mikingiri

How to say it

Meaning

Shrubs whose bark is used traditionally as a remedy for snakebite.

Good to know

plural of mkingiri (m-/mi- class); rare traditional-medicine term.

Examples

• Mikingiri hutumika na waganga wa kienyeji.Antivenom shrubs are used by traditional healers.
• Je, mikingiri hii inapatikana msituni mwote?Are these antivenom shrubs found throughout the forest?
• Mikingiri haikuthibitishwa kitaalamu kutibu sumu ya nyoka.The antivenom shrubs have not been scientifically proven to treat snake venom.