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 |