1. The document lists various medicinal plants used in Yoruba land, their Latin names, and common uses.
2. Many plants are used to treat ailments like headaches, intestinal worms, coughs, and childbirth. Their leaves, bark, roots, and fruits are applied as remedies.
3. Oils, gums, fibers are also extracted from some plants for industrial and culinary purposes like cooking, lamps, dye, and tanning leather. Some plants have poisonous or paralytic properties used for fishing or enemies.
1. The document lists various medicinal plants used in Yoruba land, their Latin names, and common uses.
2. Many plants are used to treat ailments like headaches, intestinal worms, coughs, and childbirth. Their leaves, bark, roots, and fruits are applied as remedies.
3. Oils, gums, fibers are also extracted from some plants for industrial and culinary purposes like cooking, lamps, dye, and tanning leather. Some plants have poisonous or paralytic properties used for fishing or enemies.
1. The document lists various medicinal plants used in Yoruba land, their Latin names, and common uses.
2. Many plants are used to treat ailments like headaches, intestinal worms, coughs, and childbirth. Their leaves, bark, roots, and fruits are applied as remedies.
3. Oils, gums, fibers are also extracted from some plants for industrial and culinary purposes like cooking, lamps, dye, and tanning leather. Some plants have poisonous or paralytic properties used for fishing or enemies.
Àfe A shrub with 1. Leaves and bark are a remedy for craw-craw Probably Anoma nettle-like Palustris leaves Palm tree 1. Palm kernel oil from the kernel - Adin 2. Palm oil Àbamódá Bryophillum Resurrection 1. Leaves are rubbed or tied to head as a cure for headache Pinnatum Plant 2. The juice is used for ear-ache Abiwere Hybanthus 1. Given to pregnant women to ensure comfortable delivery Enneaspermus 2. Abobidooyo 1. Type of leave for wrapping kolanuts 2. Afàrà Terminaia Superba 1. Leaves are used for wrapping eko 2. Plantain - 1. Drink made from over-ripe plantain Agadagidi Agbaa Entada Gigas 1. Seeds used medicinally Àgbá àrín Dioclea Reflexa 1. Seeds are used as a tonic 2. Agbalumo Chrysophyllum 1. Edible fruit – osoa Albidum 2. Yellow latex, a sort of gutta Agbayun Synsepalum 1. Seed pulp eaten Dulcificum 2. Agbe Echinops Ewe agbe 1. Leaf used medicinally Longfolius 2. Agbon - Cocos Nucifera 1. Coconut oil from the dried copra of the fresh kernel Coconut Ahùn Alstonia Congensis 1. An infusion – agbo- is made from the bark 2. House posts are made from the wood Ajefawo Celosia Laxa 1. Used as a stomachic and vermifuge for children 2. Remedy for tapeworm Aaka Lecaniodiscus 1. Wood used for rafters Cupaniodes 2. Leaves used medicinally Akeeri Hibiscus Rostellatus 1. Bast used for removing dirt from the mouth Akoko Newboldia Laevis 1. Used as a live fence Akun Beads made from the palnut Amunimuye Senecio Abyssinica 1. Herb used to paralyze the faculties of an enemy Amunututu Basella Alba 1. Edible fruit Igi Apa Afzelia Africana 1. Seeds used as medicine and as a charm Apako 1. Leaves and roots are used for intestinal worms Apakon Datura Metel Ape Celtis Intgrifolia 1. Bark used for drugs Arere Annona Senegalensis Bark and root are useful as a remedy against intestinal worms Aroojoku Cycnium Camporum The leaves are used in treating leprosy Arunjeron Phyllathus Fruit used medicinally for children Floribundus Asunwon Cassia Podocarpa The leaf is used as a laxative and as a cure for dysentery Àta Fagara Melacantha The root-bark is aromatic and used against toothache Awede Type of herb used in cleaning brass Ayin Anogneissus Root serves as chewstick Schimperi Bark exudes gum Seeds serve as vermifuge for horses Ash serves as mordant Bara Citrullus vulgaris Ogiri made from its fermented kernels Water melon Oil used in cooking, medicine, lamp oil Bomun-bomun Calotropis Procera Serum from coagulated latex contains the powerful heart poison Swallowwort calotropin and causes death by paralysis of the heart Botuje, Leaves used for treating dysentery Olobotuje, The viscid juice used as a remedy for owo-enun lapalapa Plant used for fences Ilagba Omode Strophantus Bo-nni Acacia Arabica A decoction on the pods is used for tanning, as well as the fruits. The ripe pods are capable of dyinrg leather red Buje Randia Maculata Fruit used for making blue-black tatoo Ejirin Mormodica Balsam Apple Balsamica Iyeye (ekika, Infusion of the bark is used to cure coughs; the juice of the young leaves okika) is given to children with stomach trouble; The bark contains tannin Eesi, Esisi Urera obovata Used as a laxative for pregnant women Ewuro Veronia amygdalina The root is used as chewstick; the bitter leaves are sold for medicinal use Elu*** Comprises of Used to produce indigo dyes indigofera trees Emi Butyrospernum Sheabutter Parkii tree Ege - Ede Acacia Yields a gum like gum-arabic Campilacantha Erun - Obo Erythrophleum Sasawood The bark is poisonous and is given in food as poison. Guineence Igun Tephrosia Vegelii This shrub is used for stupefying fish when fishing Iko (fibre of Fibre of The wine ogoro obtained by piercing the base of the terminal bud raphia);(ogoro) raphia Ira Bridelia Feruginea The bark contains tannin sold in markets for preparing mouthwash Ira-asagidi Bridelia Micrantha Tree is chief food-plant for the wild silk-worm Inon biri Plumbago Zeylanica Root used as a tonic; Leaves serve as cure for intestinal worms Seeds used for tattooing facials marks Irawo-ile Diodia Scandens Remedy for eczema Ire Funtumia Elastica Lagos silk- The only true rubber tree of West African forests rubber tree Irosun Raphia Nitida Collectors of wild honey rub the redwood paste on their bodies to prevent bee sting