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Traditional Medicine
National Museums of Kenya
Nairobi, Kenya
This is the root of a creeper that is common in the highland parts of marakwet. It is cut in small pieces, then mixed with water and stirred. A full cup of this should be drunk and the effect in the patient will vomit. One disease that can be cured this way is malaria, according to Arap Kositet (born 1925). Used by everyone for curing general diseases in the body.
Details
- Title: Traditional Medicine
- Location: Kenya
- Type: Traditional Medicine
- Rights: National Museums of Kenya
- Medium: Plant
- Photographer: Gibsphotography
- Local Name: Chepkingony
- Community: Marakwet
- Collection Date: 1976-08-09
- Collected By: A.K. Cheptum
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