Euphorbia heterophylla | Ogwu-evo-osisa

Scientific classification of Euphorbia heterophylla


Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
(unranked): Eurosids I
Order: Malpighiales
Family: Euphorbiaceae
Subfamily: Euphorbioideae
Tribe: Euphorbieae
Subtribe: Euphorbiinae
Genus: Euphorbia
Species: E. heterophylla

Botanical Name : Euphorbia heterophylla
Common Name : Ogwu-evo-osisa


Useful parts of Euphorbia heterophylla : Leaves .

Medicinal uses : Cleans the stomach and cures constipation by causing purging of the stomach .

Saccharum officinarium | Ichara ucho

Scientific classification of Saccharum officinarium


Kingdom: Plantae
Phylum: Magnoliophyta
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Saccharum



Botanical Name : Saccharum officinarium
Comon Name : Ichara ucho

Medicinal uses of Saccharum officinarium : Stem juice gives to any malaria patients to restorate vitality.

Oryza sativa | Osikapa

Scientific classification of Oryza sativa


Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Angiosperms
Class: Monocots
Order: Poales
Family: Poaceae
Genus: Oryza
Species: O. sativa

Botanical Name :Oryza sativa
Common Name: Osikapa

Useful parts of the Osikapa : Grains

Medicinal uses : grain extract used to cure body rashes.

Ocimum viride | Nchanwu

Scientific classification of Ocimum viride



Kingdom: Plantae
Subkingdom : Tracheobiont
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Asteridae
Order: Lamiales
Family: Lamiaceae
Subfamily: Nepetoideae
Tribe: Ocimeae
Gender: Ocimum
Species: O. gratissimum
Binomial name:Ocimum gratissimum

Botanical Name : Ocimum viride
Common Name : Nchanwu



Useful parts of the Ocimum viride(Nchanwu) plant : Leaves
Medicinal uses :This plants , Burnt leaves drives away ants (especially when there is white ants).

Vaccinium myrtillus | Uri

Scientific classification of Vaccinium myrtillus


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Ericales
Family: Ericaceae
Genus: Vaccinium
Species: V. myrtillus
Binomial name:Vaccinium myrtillus

Botanical Name :Vaccinium myrtillus
Common Name :Uri

Medicinal uses : Fruit juice remedy for joint aches

Telfariria occidentalis | Ovee

Scientific classification of Telfariria occidentalis

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Cucurbitales
Family: Cucurbitaceae
Genus: Telfairia
Species: T. occidentalis

Binomial name:Telfairia occidentalis
Common Name :Ovee.

Useful parts of Telfariria occidentalis : Leaves.

Medicinal uses : Leaves extract used for treatment of convulsions in children.

Cnestis ferruginea | Ogbakpee

Scientific classification of Cnestis ferruginea

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum

Botanical Name : Cnestis ferruginea
Common Name : Ogbakpee .

Useful parts of Ogbakpee: Leaves are useful for the medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses : Decoction of leaves used for dysentry

Emilia occionea | Osiisi

Botanical Name :Emilia occionea
Comon Name : Osiisi

Useful parts of Osiisi : its Leaves are useful in the medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses :this plants leaves extract used to cure earache .

Combretum racemosum | Inenenwata

scientific classification of Combretum racemosum




Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Myrtales
Family: Combretaceae
Genus: Combretum

Botanical Name: Combretum racemosum
Common Name : Inenenwata.


Useful parts of Combretum racemosum : its Roots and leaves are useful in the medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses : Decoction of the roots and leaves are useful for abortion.

Vernonia anygdalina | Onugbu

Scientific classification of Vernonia anygdalina

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Vernonia
Species: V. amygdalina
Binomial name:Vernonia amygdalina

Botanical Name : Vernonia anygdalina
Common Name : Onugbu

Useful parts of Vernonia anygdalina: Leaves and stems

Medicinal uses : Leaves and stem chewed to cure stomach, aches.

Palisota hirsute | Okpete

Scientific classification Palisota hirsute


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Commelinales
Family: Commelinaceae
Genus: Palisota
Botanical Name : Palisota hirsute
Common Name : Okpete

Useful parts of Okpete: Roots & Leaves

Medicinal uses :roots juice used for treatment of gonorrhoea and also leaves extracts used to stop wound bleeding.

Chlorophylum macrophyllum Aschor | Ukpazi

Botanical Name: Chlorophylum macrophyllum Aschor
Common Name :Ukpazi
Useful parts of Ukpazi : Seeds
Medicinal uses : Seeds powdered with native chalk chewed for relief of footache.

Carica papaya | Mgbimgbi

Scientific classification of Carica papaya

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Brassicales
Family: Caricaceae
Genus: Carica
Species: C. papaya
Binomial name
Carica papaya
Botanical Name : Carica papaya
Common Name: Mgbimgbi


Useful parts of Carica papaya: Leaves

Medicinal uses :its Leaves extract useful in malaria.

Canarium schweinfurthri | Ubemgbada

Scientific classification of of Canarium schweinfurthri

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Eudicotyledoneae
Subclass: Rosidae
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Canarium

Botanical Name: Canarium schweinfurthri
Common name: Ubemgbada
Family: Burseraceae

Useful parts of Canarium schweinfurthri (Ubemgbada) : Stem barks are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses : Powder of stem bark with potash applied on the swollen limbs of pregnant women.

Adansonia digitata | Agba

Scientific classification of Adansonia digitata

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Malvales
Family: Malvaceae
Genus: Adansonia
Species: A. digitata
Binomial name:Adansonia digitata
Botanical Name :Adansonia digitata .
Common Name : Agba

Useful parts of Adansonia digitata (Agba) : Fruits pulps leaves and roots are useful .

Medicinal uses :Extract of the fruit pulp used as eyedrop to curemeasles. Leaves useful in treatment of liver and kidney diarrhoea.
Powdered roots given for malaria treatment.

Ananas comosus | Parapu

Scientific classification of Ananas comosus
Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
(unranked): Commelinids
Order: Poales
Family: Bromeliaceae
Subfamily: Bromelioideae
Genus: Ananas
Species: A. comosus
Botanical Name : Ananas comosus
Common name : Parapu


Useful parts of Ananas comosus (Parapu) : fruits .

Medicinal uses : fruit's recommended for eating during High fever.

Dacryodes edulis | Ube

Scientific classification of Dacryodes edulis

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Rosids
Order: Sapindales
Family: Burseraceae
Genus: Dacryodes
Species: D. edulis
Botanical Name : Dacryodes edulis
Common Name :Ube


Useful parts of Dacryodes edulis : Stem bark

Medicinal uses : Bark powder made into paste with Honey and rubbed on the body which helps to reduce body aches.

Dennettia tripelata | Umimi

Scientific classification of Dennettia tripelata

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Magnoliids
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Uvariopsis
Species: U. tripetala

Botanical Name : Dennettia tripelata
Common Name : Umimi


Useful pats of Dennettia tripelata(Umimi): Alcoholic extract of roots

Newbouldia spinosuslaevis | Agirioshishi

Botanical name:Newbouldia spinosuslaevis
Common Name : Agirioshishi
Family: Bignoniceae

Useful parts of Newbouldia spinosuslaevis: Leaves .

Medicinal uses : Paste of leaves uses to cure migrane pains .

Acanthus montanus | Agamsoso

scientific classification of Acanthus montanus


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Lamiales
Family: Acanthaceae
Genus: Acanthus
Species: A. montanus
Binomial name:
Acanthus montanus
Common Name : Agamsoso .


Useful parts of Acanthus montanus :Acanthus montanus's roots used in any kind of medicinal purpose.

Medicnal uses of Acanthus montanus's roots : Root extracts useful in bath to Relieve aches and pains.

Amaranthus spinosus | Ineni

Scientific classification of Amaranthus spinosus

Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Caryophyllales
Family: Amaranthaceae
Genus: Amaranthus
Species: A. spinosus
Binomial name
Amaranthus spinosus

Botanical Name is Amaranthus spinosus.
Common Name is Ineni.

Useful parts of Amaranthus spinosus : Ineni's Leaves and stem used for medicinal purpose.
Medicinal uses of Amaranthus spinosus :In Amaranthus spinosus's plants, leaves and stem paste with palm oil used to cure pile and stomach aches.

Caladium bicolor | Okpakara

Scientific classification of Caladium bicolor



Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Caladieae
Genus: Caladium

Botanical Name is Caladium bicolor
Local Name is Okpakara

Useful parts of Caladium bicolor : Leaves are useful in the medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Caladium bicolor: well in Caladium bicolor plants Leaves extract useful in, to cure Convulsion in children .

Colocassia esculenta | Ede

Scientific classification Colocassia esculenta


Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Monocots
Order: Alismatales
Family: Araceae
Subfamily: Aroideae
Tribe: Colocasieae
Genus: Colocasia
Species: C. esculenta
Binomial name
Colocasia esculenta
Botanical Name is Colocassia esculenta
Common Name is Ede


Useful parts of Colocassia esculenta: Leaves are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Colocassia esculenta:For Colocassia esculenta plants,its Leaves extract useful in heal Cracked foot heels.

Chromolaena odorata | Iganwaezigana

Scientific classification of Chromolaena odorata

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Asterales
Family: Asteraceae
Genus: Chromolaena
Species: C. odorata

Botanical Name is Chromolaena odorata

Common Name: is Iganwaezigana

Useful parts of Chromolaena odorata:Iganwaezigana's Leaves are usrful in medicinlal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Chromolaena odorata:In Chromolaena odorata plants, Leaves extract useful for cuts & wounds for fast healing.

Rauwolfia vomitoria | Urubia

Scientific classification of Rauwolfia vomitoria

Kingdom: Plantae
(unranked): Angiosperms
(unranked): Eudicots
(unranked): Asterids
Order: Gentianales
Family: Apocynaceae
Subfamily: Rauvolfioideae
Tribe: Vinceae
Genus: Rauvolfia

Botanical Name is Rauwolfia vomitoria

Local Name is Urubia


Useful parts of Rauwolfia vomitoria :Urubia's Roots are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Rauwolfia vomitoria:In Urubia's plants,their root extract useful drank to reduce Labour pains.

Landolphia owariensis | Echu ayahi

Botanical Name is Landolphia owariensis
Local Name is Echu ayahi
Family: Apocynaceae

useful parts of Landolphia owariensis:Echu ayahi's roots are useful for medicinal purpose.

Medicinal uses of Landolphia owariensis: In Echu ayahi's plants, Roots extracts used as Vermifuge.

Xylopia aethiopica | Uda

Scientific classification of Xylopia aethiopica


Kingdom: Plantae
Order: Magnoliales
Family: Annonaceae
Genus: Xylopia
Species: X. aethiopica





Botanical Name : Xylopia aethiopica
Common Name : Uda


useful parts : Seeds

medicinal uses : Powered seeds inhaled byNursing mother

Anacardium occidentalis | Kashu

Scientific classification of Anacardium occidentalis


Kingdom: Plantae

Order: Sapindales

Family: Anacardiaceae

Genus: Anacardium

Species: A. occidentale

Botanical Name :Anacardium occidentalis
Common Name :Kashu

Useful parts of Anacardium occidentalis :Barks and leaves.

Medicinal uses : Extracts of leaves are useful in bath of patients with malaria.