Plumbago zeylanica L.

• Region

  Africa

• Country

  Tanzania

• State/Province

  Arusha

• Locality

  Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Nasipriong'.

• Elevation

  Alt. 1800 m. (5906 ft.)

• Coordinates

  -3.2, 35.2

• Location Notes

  [Africa]

• Distribution

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FLORA OF TANZANIA
Lis Ellemann
4^2	Plumbaginaceae
Plumbago zeylanica Linn.
ARUSHA. Ngorongoro Conservation Area, Nasipriong'. Collected along a river.
Information given by Kidami Metele, irmakaa-agegroup. D. 29.4.93.
(35° 12’ E 3° 12' S). Alt. 1800 m.	APr	29> 1993
Herb flowers white. Maasai name: omg'eriandus lo ondoiye (ondoiye ~ girls).
The red decoction of the root is mixed with milk to make it go further, called
"olomelok" and given to children. Oloirago ole Mayanga, Ilcholohk-age group,
living in Aldarpoi: Used to treat transmitted gonorrhea and "bone-gonorrhea”. A
bundle of a size as one hand is boiled in 3 litre of water for 1 hour (gets very red,
but not bitter) and mixed with 1 litre of meat soup, made of any part ot the
animal and drunk. The portion suits for 4 persons. The treatment is repeated three
times at the same day and can be continued the next days if meat for soup is
available. The roots can be used three times as the decoction gets very red. Die
medicine is not as good for this purpose as medicine made of armame (only
found outside of Ngorongoro Conservation Area, on the other side of Kakesio),
which is the best. Koto kunyinya Naflole (called Ngilole), traditional midwife:
bark of root used to speed up digestion and for pain in the stomach, one spoon of
dry bark is boiled in 1/2 litre of water for 20 minutes, and 2-3 spoons of fat can
be added Drunk twice a day. Colour is brown (observation). Can also be used for
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