Family | Species | Ethnotaxa | Traditional uses and preparations | |||
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 |  | Kurya | Masai | Masai | Kurya | Local Preparation and administration |
Lyophyllaceae | Termitomyces microcarpus (Berk & Broome) R.Heim | Bitoghose | Not known | Not known | Food, improve healthy to long ill people and breast feeding mothers | Cooked with spices as onion cooking oil and tomatoes and milk |
Lyophyllaceae | T. titanicus Pegler & Piearce | Lyugu | Ormambuli | Few know it as tonic various gastro- intestinal ailments (e.g., abdominal pain, constipation, stomach ache and ulcers), | Food, delicacy for important members of the community; tonic various gastro-intestinal ailments | Boiled and added salt to taste |
Lyophyllaceae | T. aurantiacus (R. Heim) R. Heim | Nyankobhiti | Ormambuli | Not known | Food, tonic for stomach aching | Boiled and added salt to taste |
Lyophyllaceae | T. clypeatus R. Heim | Vihungumururyo | Ormambuli | Not known | Food | Cooked with spices such as onion cooking oil and tomatoes |
Lyophyllaceae | T. eurhizus (Berk) R. Heim | Amanyegiswa | Ormambuli | Not known | Food | Â |
Lyophyllaceae | T. le-testui (Pat.) R. Heim | Lyugu | Ormambuli | Few know it as tonic various gastro- intestinal ailments (e.g.,abdominal pain, constipation, stomach ache and ulcers), | Food | Cooked with spices such as onion cooking oil and tomatoes |
Lyophyllaceae | T. mammiformis R. Heim | Bitoghose | Ormambuli | Not known | Food | Â |
Lyophyllaceae | T. umkowaan (Cooke & Massee) D.A Reid | Amughu | Ormambuli | Few know it as tonic various gastro- intestinal ailments (e.g.,abdominal pain, constipation, stomach ache and ulcers), | Food | Cooked with spices such as onion cooking oil and tomatoes |
Lyophyllaceae | T. tylerianus Otieno | Bitoghose | Ormambuli | Not known | Food | Cooked with spices such as onion cooking oil and tomatoes |
Lyophyllaceae | T. striatus (Beeli) R. Heim | Bitoghose | Ormambuli | Not known | Food | Cooked with spices such as onion cooking oil and tomatoes |
Agaricaceae | Agaricus campestris L.:Fr. | Bitoghose | Ormambuli | Not known | Food | Cooked with spices such as onion cooking oil and tomatoes |
Agaricaceae | A. bisporus | Nyankobhiti | Ormambuli | Not known | Â | Â |
Agaricaceae | A. xanthodermus | Nyankobhiti | Ormambuli | Not known | Not known | None |
Agaricaceae | C. comatus (O.F. Müll.) Pers | Nyankobhiti | Ormambuli | Not known | Not known | None |
Agaricaceae | Cholorophyllum | Binyankorogoto | Ormambuli | Not known | Not known | None |
 | molybdites (G. May.) | Binyankorogoto | Ormambuli | Not known | Not known | None |
Agaricaceae | P. tuber-regium (Rumph. Ex Fr.) | Binyankorogoto | Ormambuli | Not known | Not known | None |
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Agaricaceae | Macrolepiota procera (Scoop.) Singer | Binyankorogoto | Not known | Not known | Healing wounds | The bulbolous base is dried and grinded to powder form which is then applied direct to the wound. |
Agaricaceae | Trametes versicolor (L.)Lloyd | Binyankorogoto | Ormambuli | Not known | Not known | None |
Polyporaceae | Trametes elegans | Binyankorogoto | Not known | Not known | Not known | None |
Polyporaceae | (Spreng.)Fr. | Binyankorogoto | Not known | Not known | Not known | None |
Schizophyllacea | Schizophyllum commune Fr. | Binyankorogoto | Not known | Not known | Not known | None |
Ganodermataceae | Ganoderma boninense Pat. | Binyankorogoto | Not known | Not known | Treat wound and skin infection | Use its powder to treat skin infection and wound |
Geastraceae | Geastrum saccatum sensu auct. Brit. | Uiborinyiti | Not known | Subject the bees into ‘anaesthaesia’ state | Subject the bees into ‘anaesthaesia’ state | Pierce the ascocarp (ball) to release spores into the bee hives |
Geastraceae | G. triplex Jungh. | Uiborinyiti | Not known | Subject the bees into ‘anaesthaesia’ state | Subject the bees into ‘anaesthaesia’ state | Pierce the ascocarp (ball) to release spores into the bee hives |