Kalama Trees Shrubs & Medical Uses

Botanical Names

Common Names

Samburu Names

Uses

Accacia Tortilis

Umbrella thorn

Ltepes

Bark is used as an
apetiser

Accacia Senegal

Sudan gum arabic

Lderkesi

Bark used for
stomach upset

Accacia Alilior

River Accacia

Sesiai

Bark is used as
an apetiser

Accacia Melifera

Hook thorn Accacia

Iti

Roots are used
for stress free

Accacia Tomasii

Lkerdeedi

Bark used for
stomach upset

Accacia Brevispicia

Wait-abit tree

Lgirigiri

Roots are used for
tape worm

Accacia Reficient

False umbrella tree

Lchurai

Bark used for
stomach upset

Accacia Nilotica

Egyptian thorn

Lkiloriti

Seeds are used
for apetiser

Accacia Horida

Learoni or Lmarti

Roots used as
an apetiser

Accacia Draponolobium

Whistling thorns

Luai

Roots used as
an apetiser

Accacia Nubica

Ldepe

Used for common
cold & brucelosis

Accacia Seyal

White thorn

Liarai

Inner part of bark
used when thirsty

Accacia etbaica

Lchakwa

Bark is used as
an apetiser

Accacia gerraldii

Gerrard's Accacia

Rangau

Cordia Africana

Large - leafed

Lmanture

Used for building

Karraluma Specioza

Lmanyanyi

Sap is used for burns

Caraluma turner

Mpashash

Children eat when
thirsty

Zanthoxlum
Usambaranzis

Loisugi

Used to cure tonsils
and diseased camels

Lanae Rival

Lkambureri

Balanite Egyptica

Desert Date

Sarai

Fruits used for burns

Salonum Arodo

Sikawai

Fruits used for burns

Vangueria Madagas
Carensis

Lkormosioi

Fruits are edible

Ipomea Cicatricoga

Morning glory family

Lokitengi

Ipomea Denolsonii

Morning glory family

Lalkurnyoi

Maerua Crassifolia

Ldumei

Delonix Elata

Lawai

Used for making
camel bells

Kigelia Africana

Sausage tree

Lmomoi

Used for local
brew (maratina)

Beschamia discolar

Santaiti

Fruits are edible

Melia Volkensii

Lmarmaroi

Used for Samburu
stools

Calotropis Procera

Laibeleki

Used for knifes
sheaths

Comiphora Boviniana

Laimai

Used for goats bells
& to castrate goats

Sansola Dendroid

Aduum

Comiphora Africana

Lkeni Ngiro

Used for pregnancy
complications

Erythrina Abyssinicia

Red hot poker

Lgooroshi

Used for making milk
calabash

Abatilion Hirtum

Sulubei

Bark is used for building

Bosicia Coreecea

Serichoi

Roots are used to fight
malaria fever

Rhus Natalensis

Lmisigiyoi

Roots used for common
cold in children

Pistacia aethopica

Lasaramai

Roots are used to fight
malaria fever

Terminalia Brownii

Red Pod Terminalia

Lbukoi

Bark is used to cure
yellow fever

Capparis Pascikularis

Laturdei

Cadaba Farinoza

Laresoro

Used to prevent
chickenpox in children

Boscia Agostifolia

Lororoi

Used for pregnancy
complications

Ilex Mintis

Agar

Bark is used for
diahorea

Hippocratea Africana

Sakurdumi

Used to cure
stomach ulsers

Lanea alata

Lkinoi

Fruits are edible

Cordia Ovalis

Sandpaper tree

Silapani

Bark is used for
bronchitis

Cordia Sinesis

Lgweita

Used for making fire

Ocimum Suavensis

Lemuran

Samburu Perfume

Grewia Similis

Lkalkaloi

Fruits are edible

Grewia Bicola

Siteti

Wood for building

Grewia Tenax

Lpusani

Fruits are edible

Grewia Fillosa

Lpupoi

Fruits are edible

Clerodendrum Anguiri

Lmakutikuti

Roots are used to cure
siphilis and gonhorear

Euphorbia Cuneata

Ltilimani

Sap used for piples or
skin problems

Aloe Ferox

Candelabra Aloe

Sukuroi

Adenium Obasum

Desert Rose

Lperintai

Poison for arrows

Cistanche Tubulosa

Ntamejoi

Salvadora Pasica

Tooth brush bush

Sokotei

Roots are used to held
remove the placenta

Rhamnus Prinoids

Lkinyil

Roots are used vomit
malaria fever

Lycion Europocum
Rotondifolia

Lokii

Roots are used to cure
chickenpox in children

Euphorbia Kibwenzis

Lparaa

Used for injury especially
in cows

Albisia Anthelmentica

Lkaracha

Bark used for ropes for
building

Carparis Cartelagenea

Saru Kiteng

Used to cure rindapest

Albisia Amara

Bitter Albisia

Crushed leaves used in
the treatment of wounds

Moringa Stenopetala

Moringa

Lorsanjo

Leaf infusion is taken
for lemposy & fever

             A Work in progress by Neil Unsworth & Chris Leletur