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Author(s) :
Adamu Harami M. , O.J. Abayeh, M.O. Agho, A.L. Abdullahi, A. Uba, H.U. Dukku & and B.M. WufemTesfaye Kebede, Kelbessa Urga, Kidist Yersaw, Teklele Biza, Bisrat Haile Mariam & Mulugeta GutaYersaw, Teklele Biza, Bisrat Haile Mariam & Mulugeta Guta
Title :
An ethnobotanical survey of Bauchi State herbal plants and their antimicrobial activity.
Journal of Ethnopharmacology. Volume 97, pp. 421-427 ( 2005)
Reference HA 35 has information about 56 plants :
Abrus precatorius L.
Official name :
Abrus precatorius L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) nervous disorder, seeds of Abrus precatorius, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tandara
Adansonia digitata L.
Official name :
Adansonia digitata L.
Family :
Bombacaceae
Synonyms :
Adansonia sphaerocarpa A.Chev.
Symptoms :
H(008), H(100)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(100) gonorrhea , leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
kuku
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) pesticide, tortoiseshell, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
albasa
Ambrosia maritima L.
Official name :
Ambrosia maritima L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(124)
Recipes :
H(124) nose bleeding, leaves/shoot, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
babamore
Andira inermis D.C.
Official name :
Andira inermis D.C.
Family :
Papilionaceae
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) vermifuge, seeds/bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
gwaska
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Anogeissus leiocarpa (DC.) Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Anogeissus schimperi Hochst. ex Hutch. & Dalziel
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(008) diarrhoea, H(008) dysentery, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
marke
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.
Official name :
Aristolochia bracteata Retz.
Family :
Aristolochiaceae
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) anthelmintics , stem, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
duman dutse
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism paludism, leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
dogon yaro
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Official name :
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile
Family :
Zygophyllaceae
Synonyms :
Balanites gillettii Cufod.
Symptoms :
H(112)
Recipes :
H(112) abortifacient, bark, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
aduwa
Bauhinia rufescens Lam.
Official name :
Bauhinia rufescens Lam.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Piliostigma rufescens (Lam.) Benth.
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) eye treatment, leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
disga
Boswellia dalzielii Hutch.
Official name :
Boswellia dalzielii Hutch.
Family :
Burseraceae
Symptoms :
H(051), H(113)
Recipes :
H(051) fever, H(113) rheumatism, bark/root, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
hano/ararabi
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Official name :
Calotropis procera (Aiton) W.T.Aiton
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Asclepias procera Aiton
Symptoms :
H(116)
Recipes :
H(116) amenorrhoea , whole plant, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tumfafiya
Capsicum annuum L.
Official name :
Capsicum annuum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Capsicum frutescens L.
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) pesticide, fruit, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
barkono
Cassia occidentalis L.
Official name :
Cassia occidentalis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) ringworm, seeds, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
bauzanfari
Cassia singueana Delile
Official name :
Cassia singueana Delile
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Senna singueana (Delile) Lock
,
Cassia goratensis Fresen.
Symptoms :
H(038)
Recipes :
H(038) vaginal discharge, whole plant, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
rumfu
Cassia tora L.
Official name :
Cassia tora L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Cassia obtusifolia L.
,
Senna obtusifolia (L.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby
Symptoms :
H(013), H(037), H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) fever,H(037) cough,H(013) ulcer, leaves , RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tafasa
Celosia trigyna L.
Official name :
Celosia trigyna L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(020), H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) vermifuge, H(020) snake-bite, leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
nanafa, nanaho
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.
Official name :
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.
Family :
Menispermaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, root, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
jibdakasa
Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A. Rich.
Official name :
Cochlospermum tinctorium Perr. ex A. Rich.
Family :
Cochlospermaceae
Synonyms :
Cochlospermum niloticum Oliv.
Symptoms :
H(068)
Recipes :
H(068) schistosmiasis, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
r'awaya, barge
Combretum collinum Fresen.
Official name :
Combretum collinum Fresen.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Combretum hypopilinum Diels
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, bark/roots of Combretum hypopilinum, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
jan taramniya
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Official name :
Daniellia oliveri (Rolfe) Hutch. & Dalziel
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Paradaniellia oliveri Rolfe
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
maje
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Detarium microcarpum Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(094)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, H(094) piles, root/bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
taura
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex DC.
Official name :
Diospyros mespiliformis Hochst. ex DC.
Family :
Ebenaceae
Symptoms :
H(151)
Recipes :
H(151) hypertension, bark, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
kanya
Entada africana Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Entada africana Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Entada sudanica Schweinf.
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, leaves, RNS.
H(008) diarrhoea, bark, RNS
H(008) diarrhoea, bark, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tawatsa
Erythrina senegalensis A. DC.
Official name :
Erythrina senegalensis A. DC.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) jaundice, bark, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
minjirya
Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.
Official name :
Euphorbia balsamifera Ait.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia sepium N. E. Br.
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000), shoot, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
yaro
Euphorbia hirta L.
Official name :
Euphorbia hirta L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Euphorbia pilulifera var. procumbens Boiss.
,
Euphorbia hirta var. procumbens Br.
,
Chamaesyce hirta (L.) Millsp.
Symptoms :
H(082)
Recipes :
H(082) asthma, stem, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
nonon kurciya
Grewia mollis Juss.
Official name :
Grewia mollis Juss.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Synonyms :
Grewia venusta Fresen.
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea, root, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
dargaza’a
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel.
Official name :
Guiera senegalensis J.F. Gmel.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(037), H(100), H(173)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(100) syphilis, H(008) diarrhoea, H(173) leprosy, H(139 ) impotence, H(006 ) + H(104) gastroenteritis, leaves, RNS..
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
sabara
Hyptis suaveolens Poit.
Official name :
Hyptis suaveolens Poit.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, H(008) dysentery, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
dodoyar fadama
Jatropha curcas L.
Official name :
Jatropha curcas L.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(006 ) constipation, root, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
binida zugu
Moringa oleifera Lam.
Official name :
Moringa oleifera Lam.
Family :
Moringaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, bark/leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
zogallangandi
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
Official name :
Moringa pterygosperma Gaertn.
Family :
Moringaceae
Symptoms :
H(100)
Recipes :
H(100) gonorrhoea, H(100) syphilis, leaves of Moringa pterygosperma, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
zogalla
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Official name :
Nauclea latifolia Sm.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Synonyms :
Sarcocephalus russeggeri Schweinf.
,
Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce
,
Sarcocephalus esculentus Afzel. ex Sabine
Symptoms :
H(008) + H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) + H(104) abdominal pain, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tafashiya
Ocimum basilicum L.
Official name :
Ocimum basilicum L.
Family :
Lamiaceae
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) pesticide, root, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
dodoya
Parkia biglobosa ( Jacq.) R.Br. ex G. Don
Official name :
Parkia biglobosa ( Jacq.) R.Br. ex G. Don
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Parkia clappertoniana Keay
Symptoms :
H(045)
Recipes :
H(045) antiseptic, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
dorowa
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh.
Official name :
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne-Redh.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Bauhinia thonningii Schumach.
Symptoms :
H(034), H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, H(034) chest pain, bark/leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
kaego
Psidium guajava L.
Official name :
Psidium guajava L.
Family :
Myrtaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(126)
Recipes :
H(126) jaundice, H(008) dysentery, leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
goba
Schwenckia americana L.
Official name :
Schwenckia americana L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(008) + H(104)
Recipes :
H(008) + H(104) abdominal pain, leaves, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
daudanaaor
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Official name :
Sclerocarya birrea (A. Rich.) Hochst.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomach pain, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
danya
Solanum nigrum L.
Official name :
Solanum nigrum L.
Family :
Solanaceae
Synonyms :
Solanum judaicum Bess
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) skin eruptions, fruit, RNS
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
gautar kaddi
Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.
Official name :
Solanum nodiflorum Jacq.
Family :
Solanaceae
Symptoms :
H(000), H(008)
Recipes :
H(000) emesis, H(008) diarrhoea, fruit of Solanum nodiflorum, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
gautar kaji
Sterculia setigera Del.
Official name :
Sterculia setigera Del.
Family :
Sterculiaceae
Synonyms :
Sterculia tomentosa Guill. & Perr.
Symptoms :
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, H(008) diarrhoea, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
kukuki
Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.
Official name :
Stereospermum kunthianum Cham.
Family :
Bignoniaceae
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
sansami
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.
Official name :
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.
Family :
Myrtaceae
Symptoms :
H(091)
Recipes :
H(091) stimulant, flower, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
malmoo
Tamarindus indica L.
Official name :
Tamarindus indica L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Tamarindus erythraea Mattei
Symptoms :
H(045), H(135)
Recipes :
H(045) antiseptic, H(135) digestive, fruit, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tsamiya
Tephrosia pumila (Lam. ) Persoon
Official name :
Tephrosia pumila (Lam. ) Persoon
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Tephrosia purpurea L. Persoon
Symptoms :
H(039)
Recipes :
H(039) pesticide, bark, RNS..
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
bubababa
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Official name :
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(000)
Recipes :
H(000) manajitis, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
majinfa
Terminalia avicennioides Guill. & Perr.
Official name :
Terminalia avicennioides Guill. & Perr.
Family :
Combretaceae
Synonyms :
Terminalia dictyoneura Diels
Symptoms :
H(008), H(094)
Recipes :
H(008) dysentery, H(094) piles, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
baushee
Vetiveria nigritana (Benth.) Stapf
Official name :
Vetiveria nigritana (Benth.) Stapf
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) stomachache, root, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
jema
Vitex doniana Sweet
Official name :
Vitex doniana Sweet
Family :
Verbenaceae
Symptoms :
H(045), H(082)
Recipes :
H(045) antiseptic H(082) asthma, bark, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
dinya
Ximenia americana L.
Official name :
Ximenia americana L.
Family :
Olacaceae
Symptoms :
H(103)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, adache, whole plant, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
tsa’ada
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Official name :
Zingiber officinale Roscoe
Family :
Zingiberaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, H(008) diarrhoea, rhizome, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
sarkin zabur
Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich.
Official name :
Ziziphus abyssinica A. Rich.
Family :
Rhamnaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhoea, root, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
mgarya’a
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.
Official name :
Ziziphus mauritiana Lam.
Family :
Rhamnaceae
Synonyms :
Ziziphus jujuba Lam.
Symptoms :
H(006)
Recipes :
H(006) purgative, root/leaves, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
magarya
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. var. spina-christi
Official name :
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf. var. spina-christi
Family :
Rhamnaceae
Symptoms :
H(037)
Recipes :
H(037) cough, root, RNS.
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Bauchi state)
Vernacular name :
kurna