| Field notes | Shrub, fruits yellow. Maasai name: alaiturrudai Root used by "oloiboni" to make "oloing'oni" ( means e.g.. bull, but is used in the sense strong, as it used in strong medicine used to harm, cause misery and death to people). If someone want to purnish another person, they ask the "oloiboni" to prepare "oloing'oni". They give it to the person or collect the mud in which the person has spitted or urinated, mix the mud with "oloing'oni" and place the mixture in a termitary to welcome the person in the ground. Afterwards the punishing man has to clean himself by washing the hands with "entasimi". ole Nakuroi, Ndeyan: The pealed root is grained and has a bright red colour, and is called "oloing'oni onyokie". It can only be used for harmful purpose and is the strongest. "Oloiboni" might try to used it against other "oloiboni" to harm them as a part of the fight for power. Meshuko ole Mapi, oloiboni, nkidong'i-clan, living in Buti close to Makuyuni: Root is used to treat people who has been cursed, but is the last one tried as it is the strongest. The person is given a Turkish bath being placed above the pot and covered with a blanket. The treatment can harm therefor the patient has to eat "sweet entasimi" before and after the treatment. The "sweet entasimi", which can be made of "esongoyo" or "olekimojik". Olootaosirwa ole Mako, oloiboni living in Piaya: It can't cure and is the strongest species used for harmful medicine called "oloing'oni". Bark of root is prepared by "oloiboni" while he is naked, and he must bathe in a river before put on clothes. Lepilal ole Nakuroi: contact with "oloing'oni" of "alaturrujiai" makes you hands swallow, and had to be treated with "sweet entasimi". |
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