Botanical Name Gomphrena celosioides Mart. Common & Vernacular Names Prostrate globe amaranth Soft khaki weed Wild gomphrena Often misidentified as Gomphrena serrata Botanical Family Amaranthaceae Botanical Classification Kingdom: Plantae Order: Caryophyllales Family: Amaranthaceae Genus: Gomphrena Species: G. celosioides Botanical Description… Read More »Gomphrena celosioides: Medicinal Uses & Identification
A 2012 quantitative market survey, published in the Journal of Ethnopharmacology, highlights the substantial economic significance of “Ghana’s Herbal Medicine” trade. The research indicates that medicinal plants are frequently used to supplement or replace Western medicine. The study also identifies… Read More »Ghana Herbs: Popular Medicinal Plant Species and Their Uses
Overview Bitter leaf (Vernonia amygdalina), a perennial shrub native to Africa, is renowned for its distinctive bitter taste and versatile applications in traditional medicine and cuisine. Thriving in tropical climates, it is commonly found in home gardens and the wild… Read More »A Profile of Bitter Leaf (Vernonia amygdalina)
This is from a research paper from the Cameroon looking at local herbs used for as malaria remedy. Researchers: Focho, D. A.1, Ndam, W. T.1 and Fonge, B. A.2 1. Department of Plant Biology, University of Dschang, P. O. Box… Read More »Medicinal Plants Used in Traditional Treatment of Malaria in Cameroon
Researchers: Aworinde David Olaniran, Erinoso Sakiru Morenikeji, Ogundele Alimi Adeyemi, Teniola Olasimbo Anuoluwapo and Ojo Samuel Omoniyi Institutions: Department of Biological Sciences, Ondo State University of Science and Technology, Okitipupa, Nigeria; Department of Biology, Federal College of Education (Special), Oyo,… Read More »Plants Used for Different Ailments Based on the ‘Doctrine of Signatures’ (Southwestern Nigeria)
Herbal Materia Medica, Fifth edition by Michael Moore Outlines of over 500 major botanical medicines, with the preferred forms and methods of their preparations, strengths, solutions, the most common adult dosages environmental status, and potential dangers.
The use of medicinal plants is an important part of Nigeria’s culture. Traditional healers over the years have used plants to treat and prevent a wide range of illnesses. The information provided here is from the research paper – Traditional… Read More »Medicinal Plants of Nigeria and Their Uses
Medicinal Plants of Sudan and their uses – part 2 is a continuation of part 1. The information is from the paper ‘Gems from traditional north-African medicine: medicinal and aromatic plants from Sudan’ by Hassan K HALID, Wail Elsadig A… Read More »Medicinal Plants of Sudan and Their Uses – Part 2