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Medicinal Plants Sold in Markets in Abeokuta, Nigeria (Including DOSAGE)

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Traditional herbal medicine is widely used by the local population in Nigeria to treat numerous health conditions. The below table documents the medicinal values, local names, method of preparation, dosage forms and parts of common medicinal plants sold in some markets in Abeokuta, Nigeria.

Family
Latin name
Local name
Medicinal use
Part used
Dosage
ALLIACEAE
Allium ascalonicum L.
Alubosa elewe
Stomachic and stop vomiting
Root and leaves
1 small cup 3 times daily for 1 week.
ALLIACEAE
Allium sativum L.
Alubosa ayu
For stroke and pain in the eye
Root
The extracted juice by chewing is
swallowed for as
long as symptoms
persist.
APOCYNACEAE
Rauwolfia vomitoria Afzel.
Asofeyeje
Anti insomnia
Root
1 small cup once
daily(preferably
evening) for 3 days.
APOCYNACEAE
Alstonia boonei De Wild.
Awun
Anti malaria
and body pain
Reliever
Bark
2 cups 3 times daily
for 2 weeks.
ANACARDIACEAE
Lannea egregia Engl. & K. Krause
Eki dan
For blood supply
Bark
2 tablespoons twice
daily for adults / 2
teaspoons once
daily for children for
1 week.
ANACARDIACEAE
Lannea welwitschii( Hiern) Engl.
Orira
Purgative and anti purgative
Bark
1 small cup once
daily for 2 days.
ANACARDIACEAE
Anacardium occidentale L.
Kaju
For oral infection
Bark
1 small cup once
daily for 10 days.
ARACEAE
Anchomanes difformis (Blume)
Engl.
Langbodo
Anti hypertamia
Root
1 small cup once daily
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Curculigo pilosa Engl.
Epa kun
For gonorrhoea
Root
1 small cup once daily
AMARYLLIDACEAE
Crinum jagus
(Thomson) Dandy
Isumeri
For asthma and tuberculosis
Root and leaves
1 small cup once daily (can cause
vomiting if taken in
excess).
ARISTOLOCHIACEAE
Aristolochia repens
Mill.
Ako igun
For deworming
Root
1 teaspoon 3 times daily for 3 days.
ANNONACEAE
Uvaria afzelii Sc. Elliot
Gbogbonse
For any ailment
Root
1 cup once daily.
ANNONACEAE
Uvaria chamae P.
Beauv.
Eeruju
Anti malaria
Leaves
½ stainless steel cup twice daily for 2
weeks.
ANNONACEAE
Xylopia aethiopica (Dunal) A. Rich.
Eeru awon ri n ka
For skin irritation
Seed
1 small cup once daily
BORAGINACEAE
Heliotropium indicum L.
Atapari-obuko
Body pain
reliever
Root
1 small cup 3 times daily
CUCURBITACEAE
Citrullus colocynthus Schrad.
Baara
For dysentery
Fruit
½ stainless steel
cup twice daily for
3 days.
CUCURBITACEAE
Adenopus breviflorus
Bth.
Tagiri
For measles
Fruit
The fruits are
placed in the
patient’s room for
as long as
symptoms persist.
1 teaspoon before
eating (carry the
victim because
he/she will be too
weak after the
herbal remedy is
administered)
CONNARACEAE
Agelaea obliqua (P. Beauv.) Baill.
Irohin
As an anti -convulsant
Root
CONNARACEAE
Cnestis ferruginea DC.
Gboyin gboyin
Aphrodisiac
Root
1 small cup once daily
COMBRETACEAE
Terminalia avicennioides Guill. &
Perr.
Idi
For skin irritation
Bark
Drink in small quantity to avoid
stomach
COMBRETACEAE
Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels.
Afara
Anti malaria and for measles
Bark
1 small cup for adults twice daily / 2 teaspoons for
children twice
daily
DIOSCOREACEAE
Dioscorea cayenensis Lam.
Apepe
For blood supply
Bark
Administer in
small quantity for
1 week.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Croton peduliflorus Hutch.
Iso ariwo
For cough
Seed
1 small cup 3
times daily .
EUPHORBIACEAE
Euphorbia lateriflora Schum. & Thonn.
Enu opiri
For typhoid
Root
Administer in
small quantity for
2 weeks.
EUPHORBIACEAE
Securinega virosa(Roxb. Ex Wille.) Pax. et Hoffm.
Iranje
Pain reliever
Leaves
½ stainless steel cup 3 times daily
FABACEAE
Acacia ataxacantha DC.
Aso bo ni
Stomachic andfor dysentery
Pod and seed
Lick soup thrice daily for 1 week
FABACEAE
Angylocalyx
oligophyllus Bak. f.
Oko aja
Aphrodisiac
Root
1 small cup once daily for 5 days.
FABACEAE
Cajanus cajan (L.)
Millsp.
Otili
For measles
Leaves
1 small cup 3 times daily
FABACEAE
Calliandra
haematocephala
Hassk.
Tude
Stomachic and
for ringworm
treatment
Root
1 small cup for adults once daily
/ 1 teaspoon for
children once
daily
FABACEAE
Cassia sieberiana DC.
Aridan tooro
For dysentery
Root
1 small cup
taken only in the
morning for 2
days.
FABACEAE
Cynometra manii Oliver
Eku
To suppress
swelling on the
cheeks
Seed
Use poultice to
massage the
cheek.
FABACEAE
Daniella oliveri
(Rolfe.) Hutch. &
Dalz
Iya
For rashes
Bark
1 teaspoon for
babies
FABACEAE
Detarium
microcarpum
Guill & Perr.
Ogbogbo
For dysentery
Bark
No dosage
FABACEAE
Dioclea secandens
Dasa
For good sight
and to stop
excessive
menstrual flow
(Anti
menorrhagia)
Leaves
No dosage
FABACEAE
Erythrophleum
suaveolens (Guill.
&Perr.) Brenan
Obo
For skin irritation
Bark
Concoction is
used to bath
twice daily.
FABACEAE
Indigofera pilosa Poir.
Ka se
Anti malaria
Bark
1 small cup twice daily
FABACEAE
Lonchocarpus
cyanescens
(Schum. & Thonn.)
Bth.
Elu
For rashes
Root
1 small cup once
daily for adults
and bath once
daily for children
FABACEAE
Tetrapleura
tetraptera (Schum
& Thonn.)Taub
Aridan
Anti convulsant
Fruit
2 small cups foradults / 2 teaspoons for
children twice
daily
GRAMINEAE
Bambusa vulgaris L.
Oparun
For measles
Leaves
½ stainless cup 3
times daily
GUTTIFERAE
Garcinia kola Heckel.
Orogbo
Body pain reliever
Bark
1 small cup once
daily (for adults
only)
LYTHRACEAE
Lawsonia inermis L.
Laali
For typhoid
Leaves
½ stainless steel cup 3 times daily
MORACEAE
Bosqueia angolensis
Ficalho.
Saworo
For blood supply
Bark
No dosage
MORACEAE
Treculia africana
Decne.
Moraceae
Afon
For skin irritation
Root
1 teaspoon for
children 3 times
daily
MORACEAE
Ficus capensis Thunb.
Opoto
For blood supply
Leaves
½ stainless steel
cup 3 times daily
for adults and 1
teaspoon 3 times
daily for children
MELIACEAE
Khaya ivorensis A. Chev
Oganwo
For blood supply
Bark
1 small cup once daily
MENISPERMACEAE
Sphenocentrum jollyanum Pierre
Akerejukpon
Anti malaria and typhoid
Root
1 stainless steel
cup twice daily
for 2 weeks.
MYRTACEAE
Syzygium guineense (Wild.) DC.
Ori
Purgative and anti
purgative
Bark
I small cup once
for adults / 2
teaspoons once
daily for children
OCHNACEAE
Lophira alata Banks ex F. Gaertn.f.
Ponhan
For typhoid
Bark
1 small cup 3 times daily
OCHNACEAE
Schrebera arboreaA .Chev.
Opele
For skin tear on a child’s
head
Seed
Place 9 seeds
on male and 7 on
female child (as
seed closes the
child’s head
heals)
PAPAVERACEAE
Argemone mexicana L.
Ma fo wok an omo mi
For measles
Leave
To be used in
small quantity
PHYLLANTHACEAE
Bridelia atroviridis Mull. Arg.
Arasa
For eczema
Leaves
Rub on affected part for as long as
conditions
remains
POACEAE
Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf.
Ewe tea
Anti malaria
Leaves
2 small cups 3 times daily for
2 weeks.
PERIPLOCACEAE
Mondia whitei (Hook.f.) Skeels
Isirigun
For deworming
Root
1 teaspoon 3 times daily (for
children)
RUBIACEAE
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Egbesi
For jaundice (yellow fever)
Root
1 small cup once daily
STERCULIACEAE
Theobroma cacao L.
Koko
For blood supply
Bark
1 small cup 3 times daily
STERCULIACEAE
Nesogordoniapapaverifera (A. Chev.) R. Capuron
Oro
For fibroid
Bark
1 small cup once daily
SAPINADIACEAE
Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Planch.
ex Benth.
Aka
To heal fractures and
wounds of the
leg
Root
Rub on affected parts.
ZINGIBERACEAE
Aframomum melegueta K. Schum.
Ata ire
For measles
Leaves
1 small cup 3 times daily for
2 weeks.
ZINGIBERACEAE
Zingiber officinale Rosc.
Atalekopa
For typhoid
Root
Eat hot once daily.
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Reference(s)

Documentation on Medicinal Plants Sold in Markets in Abeokuta, Nigeria. MacDonald Idu, Joseph O Erhabor and Harriet M Efijuemue (Tropical Journal of Pharmaceutical Research April 2010; 9 (2): 110-118)

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