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Collector Ellemann, L.
Number 1024
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Country Tanzania
Subpart ARUSHA
County  
Locality Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Olbili-Esere. Tree savanna. Information given by Oloirago ole Mayanga. 1600
Coordinates 3° 17' S 35° 10' E
Minimum elevation (m) 1600
Maximum elevation (m) 1600
Start date 1994/01/23
End date 1994/01/23
Family Euphorbiaceae
Identification Euphorbia matabelensis Pax ex Zahlbr.
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Field notes Tree. Maasai name: armamé Used for all kind of "gonorhea". Foru pieces 12 cm laong and 1 cm thick is boiled together with hooves and head of sheep or goat, which brain is removed and hair burned off. It is boiled in 2-3 litre of water for 2-3 hours and the portion suits for 2-3 persons. Head and hooves are used as it gives a strong soup which support the medicine. It doesn't provoke vomiting, but a strong diarrhoea. Used sole. One can continue to dring more meat soup mixed with other plants if available. It it one of the best to treat "gonorrhoea" as it treat both kind and is strong, particularly mentioned to be good for "gonorrhea" which cause swellowing of the body of same quality as "osojo" and "olesayet" for treatment of this disease.

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