Kalenjin Herbs & Medicines

Kalenjin Herbs & Medicines

  23:36    Tabutany ak Cheplangat

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Kalenjin Herbs and Medicines


1.Chemurguiwet : leaves are used to treat cough, skin diseases
2. Tilalwet : Leaves shoot is used to treat skin diseases
3: Chemurguiwetab suswek : skin diseases, wounds, eye infections
4.Nyamdutiet:antidiarrhoea, wounds, oedema, foot and mouth in livestock, pneumonia
5.Cheperenet: leaves is used as paste for stepping up snake bites
6.Cheptereret: leaves is used to treat for cough, backache
7.Kipkesio : leaves and flower ash (internal) are used for cough, anti-diarrhea, orchitis
8.Ndakariat : leaves ash are used for dry cough, pneumonia, chronic asthma, cancer, tonsils, flu (mireiwek')
9.Rokorabchepkimis/chepyochoit : leaves ash are used for sorcery, charms, ulcers,
pneumonia
10.Tangaratwet : leaves and roots infusion are used for typhoid, skin diseases, malaria, colds, ear problems, wounds, coccidiosis
11.Chesirimiot/Chesirimto root ash is used for cough
12. Mbogiat : leaves are used for treating cancer, boils.

Note  

Ordinarily, herbs and their usage aren't freely shared, except at family level (kaitoonik). Secrecy in such matters is traditional.
If you've been to Mau, you'll probably recognize the following plants and their value in ethnomedicine:
Isongoroit, susuriet, yemdit, tegeldit, sirondit, kwamamayiet, nderemiat/tapatapig, narubat, puindaii, lobotuet, silibuet, tiliet, kimoyat, sigowet, chepindoruet, kikomit, tipsoleit, tenetuet/tenduet, tagaimamiet, sumbeiyuet, kosisito/ilonyilit, pisiinda, ketegan, muruguiyuet, masaita, sachonet, chelumbut, toiliotilio, kaptaleit, segumeriet, manarariat, chesaleit, masageriet, molosuet, pumbuetyet, nderiot, sumeito, mtondoruet, chepkolongolio, lebekuet, girpanyat, nukiat, senetuet, chepsagitiet, sagawaita, teldet,