Healing benefits of Monkey Sugar Cane, Bikaijo Byenkyende, Ekajjo Lyankima
Common names: Bush cane,” “ginger lily,” “Okpete,” “Okpoto,” and “Kakizawa”. Luganda: Kajjo Lyankima, Bitooke Byamusu, Runyankore: Bikaijo Byankyende, Muramba, Swahiri: Miwa Ya Tumbuli, Kikazawa, English name “monkey sugar cane” (referring to the plant species Costus afer) igisheke cy’inkende,umushove, urushobe, urutare, or igikona: RunyarwandaSummary Spiral ginger or Ginger Lily (Costus afer) is a tropical perennial herb known as a medicinal
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