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Olosesiai

Plant details

Osyris lanceolata

Plant use

Disease/ Afflicted area

disease prevention

Maasai name

Olosesiai

immune

Scientific (Latin) name

Osyris lanceolata

Part used

Common name

African sandalwood

Maasai translation: ore taa ene nekitii naake ejii Kitenden  naa ore alnjani likae ake  lekinotore teneweji oitumia irmaasae naa alasesiai, ore alasesiai naake itumia irmaasae aaturu indana enyena neyer, aayerie imotorik arahu aayer naake nija, ore pee iropiju neoki meeta alnjani ojii olasesiai naa sidai too irmaasae pee eyeriek imotorik, neyerieki  naake aayer nija naa pee eeok irmaasae   amu  itobir iseseni, Ashe.


Swahili translation:  pahali tuko inaitwa Kitenden na mti mwingine tumepata hapa na inatumiwa na wamaasai ni alasesiai,alasesiai inatumika na wamaasai wakitoa mzizi na kupika,na kupika na supu ama kupika tu hivyo,ikikuwa baridi inakunyiwa bila dawa inaitwa alasesiai nani nzuri kwa wamaasai kwa kupika supu,inapikwa hivyo ndio wamaasai wanakunywa na kutengeneza mwili,Asante.


English translation: (Nicolas) We are in a place called Kitenden, and we have found a medicinal tree that we Maasai use, called Oloseseiaii. Olosesiaii is used by the Maasai by extracting the roots and cooking them. It can be boiled in a soup or simply cooked alone. When it's cold, it does not produce any medicine when ingested, so it's better to be made in a soup. This is how it's prepared, and it is used by the Maasai for making soup. The Maasai use it to maintain immune health. Thank you. 

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