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Author(s) :
Idu, M., Umweni, A. A., Odaro, T. and Ojelede L.
Title :
Ethnobotanical Plants Used for Oral Healthcare Among the Esan Tribe of Edo State, Nigeria.
Ethnobotanical Leaflets 13: 548-63, 2009.
http://www.ethnoleaflets.com/leaflets/iduoralh.htm
Reference HI 09 has information about 32 plants :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Official name :
Alchornea cordifolia (Schum. & Thonn.) Müll. Arg.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Synonyms :
Alchornea cordata Benth.
Symptoms :
H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig, root of Alchornea cordifolia, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
akowo, uwanwe (Esan)
Allophylus africanus P. Beauv.
Official name :
Allophylus africanus P. Beauv.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(008), diarrhoea, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig, root of Allophylus africanus, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ebe, ukpe (Esan)
Anacardium occidentale L.
Official name :
Anacardium occidentale L.
Family :
Anacardiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103) sore gum, H(103x) teeth cleaning,. twig of Anacardium occidentale, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ikashu (Esan)
Aulacocalyx jasminiflora f. brevis N. Hallé
Official name :
Aulacocalyx jasminiflora f. brevis N. Hallé
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) teeth cleaning,. twig of Aulococalyx jasminiflora, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
amegben (Esan)
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Official name :
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.
Family :
Meliaceae
Synonyms :
Melia azadirachta L.
Symptoms :
H(051), H(103x), H(104), H(118)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, H(103x) teeth cleaning, H(104) stomach-ache, H(118) sore throat, twig, stem bark of Azardirachta indica, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
dongoyaro (Esan)
Baphia nitida Lodd.
Official name :
Baphia nitida Lodd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig, stem of Baphia nitidia, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
otua (Esan)
Carpolobia lutea G. Don
Official name :
Carpolobia lutea G. Don
Family :
Polygalaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) teeth cleaning, H(104) stomach-ache, twig, stem of Carpolobia lutea, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
aswen (Esan)
Casearia barteri Mast.
Official name :
Casearia barteri Mast.
Family :
Flacourtiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103) sore gum, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twigs, stem bark of Caseari barteri, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ukpakuzon, akpano-eze (Esan)
Citrus ×aurantium L.
Official name :
Citrus ×aurantium L.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck
,
Citrus paradisi Macfad
Symptoms :
H(055), H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(055) vomiting, H(103) toothache, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig, stem of Citrus sinensis, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
anumei (Esan)
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Official name :
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(055), H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(055) vomiting, H(103) toothache, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig, stem of Citrus aurantifolia, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
anumei- negwegwe (Esan)
Dennettia tripetala Baker f.
Official name :
Dennettia tripetala Baker f.
Family :
Annonaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twigs of Dennettia tripetala, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ukpakon okhan, ohure, ako (Esan)
Dialium guineense Willd.
Official name :
Dialium guineense Willd.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103) toothache, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twigs, barks of Dialium guineense, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ohiome (Esan)
Diospyros barteri Hiern
Official name :
Diospyros barteri Hiern
Family :
Ebenaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) teeth cleaning, twigs of Diospyros barteri, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
elugbe, ivin-oha (Esan)
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Official name :
Fagara zanthoxyloides Lam.
Family :
Rutaceae
Synonyms :
Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (Lam.) Zepernick & Timler
Symptoms :
H(037), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(037) cough tuberculosis, H(103x) teeth cleaning, root bark of Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides (syn: Fagara zanthoxyloides), chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ukhiaghele, ughanghan (Esan)
Garcinia kola Heckel
Official name :
Garcinia kola Heckel
Family :
Clusiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) teeth cleaning, twigs of Garcinia kola, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
edun (Esan)
Glyphaea brevis (Spreng.) Monach.
Official name :
Glyphaea brevis (Spreng.) Monach.
Family :
Tiliaceae
Symptoms :
H(008), H(051), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(008), diarrhoea, H(051) fever, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig, stem bark of Glypheae brevis, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
not registered
Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-LeComte ex O'Rorke) Baill.
Official name :
Irvingia gabonensis (Aubry-LeComte ex O'Rorke) Baill.
Family :
Irvingiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) teeth cleaning, stem of Irvingia gabonensis, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ohiele, ogwe (ogbono) (Esan)
Maesobotrya barteri (Baill.) Hutch.
Official name :
Maesobotrya barteri (Baill.) Hutch.
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(091), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(091) waist pain, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig of Maesobotrya barteri, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
orua, oruru (Esan)
Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll. Arg
Official name :
Mallotus oppositifolius (Geiseler) Müll. Arg
Family :
Euphorbiaceae
Symptoms :
H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103x) oral hygiene, H(103x) teeth cleaning., twig of Mallotus oppositifolia, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
ogheghe (Esan)
Microdesmis puberula Hook.f. ex Planch.
Official name :
Microdesmis puberula Hook.f. ex Planch.
Family :
Pandaceae
Symptoms :
H(103), H(103x)
Recipes :
H(103) sore gum, H(103x) teeth cleaning, twig of Microdesmis puberula, chewed
Region :
West Africa
Country :
Nigeria (Edo State)
Vernacular name :
amama, erankpata (Esan)