Roots boiled in soup used for stomachache (Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
English: pigeon pea Giriama: mbubalazi Kamba: nzuu. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Kamba: mutoo Maa: olmotoo Mbeere: mutoo Meru: matoo. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Kamba: mutula Kambe: mtundukula Kikuyu: mutura Luhya. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The majority Kikuyu and the Kamba tribes are together. From Wordnik.com. [Gangs of Nairobi] Reference
Kamba: mukenea, mukanu (Kitui) Kambe: mdungu Luoi roko. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Kamba: mukomoa, kikomoa Kikuyu: mubiru, mubiru-ng'ombe. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Roots (Kamba, Kikuyu) and bark (Mbeere) sources of dye. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Leaves are used for stomach-ache and diarrhoea (Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
English: camel foot Giriama: mkayamba Kamba: mukolokolo. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The endocarps are sold to the Kamba as snuff containers. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Kamba: kiae (Machakos), kitolosuu (Kitui) Mbeere: mugagu. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Gabra: buratte Kamba: kikungi, kyambatwa Luo: nyabuth-muok. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Daasanach: yierit-etha Kamba: mukauw'u Samburu: sakurdumii. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Arabian tea Giriama: miraa Kamba: mailyungi, miungi (plural). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Guerke (Embu: makori, Kamba: wenye, Luo: bwar, Pokot: supko). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The stone is cracked and the contents eaten raw (Pokot, Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Thorns used for piercing ears (Kamba, Tharaka), removing jiggers. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Soup made from the bark is taken as a worm medicine (Kamba, Pokot). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Uses: FOOD: The dry fruit are split and seeds roasted (Luo, Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
MEDICINAL: Roots and bark decoction used for chest troubles (Kamba, Pokot). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Borana: kurte Kamba: ngomo Mbeere: mukandakiria Samburu: lokorijet, ekurgigi. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Meru (previously by the Kamba) and by some communities in Tanzania and Uganda. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The roots are occasionally used to make arrow poison (Kamba, Pokot, Kipsigis). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Uses: FOOD: Young leaves and soft tips used as a vegetable (++) (Kamba, Taita). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Eaten along with ugali or mashed with a maize and beans or peas mixture (Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Root bark and leaf extract used as a treatment for a number of diseases (Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Ash or Aloe sap may be put on top to prevent poison from oozing out (Kamba, Maasai). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Uses: FOOD: The soft juicy, bright red fruit are eaten raw (+) (Kamba, Turkana, Pokot). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
MEDICINAL: Sap used for toothache (Kikuyu) and powdered bark infusion for dysentery (Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Chonyi: wimbi Embu: ugimbi English: finger millet Kamba: uimbi Kambe: wimbi Keiyo: kipsongik. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
MEDICINAL: Bark and root used in the treatment of venereal diseases (Maasai, Kamba, Tharaka). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Borana: dagams Chonyi: mtandomboo Embu: mukawa Gabra: dagams Giriama: mtandamboo Kamba: mukawa. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The base may be made smooth and when words are inscribed on it act as "rubber stamps" (Kamba). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Kamba: kamusuusuu Kipsigis: kipkururiet, kipkurkuriet Luhya (Bukusu): kimiro Luhya (Kisa): emiro. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
Borana: garse Chonyi: mkuha Daasanach: kadite, kada (plural) Giriama: mkuha Kamba: kisiu, kikaitha. From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
The beans can be cooked with vegetables or maize (Kamba, Kikuyu) or mashed with potatoes (Kikuyu). From Wordnik.com. [Chapter 7] Reference
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