| Locality | Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Oloronyo. Shrub-savanna on steep slope. Information given by Information given by Armaduani, grandfather, Ilnyangusi-agegroup, and Sambero Armaduani, father, Irmakaa-agegroup. |
| Field notes | Shrub, fruits purple. Maasai name: olodwai (big) engodwai (small), fruits: iloodwa Two spoons of grained dried fruits is eaten to cure tapeworms. Decoction of grained fruits mixed with milk, fat or soup is drunk to cure all kind af gonorrhea, and particularly "bone-gonorrhea" It is used to mix with fat in meatcamps. The dry fruits are sold in Endulen at the monthly markedsday. Lepilal ole Nauroi, Irking'onde-gegroup: Used for lion bites. 4-5 spoons of grianed fruits is boiled in 1/2-1 litre of water with fat depending on amount of fat available, filtered and drunk once a week as long time as fat is available. It provokes vomiting, which helps to dry the wound. It is not as good as"ormungushi" (Rhus natalensis). Kambona ole Sanguyan, Sendui, Irking'onde-agegroup: Used to provoke diarrhoea a half handful of seed is swallowed with water. Decoction of seeds are used by particularly warriors as it speed up digestion, stimulate appetite and prevent one from being lazy. One handfull of seeds is boiled in 4 litre of water for a few minutes and the decoction is ued to make porridge of. |
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