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. 2019 Jun 24;13(6):e0007508. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0007508

Table 1. Plant medicines used for treatment of enaoji (eyelid irritation).

Botanical Name Maa Name Description of Use
Licium spp Solanaceae engokii Boil the root with water, let it cool down and put the liquid direct into the eye.
Cyphostemma spp, Vitaceae olorondo Press the leaves, squeeze out liquid & put the liquid direct into the eye. Some mix it with sugar, salt and water.
Grewia bicolor esiteti The leaves of the plant are used to scratch the inside of the eyelid. They scratch until blood flows from the eyelid.
Aloe volkensii Engl. osukuroi Drop the liquid direct into the eye.
Cordia monoica eseki (1) Warm the wood of the plant and use it to put marks on the face of the child with belief that it will prevent eye problems. (2) Use leaves to scratch eyelids.
Solanum incanum L. ndulele Boil the root with water, let it cool down and put the liquid direct into the eye.
Solanum taitense Vatke endemelua Boil with water, let it cool down and put the liquid direct into the eye or use to wash the face.
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata oloirien Warm the wood of the plant and use it to put marks above the eyelid or on the face of the child with the belief that it will prevent eye problems.
Cammiphora swynnertonii oltemwai Take the liquid/sap from the wood and put direct into the eye.
Acacia nubica Benth. oldepe Remove bark and green from a branch, cut into small pieces and boil in small amount of water (make it more concentrated). Let it cool and put the liquid direct into the eye.