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Title:A note on the Waninguli
Author:Brain, James L.
Year:1974
Periodical:Tanzania Notes and Records
Volume:73
Pages:63-64
Language:English
Geographic term:Tanzania
Subjects:secret societies
traditional medicine
Abstract:Short note on the secret society known as the Wanunguli (people of the porcupine), that provides an anti-snake venom medicine. Eating one particular wild vegetable, 'mwidu', is thought to reduce the efficacy of the medicine. Ref.