| Field notes | Probescent shrub. Maasai name: emborokwai ekop (emborokwai ~ helper, enkop ~ ground). 10 pieces of 15 cm long small root is boiled in 2 litre water and mixed with 3 litre milk to make it goes further, called "olomelok" and given to children to satisfy their stomach, when milk is insufficient. It is not very high estimated for "olomelok". 4-5 roots are boiled in a cup of water and mixed with a cup of milk to be given to goat kid as substitute for milk. The portion is for two kids. It is used to treat "anang'ami" pain close to diaphragm, treated by making small wounds in the skin, which scar is coloured batteri ?? acid and sap of "endulelei" (Solanum incanum). Koto kunyinya Nailole (called Ngilole), traditional mid-wife, Olmekeke: Used for suckling children with stomach ache or diarrhoea. A bundle as four fingers are boiled in one cup of water until it gets very red, given pure in the child's calabash, given in addition to suckling. Treatment continued until child has recovered. "Oloisesiai" also used for this purpose, but this species is preferred for suckling and if the child breathe heavily so lungs are affected. |
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