Amalakwang (Hibiscus spp)
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Poor appetite
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Leaves
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Stewed or Soup drunk; 2x a day or week
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Nausea
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Leaves
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Stewed without extracting soup 2xdaily
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Low saliva secretion
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Leaves
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Stewed as above once a week
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Low blood level
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Leaves
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Stewed (but not pasted for better results) once a day
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Post-partum abdominal pain
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Leaves
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Stewed once a day
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Low Milk production during lactation
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Leaves/
Seeds
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Stewed 3x a day for 1 week after delivery while seeds are roasted, ground and eaten 3x a week
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Vitamins
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Leaves
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Stewed daily
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Oral thrush
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Leaves
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Stewed 2x a week
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Skin swellings
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Leaves
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Roasted and Rubbed on the affected part regularly until recovery
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Wounds
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Leaves
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Roasted/heated and placed on the wound 2x daily until recovery
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Ulcers
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Leaves/ seeds
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Leaves stewed 2–3 times a week lifelong while seeds are grounded and mixed with other foods regularly
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Body swellings –esp. stomach swellings
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Leaves
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Mixed with apuruk, boiled and soup drunk 2x a day
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Poor vision
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Leaves
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Stewed 2x a day
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Mouth sores with pus
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Leaves
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Rough surface of raw leaves used to scrub sores until cleared
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Cough
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Leaves / Roots
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Leaves may be stewed or 3–4 raw leaves chewed 2x a day while 2–3 raw roots can also be chewed
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Cold, flu
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Leaves
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Stewed as required
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(stop) cannibalism
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Leaves
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Boiled together with other herbs and eaten Once a day for 1 week
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Toothache
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Leaves
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Half boiled and placed on gum as required
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Bone strength
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Seeds
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Dried, fried, pounded and stewed mixed with other foods
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Painful eyes
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Leaves
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Crushed to obtain juice and dropped into the eye 2x daily
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Poisoning
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Leaves
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Boiled –without salt and eaten or soup drunk 3x a day until recovery
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Akeo (Gynandropsis gynandra)
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Poor appetite
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Leaves
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Stewed 2x a week
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Bloating
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Leaves
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Stewed once a week
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Abdominal pain
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Root/ Leaves + stem
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Raw roots are chewed or pounded, juice extracted and drunk 3x daily for 3days or Roasted, stewed and eaten at the time of pain while raw leaves are chewed or stewed 1-3x a day/ 3x a week; leaves also boiled, soup extracted and drunk 3x a day for 4days
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Ring worm + skin rashes
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Leaves
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Crushed and applied(rubbed) on the affected area 2-3x a day for 1 week or until recovery
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Improve sexual activity in men
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Headache (extreme)
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Leaves
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Pound, tied in a cloth and wrapped around the head for 1 hour twice a day or cooked, soup drained and eaten 3x a week
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Hypertension
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Leaves
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Stewed for one month
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Eye infection
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Leaves
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Crushed to obtain juice which is applied to the eye once during infection or 2x a day for 3 days
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Painful eyes
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Leaves
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Rubbed and placed closer to the eyes for the vapor to enter, 3x a day
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Otitis media
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Roots
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Pounded, water added, and filtered and dropped in ear 2x a day
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Removing blood clots from eyes
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Leaves + stem
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Stewed alone and eaten 3x a day
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Worm infestation (helminthes)
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Leaves
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Crushed and the juice rubbed on affected area once a day for 2 weeks
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Visual impairment
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Leaves /
Roots
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Leaves stewed 3x a day/week while roots are pounded, juice extracted and drunk 3x a day
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Malaria
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Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed 3x a week or boiled, soup extracted and drunk 3x a day for 3 days
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Diabetes
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Leaves
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Stewed daily
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Peptic ulcers
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Leaves
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Boiled, soup removed and eaten 3x a day
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Difficulty in delivery
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Root
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Raw roots chewed once a day
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Prolonged labor
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Leaves
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Boil, juice extracted, mixed with tea leaves and drunk once
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Removal of placenta after delivery
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Leaves + stem + roots
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Raw –Washed & crushed to obtain juice and drunk in small quantities frequently
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Postnatal abdominal pain
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Leaves + Stem
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Stewed, pasted and eaten 3x a day
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Miscarriages
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Sickle cell
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Leaves / Seeds
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Leaves stewed and mixed with Avocado while seeds are pounded, water added, juice removed and drunk (~ 150 ml) 3x a day
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Fever –in children
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Leaves
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Crushed, mixed with water and the child bathed 3x a day
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Scorpion bite
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Leaves
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Cooked and soup removed and drunk for 3 days
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Toothache
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Roots
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Crushed to obtain juice which is applied to teeth 2x a day for 3days
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Otigo (Corchorus spp)
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Joint pain and stiffness
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Leaves / Seeds
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Leaves stewed (alone for better results) and eaten regularly while seeds are stewed with other foods 2-3x a week lifelong and frequently for HIV patients
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Waist pain during menstruation
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Leaves
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Stewed (+/- paste) regularly
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Prevent bone fracture in case of accident
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Leaves
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Stewed (+/-other foods) 2x a day
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Joint lubrication & strength
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Heartburn
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Leaves
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Raw or stewed (but not pasted) 2x a day
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Poor appetite
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Leaves
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Stewed, 1–2 a day/week
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Ulcers
|
Leaves /
Seeds
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Leaves stewed 2x a day for 2 weeks while Seeds grounded and mixed with other foods/ also as tea 2x a day for 1 week
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Purgation
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Leaves/fruits
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Stewed 2-3x a day
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Flatulence
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Fasten fracture healing
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Leaves
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Cooked + silver fish
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Muscle rigidity (contractures)
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Leaves
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Stewed 2x daily
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Weak muscles
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Leaves
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Stewed 3x a day
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Engorged blood vessels
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Leaves
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Stewed 3x daily
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Constipation
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Seeds
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Cooked and eaten once after constipation or twice a week
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Malnutrition
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Leaves
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Stewed and pasted, 2x a day
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Scabies
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Leaves
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Dried, pounded, mixed with petroleum jelly and applied to the skin 2x a day
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Anemia
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Rough voice (smoothening)
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Leaves/seeds
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Stewed 3x a day
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Mental problems
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Leaves
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Stewed daily
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Poisoning (antipoison)
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Leaves
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Stewed 2x a week
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Sickle cell disease
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Vision
|
Leaves/seeds
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Stewed daily
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Hemorrhoids
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Seeds
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Stewed regularly
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Abdominal pain
|
Leaves
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Stewed as required
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Enhance recovery from sickness
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Leaves
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Stewed alone
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Improve fetal health and ease birthing
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Leaves
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Stewed alone
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Low immunity esp TB patients
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Fruit
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Stewed 2x a week
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Painful swallowing, GI obstruction
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Leaves
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Stewed as required
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Poor digestion
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Leaves
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As above
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Alaju (Crotalaria ochroleuca)
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Anemia
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Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Malaria
|
Leaves
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A hand full of Raw leaves chewed once a day or leaves are boiled (not pasted) and eaten or soup drunk (children) 2-3x a day for 2–4 days
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Abdominal pain
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Leaves
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A half of a handful of raw leaves chewed 2x a day or leaves are boiled (+ salt only) 2-3x a day for 1-2days
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Chest pain
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Leaves
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Stewed daily
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Body aches
|
Leaves
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Stewed without paste daily
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Visual impairment
|
Leaves
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Stewed daily
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Cough
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed 2x daily
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Poor appetite
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Leaves
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Stewed 1-3x a day
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Ulcers
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x daily
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Heart burn
|
Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Fever
|
Leaves
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Stewed as required
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Epilepsy
|
Seeds
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Pounded and mixed with other herbs and drunk 2x a day for 3 days
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Headache
|
Leaves
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Stewed (+ salt only) 2x a day frequently
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HIV symptoms
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Leaves
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Stewed 3x a day, 2x a week life long
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Malnutrition
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Leaves
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Boiled, soup extracted and drunk 3x during childhood
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Brucella
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Leaves
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Stewed until recovery
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Eye infections- itching
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Leaves
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Stewed 2-3x a day
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Hypertension
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed or stewed daily
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Diabetes
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed or stewed daily
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Bojo (Vigna unguiculata)
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Anemia
|
Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Low vitamins
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Leaves
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Stewed 4x a day or raw leaves chewed 2x a day for 2 days or 2x a week
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Poor appetite
|
Leaves
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Raw/stewed 2x a week
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Visual impairment
|
Leaves
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Stewed 4x a week regularly
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Immune boosting
|
Leaves
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Stewed and pasted 2x a day
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General body weakness
|
Leaves
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As above
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(+ Otigo) malaria
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Leaves
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Stewed together 3x daily for 3 days
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Hernia
|
Leaves
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Stewed with Otigo regularly
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Milk production (lactation)
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Leaves
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Stewed at least 4x a day
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Cancer (‘Alooti’)
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Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed regularly for 3months
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Improve sexual activity in men
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Leaves
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Stewed
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Malaria
|
Leaves
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Stewed 3x a day, 3x a week
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Appendicitis
|
Leaves
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Stewed
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Abdominal aches
|
Leaves
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Raw leave eaten 3x a day for 2 days
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Ulcers
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed 2-3x a day or stewed once a day
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Diabetes
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Leaves
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Mixed with acacia (Garcia), crushed to extract juice and drunk 2x a month stewed (+ paste) once daily or Raw leaves chopped and eaten daily
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Cabbage (Brassica oleracea)
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Hemorroides
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Leaves
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3–4 Raw leaves chewed once daily for1 week
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Heart burn
|
Leaves
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Stewed regularly
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Cancer
|
Leaves
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Stewed twice a day
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Ulcers
|
Leaves
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Half cooked + ground nuts 3x a daily
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(+ garlic)High blood pressure
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed frequently
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Constipation
|
Leaves
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Raw/ half cooked eaten 2x daily
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Drowsiness
|
Leaves
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Raw/ half cooked eaten 2x daily
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Epilepsy
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves eaten 3x a daily
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Malaria
|
Leaves
|
Raw leaves eaten daily
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Sore throat
|
Leaves
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Stewed or raw, eaten 2x a day
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Poor appetite
|
Leaves
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Stewed
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Ocwica (Cucurbita maxima)
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Malaria
|
Leaf/ seeds
|
Leaves stewed while seeds are roasted, coat removed and eaten 3x daily for 3 days
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Improves health during pregnancy
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Leaves
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Stewed and pasted regularly
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Anemia
|
Leaves
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Stewed daily
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Hepatitis B
|
Leaves
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Stewed (+ salt + red pepper) 2x daily
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(+ cabbage) Coronary artery disease
|
Leaves
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Raw leaves chewed 3X a day as required
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Poor vision
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Leaves
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Stewed, not pasted
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Improve sexual activity in men (‘man power’)
|
Leaves /
Seeds
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Stewed or raw seeds chewed 2x a day
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Appetizer
|
Leaves /seeds
|
As above
|
Leaves
|
Stewed daily
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High blood pressure
|
Seeds
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Uncoated and eaten raw frequently
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Wound healing
|
Leaves
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Stewed
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Urinary tract infections
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x a day
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Memory enhancement
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Fruits/ seeds
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Fruit- boiled; seeds –dried, fried, coat removed before eating
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Ring worm
|
Leaves
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Crushed, juice extracted and applied to affected area 3x a day for 1 week
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Abuga (Amaranthus spp)
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Anemia
|
Leaves /
seeds
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Leaves stewed; seeds put in water, add sugar and ~ 300 ml drunk 1–2 x a day
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Poor child growth
|
Leaves
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Stewed
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Poor appetite
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x a week
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Hepatitis B
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x daily
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Malnutrition
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x a week
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Awica (scientific name missing)
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Malaria
(+ alaju)
|
Leaves
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Stewed “+salt only and eaten or soup drunk 2-3x a day for 4 days
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(+ otigo) Fasten healing
|
Leaves
|
Stewed
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Ulcers
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x daily
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Stomach aches
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x a day; twice a week or full plate 1-2x a day for 4 days or crushed raw to obtain juice and ~ 200 ml drunk 3x a day
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Poor appetite
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x a day
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Anemia
|
Leaves
|
Stewed regularly
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Visual impairment
|
Leaves
|
Stewed (+ salt only) regularly
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Hypertension
|
Leaves
|
As above
|
(+ Alaju) HIV symptoms
|
Leaves
|
Stewed (+ paste) regularly
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Goiter
|
Leaves
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Crushed, juice extracted and drunk 3x a day for 2 weeks
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Worm infestation
|
Leaves
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Stewed (+ salt only) 2x a week
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Joint pain
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x a week
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Opele (Colocasia esculenta)
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Appetizer
|
Leaves
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stewed (+ raw simsim) regularly
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Pot kamalara
(Capsicum spp. Red pepper)
|
Pressure
|
Leaves
|
Stewed (+ paste) regularly
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Poor Vision
|
Leaves /Fruit
|
Leaves stewed regularly; Ripe fruit eaten daily
|
Stomach aches
|
Leaves
|
Stewed once a week
|
Hemorrhoids
|
Leaves
|
Stewed regularly
|
Ocuga (Solarium nigrum L)
|
Stomach aches
|
Leaves
|
Stewed (+ salt only) 2x a day for 4 days or Raw leaves are crushed to obtain juice which is drunk (~ 250 ml) 3x a day
|
Peptic ulcers
|
Leaves
|
Stewed alone 2x a day
|
Skin infections
|
“
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Stewed once daily
|
Visual problems
|
Fruit / Leaves
|
Ripe fruit eaten once daily for 4 days while leaves are stewed 2x a day
|
Malaria
|
Leaves
|
Stewed once a day for 3 days
|
Eye infection
|
Leaves / Fruits
|
Leaves stewed 2x a week lifelong while ripe fruits are eaten regularly
|
Weak bones
|
Leaves
|
Stewed 2x daily
|
Immune boosting (prevent infections)
|
Leaves
|
Stewed regularly
|
(+ Ayuu) malnutrition
|
Fruit/ Leaves
|
Ripe fruit eaten regularly while leaves are half cooked and eaten 3x a day until wellbeing
|
Ayuu bap (Acalypha bipartite M )
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Tooth decay
|
Leaves
|
Raw leaves chewed 2x a day for 4 days
|
Skin infections
|
Leaves
|
Pounded, allowed to dry and mixed with petroleum jelly and applied to skin daily
|
Leprosy
|
Leaves
|
As above
|
Stomach aches
|
Leaves
|
Mixed with alaju and stewed 2x a day
|
Diarrhea
|
Leaves
|
Stewed and eaten once after diarrhea
|
Constipation
|
Leaves
|
Stewed once a week
|
Facilitate growth in children
|
Leaves
|
Stewed regularly
|
Amola
|
Diarrhea – esp. in children
|
Leaves
|
Roasted and ground to powder and eaten 3x a day
|
Oyado (Cassia Obtusifolia L)
|
Diarrhea
|
Leaves
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Stewed (+ paste) 3x a day
|
Headache
|
Leaves
|
Stewed 3x a week
|
Jagi (Solarium gilo L)
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Stomach aches
|
Fruits
|
Raw, eaten in small quantities
|
Apuruk ( Crassocephalum rubens)
|
Bad oral smell
|
Leaves
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Stewed, soup drained, and eaten once a week
|
Weak bones
|
Leaves
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Stewed 2x daily
|
Adipa-kong
|
Waist & back pain
|
Leaves
|
Crushed and rubbed on affected part regularly for 1 month
|
Bone weakness
|
Leaves
|
Stewed 2x a day
|
Aminotakara
|
Causes abortion
|
Leaves
|
Crushed to obtain juice and ~ 500 ml drunk
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Nakati (Solanum aethiopicum)
|
Peptic ulcers
|
Leaves
|
Stewed regularly
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Heart burn
|
Leaves
|
As above
|
Ocwere
|
Diabetes
|
Fruit
|
Raw, chewed with salt, 2 fruits a day
|
Blurred vision
|
Fruit
|
As above
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