About the Illness
Gonorrhoea is spread through sexual contact. Men usually display the first symptoms between 2-5 days after being infected (but it can be up to 3 weeks before symptoms appear). Women seldom show symptoms until at least 7-14 days after infection, and it can take weeks or months before they do. A person who does not show any signs can still pass on the disease to someone else, starting a few days after becoming infected. It is very important to treat this disease properly as it will re-occur if not properly managed. If you have a partner, both of you must be treated, during which time neither of you should have sex.
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Common Symptoms
Men: Pain or difficulty in urinating; pus discharge from the penis; sometimes painful swelling of the testicles.
Women: Often there are no symptoms to start with; pain or difficulty in urinating; smelly, yellow discharge; pain in lower abdomen; severe lower backache.
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Children's Issues
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Important Information
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Kigelia africana
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HABITAT From coast to highlands. eg. Kitui, Machakos, Tharaka, Makueni, Mwing, Nyanza and Western Kenya.
PART USED Bark
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STANDARD/ENGLISH Sausage tree
USES Gonorrhoea Syphilis Anaemia
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KISWAHILI Mwegea
VERNACULAR Mokwoka (Giriama) Muatine (Kamba) Muratina (Kikuyu) Ratuinet (Kipsigis) Kumufungu (Luhya) Yago (Luo) Oldarpoi (Maasai)
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Harrisonia abyssinica
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HABITAT Hot humid areas such as coast, Lake Victoria basin and Eastern Province.
PART USED Root
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STANDARD/ENGLISH
USES Gonorrhoea Syphilis
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KISWAHILI Msamburini
VERNACULAR Mkithunga (Giriama) Mukiliulu (Kamba) Sipondwe (Luhya) Pedo (Luo)
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Albizia coriaria
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HABITAT Lake Victoria region
PART USED Stem Bark
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STANDARD/ENGLISH
USES Tuberculosis Genital thrush Gonorrhoea
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KISWAHILI Mugavu
VERNACULAR Omubele (Luhya) Ober (Luo)
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Carissa spinarum (aka Carissa edulis)
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HABITAT Common in most areas of Kenya in forest edges, bushlands and thickets, especially on rocky hillsides.
PART USED Root
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STANDARD/ENGLISH Carissa Natal plum
USES Gonorrhoea
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KISWAHILI Mtanda-mboo
VERNACULAR Mtandamboo (Giriama) Mukawa (Kamba) Mukawa (Kikuyu) Legetetyet (Kipsigis) Kumurwa (Luhya) Ochuoga (Luo) Olamuriaki (Maasai)
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HABITAT Widespread throughout Kenya, especially in lower areas.
PART USED Root |
STANDARD/ENGLISH
USES Gonorrhoea Syphilis
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KISWAHILI
VERNACULAR Mukinyai (Kamba) Mukinyei (Kikuyu) Muswa (Luhya) Ochol (Luo) Olkinyei (Maasai)
IMPORTANT INFORMATION Use with care, only in recommended doses as this plant can be extremely poisonous. |
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Senna didymobotrya (was Cassia didymobotrya)
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HABITAT Found near water – by rivers, lake shores and forest edges. Especially in central and western areas of Kenya.
PART USED Root Leaf
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STANDARD/ENGLISH
Wild senna
Candle bush
Ringworm bush
USES
Gonorrhoea
Convulsions
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KISWAHILI
Ndimu/limau
VERNACULAR
Inyumganai (Kamba)
Mwino (Kikuyu)
Senetwet (Kipsigis)
Lubino (Luhya)
Obino (Luo)
Osenetoi (Maasai) |
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Herbal Therapy
Harrisonia abyssinica Roots & Kigelia africana Bark Tea Boil together 2 handfuls of each ingredient in 4 ltr water for 1 hr and reduce to 2 ltr. Add 1 ltr of Busaa (Traditional African Brew) and drink 1 glass 2x daily for 1 week. This will cause a lot of urination. The pus and infection should clear after 3 days.
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Tea/Decoction
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This is a good method for extracting substances from thick leaves, roots or bark.
- Boil 1 handful of plant material together with 1 ltr of water for about 20 minutes.
- Try to use a clay pot or stainless steel saucepan. Do NOT use aluminium saucepans as they can react adversely with the medicine.
- Prepare a fresh decoction every day.
- If you need to sweeten the decoction, use honey instead of sugar because honey has more medicinal value than sugar.
![[Tea/Decoction]](./scale_image.php?filepath=./images/herbal_preps/prepMed03.jpg&width=75)
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Good for:Adults Only
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Albizia coriaria Bark & Carissa spinarum Root & Euclea divinorum Root & Senna didymobotrya Root Tea Boil together 1 piece of Euclea divinorum root and 2 pieces each of remaining ingredients in 4 ltr water for 1 hour and reduce to 2 ltr. Drink 1 glass 2x daily for 21 days. The infection will clear after 4-5 days. During this treatment you will experience mild, foamy diarrhoea. There is no need to worry about this.
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Tea/Decoction
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This is a good method for extracting substances from thick leaves, roots or bark.
- Boil 1 handful of plant material together with 1 ltr of water for about 20 minutes.
- Try to use a clay pot or stainless steel saucepan. Do NOT use aluminium saucepans as they can react adversely with the medicine.
- Prepare a fresh decoction every day.
- If you need to sweeten the decoction, use honey instead of sugar because honey has more medicinal value than sugar.
![[Tea/Decoction]](./scale_image.php?filepath=./images/herbal_preps/prepMed03.jpg&width=75)
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Good for:Adults Only
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Food and Nutrition Advice
- Avoid eating pork and red meat.
- Avoid dairy products.
Body Work and General Advice
- Wash your genital area with ash filtrate 1x daily.
To avoid catching or spreading it:
- Have protected sexual intercourse.
- Make sure that all your sexual partners receive prompt treatment.
- If you are infected, do not share your towels with anyone else.
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