Hello waynelerrigo-ga,
I?ve found what you?re looking for. The plant is called Mkombelo in
Kenya and is also called White?s Ginger. Searching for White?s Ginger
I discovered that there are two plants that go by this English name.
One is Mondia whitei (Hook f.) Skeels and the other is Siphonochilus
aethiopicus (Zingiberaceae). Both are medicinal plants from Africa.
I?ve included links for both so you can pursue your search further.
I?ve included links for sites where you can obtain these plants or
their derivatives.
Please don?t hesitate to ask for clarification if any of this is confusing.
Wishing you well.
~ czh ~
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MONDIA WHITEI (HOOK F) SKEETS
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http://www.essentiallyoils.com/Newsletters/2003/January_2003_Newsletter/january_2003_newsletter.html
Aphrodisiac, beauty product, or something else?
Too often, when perusing various books and journals, my interest is
taken briefly only to be lost a moment later. Following my recent
comments about damiana (Turnera diffusa Willd. var. aphrodisiaca
(L.F.Ward) Urb.), I have received numerous messages from around the
world about other plants with claimed aphrodisiac potential. One,
however, particularly caught my eye, because I recalled it from past
perusals: Mondia whitei (Hook f.) Skeels.
When, in 1998, Viagra became available in Kenya, a flurry of letters
appeared in the Daily Nation. The letter writers, all from the Luhya
and Luo tribes of western Kenya, claimed that they had their own
Viagra. The wild, ivory-coloured vine-root, Ogombo in Dholuo (meaning
?to crave?) and Mkombelo in Kiluhya, was, according to these writers,
a renowned sexual stimulant for men.
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http://www.nationaudio.com/News/DailyNation/Supplements/horizon/24102002/story2.htm
Thursday October 17, 2002
Local impotency herb to flavour yoghurt
By Arthur Okwemba
A herbal medicine that is popularly linked to the management of
impotence problems ? mkombelo ? may soon be used to flavour yoghurt or
purchased in super markets and pharmacists following plans to produce
it on a large scale.
Mkombelo, a Luhya name meaning desire, is being crushed into a powder
form by researchers at International Centre of Insect Physiology and
Ecology (ICIPE) and Kenya Forestry Research Institute (Kefri).
The new product is known as mondia tonic and is packed in a 50 grams
tin. There are also plans to develop sachets out of it, which could be
dropped in a cup of hot or cold liquid or beverages.
The venture is hoped to earn communities around the Kakamega forest
and beyond more than 29 million shillings by the year 2004.
It will also help to conserve a herb that is very fast disappearing in
Kenya. Kakamega forest, the only remaining tropical rain forest in
Kenya, and where the herb can be found, has so far lost more 217,000
acres of land.
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http://florawww.eeb.uconn.edu/acc_num/200100506.html
Mondia whitei (Hook f.) Skeels
Query NCU-3e
Common Name: Mondi, White's Ginger
Family: Periplocaceae Schltr. ( ~Asclepiadaceae)
Country of Origin: tropical Africa
Habitat:
Description: 3-6m vigorous climber, attractive heart-shaped leaves,
panicles of yellow and reddish-purple fl Sp, med.
Uses: Used medicinally by the Zulu's and to make a beverage similar to
ginger-beer.
Culture: Sow seed spring
USDA Zone: 10
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http://www.edirectory.co.uk/chilternseeds/pages/moreinfo.asp?pe=DBFBFDHBQ_+MONDIA+WHITEI&cid=211
MONDIA WHITEI for £1.90
Genus: MONDIA
Species: WHITEI
Family Name: Asclepiadaceae
Catalogue No.: 882N
English Name: Whites Ginger
Description: From tropical Africa comes this vigorous (up to 20 ft.)
and unusual climber with attractive, heart-shaped leaves and bearing
panicles of maroon flowers with white star centres. The roots are
edible and are used in a ginger beer-like beverage. Seed scarce.
Packet of 10 seeds.
Classification: Climber, Greenhouse
Price: £1.90
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http://www.shop.sunshine-seeds.de/index.html?samen_a-z_samen_m.htm
Mondia whytei EUR 2.20
Duft der Erde, Mondi, White's Ginger
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http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/periplocac/mondia/whitei/index.php
http://www.zimbabweflora.co.zw/speciesdata/periplocac/mondia/whitei/mondi_whi1.php
Mondia whitei (Hook. f.) Skeels ? Photograph
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http://www.alibaba.com/trade/company/goto/10167934.html
Tropical Commodities Enterprise [Ghana]
Business Info
Business Type: Trading Company
Year Established: 2001
Industry Focus: Others , Herb Medicine
Products/Services: Raw herbs1. Mondia whitei(root)2. Khaya
senegalensis(stem bark)3. Khaya ivorensis(stem bark)4. Morinda
lucida(stem bark)5. Nauclea latifolia(root/root back)
Main Markets: Worldwide
Other Markets: india & china
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SIPHONOCHILUS AETHIOPICUS (ZINGIBERACEAE)
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http://www.myristica.it/current/tales_SAfrica.html
Medicinal plants that are endangered
There are literally hundreds of plants that are harvested on a large
scale for use as traditional medicines and rites. While western
medicines are fast gaining popularity, the use of traditional medicine
still takes place widely in many areas of southern Africa. A
widely-occurring indigenous species is that of Siphonochilus
aethiopicus (Zingiberaceae), also called Wild Ginger (or White?s
Ginger). Indeed, the rhizomes of this plant have a very distinct and
pungent smell of ginger. It is commonly used in the treatment of chest
ailments and as a decongestant.
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http://www.health.wits.ac.za/pharmacy/myweb3/siphonochilus%20aethiopicus.htm
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Photo: Van Wyk et al., 1997. Medicinal
Plants of South Africa.
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Zingiberaceae) is one of the most coveted
medicinal plants in South Africa. The rhizomes have a characteristic
pungent smell and are used traditionally to clear the nasal passages,
as a cough suppressant and to treat influenza and hysteria. Its use in
the treatment of malaria and to relieve menstrual pains has also been
reported in ethnobotanical literature.
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http://www.plantzafrica.com/plantqrs/siphonaeth.htm
Siphonochilus aethiopicus (Schweif.) B.L. Burt
Family: Zingiberaceae
Common names: Natal ginger, Wild ginger (English); Wildegemmer
(Afrikaans); indungulo, isiphephetho (Zulu).
Wild ginger is a forest floor plant with aromatic rhizomatous roots.
The leaves are deciduous and sprout annually from the underground stem
in spring, they may reach a height of up to 400mm. The leaves are
light green, lance shaped and borne on the end of stem-like leaf
bases. The male and female organs are borne on separate plants, female
plants tend to be smaller than male plants. The small berry-like
fruits are produced at or near ground level after the flowers.
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http://www.africandrugs.com/af-p-african_ginger.asp
African Product Line: African Ginger
Phyto Nova African Ginger (Siphonochilus, Isiphephethu)
Siphonochilus aethiopicus elite chemotype.
This rare African plant of the Ginger family is regarded as Africa?s
natural anti-inflammatory, and it has many other uses.
Indications
-- Headache
-- Influenza
-- Mild asthma
-- Sinusitis and sore throat
-- Thrush, candidiasis syndrome
-- PMS, Menstrual cramps
Dose
One tablet up to eight hourly with meals. For sore throat, or oral
thrush the tablet can be chewed with a little water, and swallowed.
Contraindicated in pregnancy and while breastfeeding.
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https://secure.host-matrix.com/aloe/SiphonochilusAethiopicus.htm
Siphonochilus Aethiopicus or African Wild Ginger
Medicinal Uses:
The rhizomes of wild ginger are used for colds (to clear to nasal
passages), coughs, influenza and hysteria. It may also be taken for
pain. Several other traditional and cultural uses have been recorded,
including the treatment of asthma and dysmennorhoea.
Availability:
Plant Material, Powdered Extract, Tincture, Capsules. Also available
in Energetic Herbals # 14, 19 b and 30.
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http://www.bigredw.com/
Big Red Warehouse
Wholesale Trade in Herbal Products
African Ginger - Siphonochilus Aethiopicus
Traditional Use: Anti-inflamatory
Colds & Flu
Active Ingredients: Siphonochilus Aethiopicus
Capsule: 150mg Vegecap
Dosage: 1-2 caps up to 3 times daily
Precautions: Pregnant and lactating
women and anyone under medical supervision
should consult a doctor before use.
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