Local Names

Scientific names

Family names

Therapeutic ailments

nGobei

Abrus precatorius

Fabaceae

infertality,

Aligeta pepe

Aframomum melegueta

Zingiberaceae

back pain,

nJekoi

Alchornea cordifolia

Malvacea

headache, eye problem, gonorrhea, dysentry, diarrhoea, Ulcer

Garlic

Allium sativum

Alliaceae

Impotency, Ulcer

Kandie

Anisophyllea laurina

Rhizophoracea

Eye Problem, Dysentry

Pineaple

Ananas comosus

Bromeliaceae

Malaria, Fever

Bush-ataya

Aspalathus linearis

Linearis

Impotency, Fever

Gbengba

Cassia siberrianna

Fabaceae

stomach pain, fever, malaria, back pain, diarrhoea

Sekou-Toure

Cassia siamea

Leguminosae

Headache, Fever, Headache

Mbelei

Canarium schweinfurthii

Burseraceae

Pile, Dysentry

Pawpaw

Caraca papaya

Meliaceae

Fever, Dysentry, Diarrhea, Malaria

Tambei

Calamus deeratus

Arecaceae

Cough, Menstrual Pain

nGuwei

Ceiba pantandra

Bombacaceae

Cough, Stomach pain

Lem

Citrus aurantifolia

Rutaceae

Cold, Fever, Diarrhoea, Fatigue

Hona-Wuli

Clerodendron seandens

Verbenaceae

Ulcer, Menstrual Pain

Nyele

Craterispermum laurinum

Rubiaceae

Cough, Stomach pain, Malaria

Kola

Cola nitida

Sterculiaceae

Headache, Fever, Dysentry, Diarrhoea

Lemon grass

Cybopogen citratus

Gramineae

Cough, Malaria, Fever, Fatigue

Kolei

Detarium senegalense

Fabaceae

Cough

Am-pentakeli

Dichrostachy glomerata

Chailletiaceae

Pile

nGogbei

Erythrophleum invorense

Fabaceae

Cough

So-Wuli

Fagana macrophylla

Ruaceae

Ulcer

Kamaama

Fiscus exasperata

Moracea

Infertality, Eye problem

Bitter-kola

Garcina Kola

Clusiacea

Fever, Dysentry, Diarrhea, Impotency, Malaria, Headache, Back Pain

Yamami

Gmeline arborea

Verbenaceae

Malaria, Cough, Ulcer, Fever, Headche

Sawawa

Gouania longipetala

Rhamnaceae

Menstrual Pain,

Koboi

Guibourtia copallifera

Fabaceae

Cough, Headache

Blood Tick

Harungana madagascariens

Hypericaceae

dysentery, infertality

Gonellevei

Hibiscus physaloide

Malvaceae

Malaria, Fever

Korwei

Hibiscus sterculifolius

Malvaceae

Pile

Okara

Hibiscus esculentus

Malvaceae

Ulcer

Kagbalkantha

Hymencardia lyrate

Euphorbiaceae

Dysentry

nDondonqui

Impoea involucrata

Convolvulaceae

Cough, Malaria, Fever, Stomach Pain, Headache, Back Pain, Impotency

Telei

Imerata cylindrica

Gramineae

Dysentrary,

Cassava leaf

Manihot esculenta

Euphorbiaceae

Diarrhoea, Dysentary, Eye Problem, Wound

Mangoi

Mangifera indica

Anacardiaceae

diarrhoea, fever,

Badobrup

Mezoneurum benthamianum

Leguminosae

Stomach Pain, Ulcer, Fatigue

Tolugbele

Milletia rhodantha

Fabaceae

Impotency

Sensitive/Gba-Gbema

Mimosa pudica

Fabaceae

Pile, Dysentry

Moringa

Moringa oleifera

Moringaceae

Fever, Malaria, Stomach Pain, Menstrual Pain, Diarrhoea, Headache

nJasui

Morinda germinata

Rubiaceae

Stomach Pain, Malaria, Fever Headche

Banana

Musa sapientum

Musaceae

Dysentry, Ulcer

Ka-fen fen/nGolo-Hema

Napoleona heudelotii

Lecythidacea

Back pain, Stomach Pain

Kojaagei

Nesogordinia papaverifera

Malvacea

Cough

Pomamgbei

Newbouldia laevis

Bignoniaceae

Dysentary, Diarrhoea, Headache, Ulcer

Bundui

Nuclea diderrichii

Rubiaceae

Fever, Malaria, Stomach Pain, Menstrual Pain, Cough, Diarrhoea, Headache, Fatigue

Yumbuyambei

Nuclea latifolia

Rubiaceae

Cough, Malaria, Fever, Stomach Pain, Headache, eye problem, Back Pain

Rice

Oryza sativa

Gramineae

Pile

Tombei

Oxyanthus tenuis

Rubiaceae

Cough

Am-fent

Paullina pinnata

Sapindaceae

Pile, Ulcer

nDawei

Parinari excelsa

Chrysobalanaceae

pregnancy Pain, diarrhoea, dysentery, infertality

Tijo

Phyllanthus discoideus

Euphorbiaceae

Headache

Kamajovondo

Premna hispidia

Verbenaceae

Back pain, Dysentry, Malaria

Gogboi

Protemeagabaria stapfiana

Euphorbiaceae

Headache

Guava

Psidium guajava

Myrtaceae

Dysenatary, Diarrhoea, Cough, Stomach Pain, Ulcers

Gbolei

Ricinodendron heudelotii

Euphorbiaceae

Cough

Pondolivai

Scaparia dulcis

Plantaginaceae

Back pain, Fatigue

Dengbe-wuli

Scytopetalum tieghemii

Scytopetalaceae

Diarrhoea, Dysentary,

Mandei

Sesamum indicum

Pedaliaceae

Eye Problem

Gobji

Spondais mombin

Anacardiaceae

Headache

nDopanei

Tetracera potatoria

Dilleniaceae

Cough

Nenii

Thaumatocoecus daniellii

Marantaceae

Menstrual Pain,

Foklobe

Triclisia paten

Cyperaceae

Cough, Back pain, Stomach Pain, Fatigue, Malaria

An-thombo

Urera oblongitofolia

Urticaceae

Back Pain, Dysentry, Stomach Pain, Malaria, Headache

Negbojei

Uvaria chamae

Annonacea

Dysentry

Totengi

Vengueriopsis discolor

Rubiaceae

Dysentry,

Kokoei/coco-yam

Xanthosoma sagitifolium

Arecaceae

Malaria

am-pos/Huwei

Xylopia aethiopica

Annonaceae

Cough, Menstrual Pain

Ginger

Zingiber officinale

Zingiberaceae

Cough, Fever, Malaria, Headche, Fatigue