Awele-awele
Bush Tomato
Solanum lithophilum
Awele-awele ulpmulpme irrengele-nge mpenge irrentye akngerre, tyerrtye-le awele-awele-ke unthe-ke alheme-le merne awele-awele ntyerneme apwerte itere-ke.
This edible Bush Tomato's fruits are a staple food, eaten both raw when ripe and yellow and also cooked in the sand by the fire. If eaten too frequently they tend to have a laxative effect. The roots of this plant are also stripped and heated to place on peoples teeth as a cure for toothache.
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