Plants
Plant Names (Scientific Names) | Thumbnail Preview | Traditional Uses |
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Acacia kamerunensis |
Used for cleaning teeth. |
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Paullinia pinnata |
Roots are used as an aphrodisiac. It is also used in the treatment of sores. |
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Griffonia simplicifolia |
Leaves are used in the treatment of boil, fresh wound, sore in the head and insect stink. |
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Senna siamea |
The leaves are used to treat malaria. |
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Boerhavia diffusa |
The leaves are used to treat boil. |
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Thevetia neriifolia |
The leaves are used to treat headache. |
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Aspilia africana |
The leaves are used in the treatment of diarrhoea and stomach ulcer. |
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Solanum erianthum |
The leaves are used to treat piles.
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Anthocleista nobilis |
The roots are used in the treatment of infectious disease of the throat (diphtheria) and also good for curing gonorrhea. “The leaves are used for aiding toddlers to walk”.
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Thaumatococcus daniellii |
The fruit obtained from the roots are eaten raw. |
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Nicotiana tabacum |
Leaves are used to treat waist pains, toothache and headache. |
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Sporobolus pyramidalis |
The root is used in the treatment ear problems, infertility and boil. It is also used to heal swellings. The leaves also help to stop bleeding from cuts. |
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Vitellaria paradoxa |
Edible oil is extracted from the seed which is used in making food. |
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Senna occidentalis |
The leaves are used in the treatment of fever, stomach ache and boil. The roots are also used in the treatment of dysmenorrhoea and measles. |
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Phyllanthus fraternus |
Leaves are used in the treatment of typhoid and fever. It is also taken to cure stomach pain and to facilitate child delivery. |
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Talinum triangulare |
Leaves are used in making stews and soup. |
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Corchorus olitorius |
The leaves are used as vegetable in making stews and salad. |
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Capsicum frutescens |
Food: Used as a spice to flavour soup and stews. |
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Piper guineense |
Food: The dried fruits are used as spice in stews and soup. |
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Justicia flava |
Foods: Leaves are also used as a vegetable for stews and soup. |
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Vernonia amygdalina |
Food: Leaves are used as a vegetable in stews and soups. |
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Aframomum melegueta |
Used as a spice in stews, porridge and soups. |
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Xylopia aethiopica |
Fruit is used as a spice to flavour food.
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Deinbollia grandifolia |
Fleshy fruit pulp is eaten as a fruit. |
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Pisonia aculeata |
Bark is used in the treatment of cough, chest pains and also used as an aphrodiac (sexual weakness). |
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Taraxacum officinale |
Food: Leaves are used as vegetable in making stews and salad. |
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Pycnanthus angolensis |
Bark is used to treat fever and rheumatism. A decoction of the bark is taken to treat anaemia. |
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Alstonia boonei |
Bark is used to treat measles. |
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Terminalia superba |
Bark is used in the treatment of diarrhoea whilst leaves are used to treat fracture |
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Milicia excelsa |
Bark is used in the treatmet of scabies and yaws. |
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Ficus exasperata |
Bark is used to treat toothache. Leaves are used to treat cataract, cough, infertility. Leaves are also used to promote lactation. Latex from the bark is used in infant navel. |
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Ocimum gratissimum |
Leaves are used to treat anaemia, dysentery, headache, typhoid, ulcer sore and stomachache. |
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Azadirachta indica |
Leaves are used in the treatment of fever and malaria. |
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Khaya spp. |
The bark is widely used to treat waist pains, anaemia and hernia. |
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Morinda lucida |
Stem is used to treat piles whilst leaves are used to treat fever. |
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Ocimum canum |
Food: The leaves are used as a seasoning in stews and soups.
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Theobroma cacao |
Food: The young bud is used as vegetable in stews and soup. |
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Sida acuta |
Leaves are used to stop blood resulting from wounds whilst roots are taken for foetal strength. |
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Voacanga africana |
Fruit is used to treat headache. Roots are also used to treat dysmenorrhoea. |
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Cola nitida |
Food: Fruit is used as a stimulant when chewed to reduce fatigue, prevent hunger pangs, increase mental activity and reduce the need for sleep. |
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Manihot esculenta |
Food: Young leaves are cooked as a vegetable. The tuberous root is boiled, fried and roasted. The tuberous root is also boiled and used for making fufu. |
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Chromolaena odorata |
The liquid from the leaves are used to stop blood resulting from wounds and it is also used to heal wounds. The leaves are used to cure stomach ache, preserve dead bodies and for the treatment of bilharzia. The roots are also used to cure waist pains.
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Jatropha curcas |
Roots and leaves are used in the treatment of convulsion. |
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Triplochiton scleroxylon |
The young leaves are used as a vegetable in stews and soup. |
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Monodora myristica |
Foods: The seeds are used as a condiment, seasoning, or spice in preparing stews and soups.
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Psidium guajava |
Food: Fresh ripe fruits are eaten raw. |
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Tieghemella heckelii |
Food: Edible oil is extracted from the seed which is used in making food. |
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Elaeis guineensis |
Food: Red palm oil extracted from fruit and palm kernel oil extracted from the seeds are extensively used in the preparation of food. The fruits are also used to make palm nut soup. |
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Terminalia catappa |
Food: The ripe fruits are eaten raw. |
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Blighia sapida |
Food: Seeds are eaten raw or fried and eaten as nut. Fruit pulp is also eaten raw or cooked. |
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Parkia biglobosa |
Food: Seeds are processed into a nutritious spice or condiment, which is used to prepare stews and soup. |
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Ficus sur |
Food: The leaves of Ficus sur are used for making palm soup. |
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Tetrapleura tetraptera |
Food: Fruit pulp is used for flavouring food especially soup. |
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Newbouldia laevis |
Bark is used in the treatment of conditions such as fracture, menstrual pains, piles, and body pains. |
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Allanblackia floribunda |
The fat extracted from the seed is used in the preparation of food. |
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Artocarpus altilis |
The fruit is cooked or roasted and eaten raw or with stew. |
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Spondias Mombin |
Food: The fuit pulp is eaten as a fruit. |
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Synsepalum dulcificum |
Food: The fruit pulp is used as a sweetener. |
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Chrysophyllum africanum |
Fruit pulp is eaten as a fruit. |
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Solanum torvum |
Food: Used as food in making stews and soup
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