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Table 4 Traditional vegetables

From: Food beliefs and practices among the Kalenjin pregnant women in rural Uasin Gishu County, Kenya

No.

Local name

English name

Botanical name

1

Mborochet

Pig weed

Amaranthus dubuis

2

chepkerta

Pig weed

Amaranthus gracecizane

3

Sochojek

African nightshade

Solanum nigrum

4

Sagek

Wild spiderflower

Cleome gynandra

5

Nderemiat

Vine spinach

Basella alba

6

Seveve

pumpkin leaves

Cucurbita moschata

7

Mrenda

jute mallow

Corchorus olitorius

8

Mito/miroo

Slenderleaf

Crotalaria ochroleuca

9

Kundek

Cowpea leaves

Vigna unguiculata