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| Plant name | Source | Part(s) used | Medicinal use(s) and mode of preparation with their individual use-reports | Nur | CII |
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| Amaranthus spinosus | Wild | Leaf | Leaf paste is mixed with local soap and used to bath children having teething problem (6) | 6 | 0.09 |
| Crinum jagus | Cultivated Wild | Bulb | 1. The bulb is heated and squeezed to produce juice and honey is added and used for convulsion (23) | 46 | 0.66 |
| 2. Decoction of the bulb and Xylopia aethiopica is used for convulsion (18) |
| 3. The bulb is infused in water with alum to treat asthma (5) |
| Anacardium occidentale | Cultivated Wild | Seed | Decoction of the seed is used to treat high blood pressure (10) | 10 | 0.12 |
| Mangifera indica L. | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, stem bark | Decoction of leaf and stem bark in fermented maize water is used for malaria (63) | 63 | 0.90 |
| Spondias mombin L. | Wild | Fruit, stem bark | 1. Dried fruits are powdered with Xylopia aethiopica and mixed with palm kernel oil to treat dandruff (13) | 33 | 0.47 |
| 2. Decoction of the stem bark with potash is used to treat fibroid (20) |
| Xylopia aethiopica | Wild | Fruit | 1. Decoction of fruit is taken for gonorrhea (41) | 63 | 0.90 |
| 2. Powdered fruit is mixed with sulphur and added to cream to treat skin diseases (22) |
| Alstonia boonei | Wild | Stem bark | 1. Decoction of the bark is drunk for malaria (40) | 93 | 1.33 |
| 2. Bark is infused in palm wine and drunk to treat malaria (22) |
| 3. The stem bark is infused in local gin and rubbed on the body to treat measles (31) |
| Calotropis procera | Cultivated | Leaf, latex | 1. The latex is applied topically for boil (46) | 102 | 1.46 |
| 2. Leaf is macerated in water and drunk to treat measles (19) |
| 3. The latex is applied to aching tooth (37) |
| Rauvolfia vomitoria | Wild | Leaf, stem bark, root | 1. Stem bark is infused in alcohol to treat pile and backache (31) | 69 | 0.99 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf and root is used to treat yellow fever (16) |
| 3. Powdered dry root is swallowed with water to treat insomnia (22) |
| Anchomanes difformis | | Tuber | The tuber is cut, infused in water, and taken to treat stroke (7) | 7 | 0.10 |
| Caladium bicolor | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Maceration of leaf in fermented maize water is used to treat stomach ulcer (11) | 11 | 0.16 |
| Elaeis guineense | Cultivated Wild | Root | Decoction of the root with potash is used to treat hernia (13) | 13 | 0.19 |
| Ageratum conyzoides | Wild | Leaf | 1. Leaf juice is applied to minor wound to stop bleeding (43) | 69 | 0.99 |
| 2. Whole plant decoction is used to bath baby to prevent measles (17) |
| 3. Maceration of the leaves with the fruit juice of Citrus aurantifolia is used to treat female infertility (9) |
| Bidens pilosa | Wild | Leaf | Decoction of leaf is taken for rheumatism (12) | 12 | 0.17 |
| Chromolaena odorata | Wild | Leaf | 1. Leaf maceration is used for diarrhea (22) | 78 | 1.11 |
| 2. Leaf maceration is used for malaria (56) |
| Melanthera scandens | Wild | Leaf | Leaf maceration is used for diarrhea (16) | 16 | 0.23 |
| Vernonia amygdalina | Cultivated | Leaf | 1. Leaf is macerated in water to treat diabetes (43) | 116 | 1.66 |
| 2.Leaf juice is mixed with palm oil and drunk to treat measles (52) |
| 3. The leaf is squeezed and stuffed in the nostrils to control epistaxis (21) |
| Kigelia africana | | Fruit, root | 1. Decoction of the fruits is used for convulsion (25) | 88 | 1.26 |
| 2. Infuse in water and salt for dizziness (31) |
| 3. Dried root is grinded and mixed with palm oil to treat dizziness (23) |
| 4. Infusion of the root in palm wine is used to treat yellow fever (9) |
| Newbouldia laevis | Wild | Leaf | 1. Decoction of stem bark is used for hypertension (35) | 50 | 0.71 |
| 2. Decoction of leaves and fruits of Citrus aurantifolia is used to treat yellow fever (15) |
| Bixa orellana | Wild | Leaf | 1. Leaf juice is used for eczema (23) | 35 | 0.50 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf, Citrus aurantifolia, and fermented maize water is used to treat malaria (12) |
| Heliotropium indicum | Wild | Leaf | Decoction of the leaf is taken to treat skin diseases (18) | 18 | 0.26 |
| Ananas comosus | | Fruit | 1. Decoction of fruit is taken for gonorrhea (29) | 40 | 0.57 |
| 2. Decoction of unripe fruit is used to ease difficult labor (11) |
| Carica papaya | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, fruit, root | 1. Cold water infusion of the fruits is used for malaria (26) | 89 | 1.27 |
| 2. Decoction of unripe fruit is used to ease difficult labor (39) |
| 3. Decoction of the root and root of Parkia biglobosa (Jacq.) R.Br. Ex G.Don. is used to treat malaria (19) |
| 4. Leaf is macerated with 7UP drink to treat typhoid (31) |
| Garcinia kola | Cultivated Wild | Fruit, root, stem bark | 1. Fruits are chewed for cough (51) | 75 | 1.07 |
| 2. Decoction of the root and stem bark is used for cough (24) |
| Cnestis ferruginea | Wild | Fruit | Fruits are chewed and then applied to snakebite wounds (4) | 4 | 0.06 |
| kalanchoe pinnata | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Decoction of leaf with salt water is used to treat cough (2) | 2 | 0.03 |
| Adenopus breviflorus | Wild | Fruit | Decoction of fruit and leaves of Newbouldia laevis is used to treat measles (14) | 14 | 0.20 |
| Citrullus colocynthis | | Leaf, pod, fruit | 1. Leaves are macerated in local gin and drunk for gonorrhea (16) | 50 | 0.71 |
| 2. Pod is cut into pieces and infused in local gin with Allium sativum to treat pile (25) |
| 3. Decoction of the fruit, fruits of Ananas comosus, Citrus aurantifolia, Xylopia aethiopica, and potash is taken to treat gonorrhea (9) |
| Luffa cylinderica | Wild | Fruit | Fresh fruits are heated then squeezed to produce juice which is topically applied to stretch marks (29) | 29 | 0.41 |
| Momordica charantia | Wild | Leaf | 1. Leaf is macerated in water to treat pile and also used as aphrodisiac (35) | 87 | 1.24 |
| 2. Macerate with water and salt for syphilis (17) |
| 3. Macerate in water and salt and drink to treat stomach ache (35) |
| Telfaria occidentalis | Cultivated | Leaf | Maceration of leaf is mixed with malt drinks to improve blood level (69) | 69 | 0.99 |
| Euphorbia lateriflora | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, latex | 1. Latex is applied to whitlow (11) | 20 | 0.29 |
| 2. Leaf is macerated and used to bath to treat skin diseases (9) |
| Alchornea cordifolia | Wild | Fruit | Fruits are chewed to treat cough (3) | 3 | 0.04 |
| Bridelia ferruginea | Wild | Stem bark | The dried bark is grinded and mixed with the fruit juice of Citrus aurantifolia to treat typhoid (14) | 14 | 0.20 |
| Euphorbia hirta | Wild | Whole plant | Whole plant juice is applied to fresh wound especially cuts (3) | 3 | 0.04 |
| Jatropha curcas | Cultivated | Leaf | 1. Macerate in salt water and drink for dysentery (9) | 39 | 0.56 |
| 2. Leaf is macerated and mixed with local chalk and taken orally to prevent miscarriage (30) |
| Jatropha gossypiifolia | Cultivated | Leaf | 1. Leaf is macerated in water to treat gonorrhea (19) | 42 | 0.60 |
| 2. Leaves are macerated in water and drunk to prevent difficult labor (23) |
| Jatropha multifida | Cultivated Wild | Leaf stalk | Leaf stalk is used to wash tongue for coated tongue (9) | 9 | 0.13 |
| Phyllanthus amarus | Wild | Whole plant | 1. Decoction of whole plant is used for fever (19) | 48 | 0.68 |
| 2. The whole plant is cut into pieces and infused in the fruit juice of Citrus aurantifolia and used as aphrodisiac and to treat backache (29) |
| Abrus precatorius | Wild | Leaf | The leaves are chewed to treat cough (23) | 23 | 0.33 |
| Mucuna pruriens | Wild | Leaf | 1. Leaf maceration is taken as blood supplement (44) | 75 | 1.07 |
| 2. Leaf maceration is used to treat measles (31) |
| Senna alata | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, inflorescence | 1. Young leaves are macerated in water, mixed with salt, and used for skin diseases (38) | 109 | 1.56 |
| 2. Leaves are powdered, mixed with sulphur, alum, and any cream, and used for skin diseases (33) |
| 3. Leaves are macerated in water, and potash is added and drunk for pile (13) |
| 4. Inflorescence is dried and powdered with potash to treat female infertility (25) |
| Senna hirsuta | Wild | Leaf | Leaf is pounded and added to the fruit juice of Citrus aurantifolia to treat typhoid (17) | 17 | 0.24 |
| Senna siamea | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, stem bark | Decoction of leaf and bark is used for malaria (29) | 29 | 0.41 |
| Tetrapleura tetraptera | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, seed | 1. Leaf is macerated and alum is added to treat cough (23) | 30 | 0.43 |
| 2. Dried seeds are powdered and mixed with cold pap to treat stroke (7) |
| Anthocleista djalonensis | Wild | Stem bark, root | 1. Decoction of the stem bark is used to treat malaria (39) | 70 | 1.00 |
| 2. Decoction of the root and leaves of Phyllanthus amarus is used to treat pile (31) |
| Irvingia gabonensis | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Macerate with leaf of Hibiscus spp. to treat gonorrhea (18) | 18 | 0.26 |
| Ocimum gratissimum | Cultivated | Leaf | 1. Leaf juice is applied to fresh wound (43) | 103 | 1.47 |
| 2. Leaves are macerated in water and drunk to treat malaria (60) |
| Persea americana | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | 1. Decoction of the leaf is taken to treat stroke (29) | 60 | 0.86 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf is used to treat high blood pressure (31) |
| Allium sativum | Cultivated Wild | Bulb | 1. Infusion of the bulb in alcohol is used to treat pile (32) | 107 | 1.53 |
| 2. The bulbs are eaten to treat stomach ulcer (53) |
| 3. Infusion of the bulbs in fruit juice of Citrus aurantifolia is used to treat hypertension (22) |
| Corchorus olitorius | Cultivated | Leaf | 1. Leaves are cooked without salt to treat measles (24) | 42 | 0.60 |
| 2. Leaves are macerated in cold water and drunk during difficult labor (18) |
| Gossypium hirsutum | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | 1. Decoction of leaf is used for malaria (51) | 82 | 1.17 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf and leaf of Citrus aurantifolia is used as blood tonic (31) |
| Hibiscus spp. | Wild | Leaf | Macerate the leaf together with leaves of Ageratum conyzoides and Irvingia gabonensis and taken to treat gonorrhea (5) | 5 | 0.07 |
| Sida acuta | Wild | Leaf | Leaves are macerated in local gin and drunk to treat syphilis (5) | 5 | 0.07 |
| Sida veronicifolia | Wild | Leaf | Leaf is macerated in water to treat pile (5) | 5 | 0.07 |
| Theobroma cacao | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Decoction of the leaf and seeds of Sorghum bicolor (L.) Moench is used as blood tonic (25) | 25 | 0.36 |
| Azadirachta indica | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Decoction of the leaf and leaf of Cymbopogon citratus is taken to treat malaria (49) | 49 | 0.70 |
| Entandrophragma angolense | Wild | Stem bark | Decoction of the bark is used to treat malaria (13) | 13 | 0.19 |
| Khaya grandifoliola | Wild | Leaf, stem bark | 1. Decoction of leaf and stem bark is used for rheumatism (17) | 134 | 1.91 |
| 2. Decoction of stem bark is used to treat yellow fever (47) |
| 3. Decoction of the bark is used to treat malaria (49) |
| 4. Infusion of the bark in water is taken to treat skin diseases (21) |
| Sphenocentrum jollyanum | Wild | Root, stem bark | 1. Dried root is powdered and mixed with pap to treat typhoid (38) | 67 | 0.96 |
| 2. Stem bark is dried and powdered and taken with pap to treat stomach ache (29) |
| Triclisia subcordata | Wild | Root | Powdered dry root is mixed with black soap and used to wash the breast in cases of breast cancer (5) | 5 | 0.07 |
| Ficus exasperata | Wild | Leaf, latex | 1. Decoction of leaf is used for high blood pressure (31) | 68 | 0.81 |
| 2. Leaves are macerated and potash is added and taken for syphilis (3) |
| 3. Leaves are macerated with the leaves of Vernonia amygdalina and used as aphrodisiac (23) |
| 4. The latex is mixed with palm oil and sugar to treat cough (11) |
| Artocarpus altilis | Cultivated Wild | Root, stem bark | Decoction of root and stem bark is used for dizziness (8) | 8 | 0.11 |
| Ficus sur | Wild | Leaf | Leaf is macerated in water and drunk to cleanse blood (1) | 1 | 0.01 |
| Moringa oleifera | Cultivated Wild | Root, stem bark | 1. Decoction of the root, fruits of Citrus aurantifolia, and potash is used to treat syphilis (19) | 28 | 0.40 |
| 2. Dry stem bark is powdered with local chalk, mixed with local gin, and used as first aid of any ailment (9) |
| Musa paradisiaca | Cultivated Wild | Fruit, stem | 1. Unripe fruit is cooked and eaten for diabetes (19) | 36 | 0.51 |
| 2. Decoction of the stem and leaves of Ficus exasperata is used to treat hypertension (11) |
| 3. Unripe dry fruit is powdered and mixed with cold pap and taken to treat male impotence (6) |
| Pycnanthus angolensis | Wild | Leaf, stem bark | 1. Latex from the stem is used to treat cough (14) | 35 | 0.50 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf and stem bark is used to treat insomnia and hypertension (21) |
| Argemone mexicana | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | 1. Leaves are macerated in water used to bath and drunk for measles (9) | 9 | 0.09 |
| 2. Decoction of leaf in fermented maize water is used to treat yellow fever (10) |
| Parquetina nigrescens | Wild | Leaf | Maceration of leaf is mixed with milk to improve blood level (29) | 29 | 0.41 |
| Peperomia pellucida | Wild | Leaf | Leaf juice is applied to boil (26) | 26 | 0.37 |
| Plumbago zeylanica | Wild | Root | Root is powdered with Mondia whitei (Hook. F.) Skeels and mixed with food used as aphrodisiac (9) | 9 | 0.13 |
| Bambusa vulgaris | Wild | Leaf | 1. Decoction of leaf is used for hypertension (29) | 70 | 0.10 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf and fruits of Citrus aurantifolia is used to treat malaria (41) |
| Cymbopogon citratus | Cultivated | Leaf | Decoction of the leaf and fruits and leaves of Citrus aurantifolia is used to treat malaria and yellow fever (30) | 30 | 0.43 |
| Saccharum officinarum | Cultivated | Leaf, stem | Decoction of the leaf and stem is used to treat malaria (18) | 8 | 0.11 |
| Zea mays | Cultivated | Inflorescence | Decoction of the inflorescence is used for measles (11) | 11 | 0.16 |
| Securidaca longipedunculata | Wild | Root | Dried root is powdered with seeds of Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. and swallowed for diabetes (12) | 12 | 0.17 |
| Morinda lucida | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, stem bark | 1. Leaf is macerated in water to treat diabetes (19) | 59 | 0.84 |
| 2. Decoction of leaf and stem bark is used for malaria (40) |
| Nauclea latifolia tree | Wild | Leaf, stem bark, root | 1. Decoction of bark is drunk to treat malaria (26) | 44 | 0.63 |
| 2. Decoction of the leaf, root, and stem bark is used to treat insanity (5) |
| 3. Decoction of the leaf is used to treat pile (13) |
| Plukenetia conophora | Wild | Fruit | Decoction of the fruits and cook fruits are used to treat snakebites (24) | 24 | 0.16 |
| Citrus aurantifolia | Cultivated Wild | Fruit | 1. Decoction of fruit is taken for gonorrhea (7) | 120 | 1.71 |
| 2. Fruits are infused in water to treat malaria (55) |
| 3. Juice from the fruit is used to treat indigestion, stomach ache, and vomiting (58) |
| Citrus sinensis | Cultivated Wild | Leaf, stem bark | Decoction of the leaves and stem bark is used to treat malaria (57) | 57 | 0.81 |
| Lecaniodiscus cupanioides | Wild | Root | Decoction of root is taken for menstrual pains (8) | 8 | 0.11 |
| Hannoa undulata | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Leaf juice is rubbed on affected area to treat skin disease (28) | 28 | 0.40 |
| Solanum dasyphyllum | Cultivated Wild | Leaf | Leaf is powdered with seeds of Xylopia aethiopica, mixed with local soap, and used to bath for measles (19) | 19 | 0.27 |
| Solanum verbascifolium | Wild | Leaf | Maceration of leaf in fruit juice of Citrus aurantifolia is used to treat female infertility (17) | 17 | 0.24 |
| Laportea aestuans | Wild | Leaf | Leaf is powdered and mixed with shea butter, rubbed on affected area to treat skin diseases (21) | 21 | 0.59 |
| Aframomum melegueta | Cultivated Wild | Seeds | Powdered seeds are mixed with palm oil to treat stomach ache (21) | 21 | 0.30 |
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