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Oltimigomi

Plant details

Pappea capensis

Plant use

Disease/ Afflicted area

disease prevention

Maasai name

Oltimigomi

fever

Scientific (Latin) name

Pappea capensis

Part used

root, leaves

Common name

Jacket plum

Recording 1: Maasai translation: etii siinye archani ake sidai oji ortimigomi, ore naa siinye ortimigomi naa oloomotorik ake siinye, archani sidai toomotorik aaku sidai duo ninye amu eokieki inye ilo shai eya oohaake irtung’anak ingang’itie ilo nepuo apuo aituhulaki injain taangangang’itie niidim ake irkulakai aataa lazima pee itumiari naa sii toomotorik amu archani sidai oleng’ siinye ele ojo ortimigomi, netii orkitalaswa, ore ilo ojo orkitalaswa naa archani sidai ake sininye toomoroki naa ore duo nai imotorik pee eyeri neyerunyeki pookin tengata ake ekutosha neeku eteyerunywe ilo hani neeku itobir sininye imotorik.


Swahili translation:  kuna mti pia nzuri inaitwa Oltimigomi,na ortimigomi ni ya supu pia,ni dawa nzuri kwa supu maana pia inatumiwa kupikiwa chai watu wanachukua nyumbani na kuchanganya na chai nyumbani na wengine wataweza kuwa nayo lazima ndio itumike kwa supu ni dawa nzuri sana hii inaitwa ortimigomi na iko orkitalaswa nani dawa nzuri kwa supu ndio ipikwe ndio ipikwe kwa wakati wa kutosha ndio hiyo dawa imepikwa na kutengeneza supu.


English translation: This is a good tree called Oltimigomi. Oltimigomi is used in soup. In addition to soup, it can also be used for making tea. If it is taken fresh it can be mixed immediately as tea at home, but it can also be stored to make as soup. If it is used for soup, however, it must be cooked for a long time for the medicines to work. 


Recording 2: Maasai translation: ore ele naa ortimigomi naake edung’i kuna pinasi neyerieki esupu oomotorik, ore naa ina supu ore naa eniyerie nees im’baa kumok pookin tosesen ninepu eeniwok ina supu niim irubat osesen pookin, nekiidim aateretoki metaa mee kaka kiim’bung’ oloirobi tenekuna tokiting’ poookin, metaa ore naa ele naa ortimigomi… eneyiereki ele imotorik niyiolou ake etipikaki.. Eeniindu ortung’ani lemeyelo pee iwok ina supu itudol pee itauni niyilou ake aajo etipikaki ele hani, 


Swahili translation: hii ni ortimigomi inakatwa na kupikwa nayo supu,hio supu ikipikwa inafanya mambo mingi kwa mwili ukipata ukikunywa hio supu inaingia mahali yote kwa mwili,inasaidia homa kutokushika ovyo ovyo kwa hizi vitu vyote,sasa hii dawa ni ortimigomi…..ikipikiwa supu nayo inajulikana…mtu akiweka mwenye ajui akunywe hio supu kama haujaona itolewe unajua tu imewekwa hii dawa,


English translation: This is Oltimigomi. It is cut and used to make soup. When the soup is prepared, it helps the body in many ways. It reaches every part of the body and helps prevent many illnesses, including fever. This is Oltimigomi. The medicine has no effect on the soup, if someone unaware of the plant drinks the soup they won’t even taste it at all. 


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