HERBS AND ROOTS BOTANICAL , ENGLISH, AND YORUBA NAMES

HERBS AND ROOTS BOTANICA, ENGLISH AND YORUBA NAMES

• Nicotiana tabacum – ewe taba

• Aspillia africana- yunyun

• Carpolobia lutea- Osunsun

• Borreria verticillata- irawo ile

• Hibiscus flower- zobo

• Cayenne- bawa

• Chilli- shombo in yoruba

• Black pepper- iyere in yoruba oziza in igbo

• Capsicum Frutescen- tobacco pepper- ata wewe

• Allium sativum- garlic- ayu in yoruba

• Basil plant- Nchanwu in yoruba

• Tamarind- tsamia

• Turmeric- ata ile pupa in yoruba

• Citrus aurantium- Bitter orange, Seville orange,  sour orange, bigarade orange, or marmalade            orange- Osan

• Citrullus colocynthos- colocynth, bitter apple, bitter cucumber, desert gourd, egusi,  or vine of sodom- Egusi Baara

• Boerhaavia diffusa- punarnava- etiponla, olowojeja

• Artocarpus altilis- Berefurutu

• Argemone mexicana- Mexican poppy, Mexican prickly poppy, flowering thistle, cardo or cardosante- Egun arugbo , Ekan Ekun

• Voacanga africana- Ako dodo

• Uraria picta- Alupayida

• Thorny pigweed/ prickly amaranth- tete eleegun in yoruba

• Alternanthera nodiflora- Dagunro

• Butryospermum paradoxum- Shea tre- ori

• Lactuca capensis- lettuce- yanrin

• Bryophyllum pinnatum- Air plant, life plant, miracle leaf or Goethe plant- Abamoda

• Zingiber officinale- Ginger- atale in yoruba

• Dioscorea dumetorum- sweet yam- Esuru

• Enantia chloranta- Awopa

• Khaya grandifoliola, k.senegalensis, k.ivorensis- Oganwo

• Sphenocentrum jollyanum- Akerejupon

• Olax subscorpioidea- Ifan, ifon

• Tetrapleura tetraptera- Aidan, Aridan

• Lecaniodiscus cupanioidea- Akika

• Lippia multiflora-Efirin-gogoro, efirin oko

• Jatropha gossypifolia- cotton leaf, physic nut or Guatemala rhubarb- Ogege

• Cymbopogon citratus- lemon grass- Kooko oba

• Pterocarpus erinaceus- Apepo, Agbelosun

• Pterocarpus osun- Osun

• Pterocarpus santalinioides- Gbengbe

• Catharanthus roseus- Madagascar rosy periwinkle- Apabida pupa

• Africa papaya- Papaya- Ibepe

• Dioclea scandens- Dasa

• Lawsonia inermis- Henna plant- laali, Lali

• Ficus exasperata- Focus tree- Epin

• Ficus asperifolia- Ipin

• Ficus capensis- Opoto

• Ficus elegans- Asoro

• Ficus mucuso- Odan afomo

• Ficus thoningii- Odan abaa

• Ficus vallis- Choudae- Oguro

• Vermonia amygdalina- Ewuro

• Phyllanthus amarus- stonebreaker or seed under leaf- Eyin olobe

• Mucuna sloannei- Werepe

• Mucuna pruriens- Ewe ina-yerepe

• Alstonia congensis- Ahun

• Mangifera indica- Mango- Mangoro in yoruba

• Nauclea latifolia- Egbesi

• Sorghum bicolor- Poroporo okababa

• Senna fistula- Aidantoro

• Erythophleum suaveolens- Erun obo, Olu obo

• Ocimum gratissimum- Clove basil- Efirin

• Telfaria occidentalis- Fluted hours – Ugwu

• Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides- Senegal prickly- ash or artar root- Orin ata

• Acalpha wilkesiana- Jiwini, Ewe larapupa

• Sida pilosa- Eesinle

• Sida rhombifolia- iseketu pupa

• Sida cordifolia- flannel weed – iso obo

• Thaumatococcus danielli- Ewe moi moi

• Azadirachta indica- neem, nimtree or Indian lilac- Dongoyaro

• Aloe vera- Ahon  Erin

• Aloe barteri- Eti  erin, ida egun, ida orisa

• Garcinia kola- bitter kola- orogbo

• Ageratum conyzoides- billygoat were, Chick weed, goatweed, whiteweed- imi esu

• Abelmoshus esculentus- okra- ila

• Abrus precatorius- jequirity, crab eye, rosary pea, precatory pea or bean, John crow bead, Indian licorice- oju ologbo

• Abutilon mauritianum- Furu

• Acacia ataxacantha- ihun, Ewon Adele

• Acacia nilotica- baani, booni

• Acanthospermum hispidum- Bristly starbur, goat head, hispid starbur- Dagunro

• Acanthus montanus-bear’s breech or mountain thistle- Avon Ekun, irunmu arugbo

• Adansonia digitata- baobab- ose

• Aerva lanata- mountain knotgrass- Erun ile

• Aframomum melegueta- grains of paradise- Atare

• Alaska barteri- Agbari etu

• Allium ascalonicum- the shallot- alubosa elewe

• Alchornea cordifolia- ipa

• Caesalpinia pulcherima- Barbados pride, dwarf poiciana, Barbados flower fence- woo omode

• Afzelia africana- afzeila, lenke, lengue or doussi- apa igbo

• Alternanthera sessils-sessile joyweed or dwarf copperleaf- reku reku

• Anacardium occidentale- cashew- kasu

• Anthocleista djalonensis, Anthocleista liebrechtsiana- sapo, shapo

• Arachis hypogea- peanut or groundnut- epa

• Bambusa vulgaris- Golden bambo, or buddha’s belly bamboo- oparun

• Baphia nitida- African sandalwood- osun, irosun

• Allanblackia floribunda- yellow tree- eku, eso roro

• Byrsocarpus coccineus- amuje wewe

• Calendula officinaile- pot marigold- ododo Maria 

• Calotropis procera- Sodom apple- bomubomu

• Canadium schweinfurthii’ African elemi or canarium- paapo, origbo

• Canavalia ensiformis- Jack bean- sese nla

• Carapa procera- carapa- abo- Oganwo

• Cardiospermum halicacabum- balloon plant or love in a puff- Shaworo

• Celastrus indica- ponju owiwi

• Ceiba pentandra- araba

• Cissampelos owariensis- ewe jokoje

• Chromolaena odorata- Siam weed- akintola, awolowo

• Tetracarpidium conophorum- Nigerian walnut- awusa- asala

• Vemonia colorata- ironweed- Eriro ijebu

• Xylopoa aethiopica- Eeru, erunje

• Tridax procumbens- igbalode, muwagun

• Waltheriia indica- ewe epo

• Vitex doniana- Oori nla

• Uvaria chamae- finger root or bush banana- Eruju

• Viscum album- mistletoe- Afomo

• Uvaria afzeli- Gbongbose- Anikan wogba  arun

• Urena lobata- ilasa agborin, ilasa omode

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