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.