, abdominal disorders
							Boiled, ground to powder	Arthritis
47.	Zizyphus mucronata Willd.	RHAMNACEAE	MAU/08/15/017	Oloilalei	Lowland	Roots	Soaked in water	Snake bite
						Bark	Boiled	Arthritis, stomachache