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Table 1 Plants of veterinary and medical utility in Samburu District.

From: Ethnopharmacological survey of Samburu district, Kenya

Family

Species

Local name

Voucher no.

Habit

Part used

Preparation

Therapeutic indications

Route

Anacardiaceae

Acokanthera schimperi Benth. & Hook.

Lmorijoi

MN 18

TR

Leaves

Hot decoction

Ectoparasites(ticks, fleas, mite)

pc

 

Adenium obesum (Forssk.)

Lperantai

MN 40

SH

Stem bark

Powdering, Cold decoction

Ectoparasites

pc

 

Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl

Lamuriai

MN 6

SH

Roots, Leaves,

Chewing, hot/cold decoction

Theileriosis, helminthosis, rheumatism, Malaria TB, Venereal diseases(VD), Salmonellosis, Heart water

po

 

Nerium oleander L

 

MN 33

SH

Leaves, Seeds

Hot decoction

URTI and GIT complications

po

 

Rhus natalensis Bernh. ex Kraus

Lmisigiyoi

MN 8

H

Roots, leaves

Hot decoction

Malaria, fevers, TB

po

Asclepiadaceae

Pentarrhinum inspidum E. Mey.

Lkisuchie

MN 5

L

Leaves

Hot decoction

Anaplasmosis

po

Asphodelaceae

Aloe secundiflora Engl.

Sukuroi

MN 28

H

Stem

Burning and squeezing to drip hot exudate

Ectoparasites

pc

Asteraceae

Gutenbergia cordifolia Benth.

Lodwaporo

MN 52

SH

Leaves, Roots

powdering, hot decoction

Ticks, Giardisis

Po, pc

 

Psiadia punctulata (DC.) Oliv. & Hiern

Labaai

MN 19

H

Leaves

Fumigation, smoke/steam bath

Ectoparasites

pc

Balanitaceae

Balanites rotundifolia (Tiegh.)

Sorai, ebei

MN 36

SH

Leaves

Hot decoction

GIT complications (Emetic), Eye infection

po

Boraginaceae

Cordia sinensis Lam

Lkweite

MN 49

SH

Flowers

Grinding, hot decoction

Malaria and fevers, Eye infection

po

 

Ehretia buxifolia. Willd

Lkinyl

MN 2

SH

Root bark

Pounding, hot decoction

GIT complications, URTI, Malaria

po

Caesalpiniaceae

Senna singueana Del

Senetoi

MN 21

SH

Leaves

Grinding, hot decoction

Malaria, complicated fevers

po

Canellaceae

Warburgia ugandensis Sprague

Sokorioi

MN 37

TR

Stem bark, leaves

Hot decoction

helminthosis, Heart water, Ectoparasites black quarter, emetic, Trypanosomosis, ECF

po

Capparidaceae

Capparis spinosa.L

Lkaridangai

MN 15

SH

Root bark

Hot decoction

URTI

po

Celastraceae

Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.)

Laimurunyai

MN 47

SH

Leaves, roots

Hot decoction

Malaria

po

Combretaceae

Terminalia brownii Fries

Lbukoi

MN 32

TR

Stem bark

Hot decoction

yellow fever, GIT Complications(emetic), Trypanosomosis

po

Ebenaceae

Euclea divinorum Hiern

Lchingei

MN 11

SH

Seeds, Roots

Hot decoction

Malaria, Fevers, Anaplasmosis, VD

po

Euphorbiaceae

Croton megalocarpus Hutch.

Lmargwet

MN 26

TR

Root bark

Homogenization and decoction

Malaria, Fevers, diarrhea, Anaplasmosis, wounds.

po

 

Euphorbia candelabrum

Mpopong'i

MN 44

TR

Leaves, barks

Stem cutting to drip Sap mix with rumen contents

URTI and GIT complications, wounds, coenurosis.

pc

 

Euphorbia herechroma Pax

lpara

MN 53

SH

Stem sap

Stem cutting to drip Sap

Tick infestation, Ectoparasites

pc

 

Ricinus communis L.

oldula

MN 46

SH

Leaves

Hot decoction

Malaria, fevers, RAB

 

Lamiaceae

Ajuga remota.Benth

Lmenang'i

MN 3

H

leaves, roots

Crushing, hot decoction with soup

RAB, GIT complications, Anaplasmosis, Mastitis

po

Loranthaceae

Odontella fischeri

Larrudenyai

MN 43

TR

Stem bark

Hot decoction

Retained afterbirth, Wounds

po

Meliaceae

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

Mwarubaini

MN 29

TR

Leaves, Stem barks

Stem cutting, pounding, Hot/cold decoction

Malaria, Fevers, GIT complications

po

Mimosaceae

Acacia abyssinica Hochst.

Lngingiletome

MN 45

TR

Root bark

Homogenization

Gastrointestinal distress, Lumbago and arthritis

po

 

Acacia drepanolobium

Rangau

MN 51

TR

Root bark

Powdering, Cold decoction

RAB, Babesiosis, GIT complications

 
 

Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd.

Eluai

MN 16

TR

Root bark

Hot decoction

GIT complications, Babesiosis

po

 

Albizia anthelmintica Brongn.

Lmungutan

MN 27

TR

Root bark, roots

Pounding, Cold decoction

Antihelmintic (Lungworms), Malaria, wounds

po

Myrsinaceae

Myrsine africana L.

Seketet

MN 7

SH

Seeds

Grinding, hot decoction, chewing

Helminthosis, Malaria, Wounds, TB, GIT complications

po

 

Rapanea melanophloeios.L

Sitoni

MN 48

SH

Seeds

Grinding, hot decoction

Antihelmintic (Roundworms).

po

Myrtaceae

Syzygium cordatum Hochst

Loiragi

MN 39

SH

Leaves

Hot decoction

GIT complications

po

Olacaceae

Ximenia caffra Sond.

Ledat

MN 13

SH

Roots, leaves

Hot decoction

Malaria, Fevers, Acute URTI, Dermatitis, ulcers,

po

Oleaceae

Olea africana Miller

Lgeriyoi

MN 23

SH

Stem bark

Pounding, hot decoction

Helmithosis, Asthma, Rheumatism, Lumbago,

po

 

Schrebera alata

Lkauwawa

MN 35

SH

Root bark

Pounding, chewing

Candidiasis, Toothache

po

Poacea

Enteropogon macrostachyus (Hochst.)

Lkujita-ongo

MN 14

L

whole plant

Hot decoction

Tryapanosomosis

po

Podocarpaceae

Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.)

Masanduku

MN 38

SH

Leaves

Hot decoction, Fumigation

Measles

pc

Rhamnaceae

Cissus quadrangularis.L

Sukurtuti

MN 50

SH

Leaves, Fruits

Crushing, homogenizing for hot/cold decoction

Wounds, gastric ulcers, schistosomiasis, neurosis, ECF, rheumatism, epilepsy, TB, Asthma, collibacillosis

po

 

Helinus integrifolius (Lam.) Kuntze

Lmekori

MN 12

SH

Root bark

Grinding. hot decoction, mix with milk

Arthritis, paralysis

po

 

Rhamnus stado L

Lkukulai

MN 10

SH

leaves, fruits

hot decoction

Malaria, fevers

po

 

Scutia myrtina (Burm. F.) Kuntz

Laturdiai

MN 20

SH

Leaves

Hot decoction

Retained afterbirth

po

Rubiaceae

Rubia cordifolia L.

Loitunenei

MN 9

L

Leaves, Roots

Hot decoction

URTI

po

Rutaceae

Teclea simplicifolia (Engl.)

Lgelai

MN 42

TR

Ro, Flowers

Hot decoction

Cerebral malaria, Fevers

po

 

Zanthoxylum usambarense (Engl.)

Loisuk

MN 31

SH

Seeds

Grinding, Hot decoction

URTI, Malaria, Malignant catarrhal fever.

po

Salvadoraceae

Salvadora persica L

Sekotei

MN 41

SH

Roots

Grinding, hot decoction

RAB, ulcers, seizures, toothbrush, mange, Trypanosomosis, Brucellosis, and Anthrax.

po

Simaroubaceae

Harrisonia abyssinica Oliv.

Lasaramai

MN 24

SH

Roots, Leaves

Grinding, hot decoction

Abscess, ECF, Malaria, Lumbago, Rheumatism, RAB

po

Solanaceae

Nicotiana tabacum L.

Lkumbao

MN 34

SH

Leaves

Crushing, smoke bath, chewing

Snuff, Ectoparasites, wounds, Babesiosis, gastro-enteritis, chronic cough, gingivitis, candidosis, glossitis

Pc,

 

Solanum incanum L.

Ltulelei

MN 22

H

Fruit

Burn and drip sap on skin

Ectoparasites

pc

Verbanaceae

Lippia javanica (Bur)

Sunoni

MN 4

SH

Leaves

Fumigation, decoction

Migraines, Measles

in, pc

 

Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.)

Lmakutikuti

MN 25

TR

Root

Powdering, hot decoction, chewing

GIT, Lumbago, Venereal diseases.

po

Viscaeae

Viscum tuberculatam

Larrudenyai

MN54

SH

Root bark

Hot decoction

RAB

po

Vitaceae

Rhoicissus tridentata (L.F.)

Nkilenyai

MN 1

L

Leaves

Crushing, cold homogenization

URTI, Malaria

 
 

Hilderbrantia sepalosa

Nyirman

MN 30

SH

Roots

Crushing, hot decoction

URTI and GIT complications

Po

  1. Habit (H – Herb, L – Liana, SH – Shrub, TR – Tree); Therapeutic indications (ECF – East Cost Fever, GIT – Gastrointestinal, RAB – Retained Afterbirth, TB – Tuberculosis, URTI – Upper Respiratory Tract Infections, VD – Venereal Diseases); Routes (in -Intranasal, pc – Per cutaneous, po – Per os).