Sunday, July 4, 2010

Dialium guinense wild | Unuagu

Dialium guinense wild  |  Unuagu
Scientific classification of Dialium guinense wild


Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Mangoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fagales
Family: Leguminosae
Subfamily: Caesalpinioideae
Genus: Dialium
Species: D. indum


Botanical Name :Dialium guinense wild
Common Name : Unuagu

Useful parts of Dialium guinense wild : Leaves

Medicinal uses of Dialium guinense wild :Decoction of leaves used for stomach ache.

Indigofera tinctoria | Ogbu

Indigofera tinctoria | Ogbu
Scientific classification of Indigofera tinctoria


Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Faboideae
Tribe: Indigofereae
Genus: Indigofera
Species: I. tinctoria



Botanical Name : Indigofera tinctoria
Common Name: Ogbu


Useful parts of Indigofera tinctoria : Stem leaves and twines

Medicinal uses : its Stem chewed to cure cough and decoction of Leaves used to cure chest pains .
The twine paste cures dislocation.

Albizia gummefera | Ogwu akpee

Albizia gummefera | Ogwu akpee

Scientific classification of Albizia gummefera


Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Subclass: Rosidae
(unranked): Eurosids I
Order: Fabales
Family: Fabaceae
Subfamily: Mimosoideae
Tribe: Ingeae
Genus: Albizia



Botanical Name : Albizia gummefera
Common Name: Ogwu akpee

Useful parts of Albizia gummefera(Ogwu akpee): plants roots

Medicinal uses : Roots paste with salt and pepper used for scorpion bites.

Garcinia kola heckle | Akuinu

Garcinia kola heckle  | Akuinu

Scientific classification of Garcinia kola heckle


Kingdom: Plantae
Division: Magnoliophyta
Class: Magnoliopsida
Order: Theales
Family: Clusiaceae
Genus: Garcinia
Species: G. kola


Botanical Name : Garcinia kola heckle
common Name: Akuinu

Useful parts of Garcinia kola heckle:its Seeds are useful for the medicinal purpose

Medicinal uses : this plants Seeds are useful in cough and catarrh.

Saturday, July 3, 2010

Euphorbia heterophylla | Ogwu-evo-osisa

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

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.