POPULAR HERBAL MEDICINES USED IN SOUTHERN GHANA

Research Article

Documentation of Herbal Medicines Used for the Treatment and Management of Human Diseases by Some Communities in Southern Ghana

CREDIT:   https://www.hindawi.com/journals/ecam/2017/3043061/tab2/

Table 2

Species of plants reportedly being used by healers arranged according to their families with information on their habits, ailments treated, plant parts used, methods of preparation, and route of administration of the plants.

Families Scientific names (voucher specimen #) Local names (Akuapem/Krobo) Frequency of citation (%) Habit of plant Diseases and/ailments Plant parts Methods of preparation Route of administration Acanthaceae Ruellia brevifolia (Pohl) C. Ezcurra (A029) Mokotso (Krobo) 1.1 Herb Halitosis Leaf Infusion Nasal Aloaceae Aloe vera L. (A001) Aloe 6.5 Herb Diabetes Diabetes Typhoid fever Baldness Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Decoction Decoction Infusion Decoction Oral Oral Oral Topical Amaranthaceae Alternanthera pungens Kunth. (A028) Nkassenkasee (Akuapem) 1.1 Herb Stomach ulcer Whole plant Infusion Rectal Annonaceae Polyalthia longifolia (Sonn.) Thwaites (K001) Tsogaga (Krobo) 2.2 Tree Fever Leaf Decoction Oral Apocynaceae Alstonia boonei De Wild. (A026) Nyamedua (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Sexual disorders Root and bark Infusion Topical Rauvolfia vomitoria Wennberg (A025) Unknown 1.1 Tree Osteoarthritis Leaf and bark Infusion Rectal Asclepiadaceae Calotropis gigantea (L.) W. T. Aiton Unknown 1.1 Shrub Heart burns Leaf Decoction Oral Asteraceae Chromolaena odorata (L.) R. M. King (K003) Acheampong (Akuapem/Krobo) 3.2 Shrub Typhoid fever Stop bleeding Typhoid fever Leaf Leaf Leaf Decoction Decoction Infusion Oral Oral Oral Launaea taraxacifolia. (Wild). Amin ex. C. Jeffrey (K002) Unknown 3.2 Herb Blood pressure Diuretic Blood pressure Leaf Leaf Leaf Infusion Decoction Infusion Oral Oral Oral Vernonia amygdalina Delile (A023) Awunyun (Akuapem) 3.2 Shrub Malaria Whole plant Infusion Oral Vernonia conferta Benth. (K010) Owudifukete (Akuapem) 2.2 Shrub Diabetes Root and bark Decoction Oral Bignoniaceae Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. (K004) Nfuten (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Piles Bark Infusion Oral Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv. (K005) Akuakua nisuo (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Stroke Leaf Decoction Oral Bombacaceae Bombax buonopozense P. Beauv. (A002) Nyankuduro/Akonkodies (Akuapem)   Tree Stroke Diabetes Leaf Leaf Decoction Infusion Oral Oral/Topical Boraginaceae Heliotropium indicum L. (K007) Akomfemtikoro (Akuapem) 2.2 Herb Convulsion Leaf Infusion Oral Capparidaceae Euadenia eminens L. (K008) Dinsikuro (Akuapem) 1.1 Herb Low sperm count Root and bark Decoction Oral Chrysobalanaceae Maranthes robusta (Oliv.) Prance (K009) Afambere (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Rheumatism Leaf and seed Decoction Oral/Topical Combretaceae Terminalia superba Engl. & Diels (A021) Ofram (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Convulsion Root and bark Decoction Oral/Topical Cucurbitaceae Momordica charantia L. (K020) Nyenye (Krobo) 2.2 Climber Snake bite Diabetes Whole plant Whole plant Infusion Decoction Oral Oral Cyperaceae Cyperus esculentus L. (A020) Winto/Wintino (Krobo) 1.1 Herb Typhoid fever Whole plant Decoction Oral Dennstaedtiaceae Pteridium aquilinum (L.) Kuhn (A012) Unknown 1.1 Herb Fever Leaf Decoction Oral Pteridium esculentum (Forst.) Nakai (A018) Meyaabea (Akuapem) 1.1 Herb Menstrual disorders Leaf Decoction Oral Euphorbiaceae Bridelia ferruginea Benth (K014) Unknown 1.1 Tree Diarrhoea Root Decoction Oral Discoglypremna caloneura (Pax) Prain (A017) Unknown 2.2. Tree Stroke Female infertility Leaf and root Leaf and root Decoction Decoction Oral Oral/Rectal Drypetes aubrevillei Leandri (K017) Duameko (Akuapem) 1.1 Shrub Stroke Root Decoction Oral/Topical Drypetes floribunda Hutch. (K016) Katirika (Akuapem) 1.1 Shrub Miscarriage Root and bark Decoction Oral Jatropha curcas L. (A014) Unknown 1.1 Shrub Hernia Leaf Infusion Oral Jatropha gossypifolia L. (A015) Unknown 1.1 Shrub High fever Leaf and fruit Decoction Oral Macaranga barteri Müll. Arg. (K015) Opam (Akuapem) 1.1 Shrub Foot rot Bark Decoction Oral Uapaca guineensis Müll. Arg. (A016) Agyahere (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Stroke Root, bark and leaf Decoction Topical Fabaceae Acacia senegalensis (Houtt.) Roberty (K022) Unknown 1.1 Tree High fever Leaf Decoction Oral Albizia ferruginea (Guill. & Perr.) B. (K021) Awiemtosamina (Akuapem) 1.1 Tree Diarrhoea Root Decoction Oral Baphia nitida Lodd. (A005) Odwaen 1.1 Shrub Retarded growth Leaf Infusion Topical Berlinia sp. (A013) Unknown 2.2 Tree Rheumatism Fever Root and bark Bark Infusion Decoction Topical Oral Cassia alata L. (K023) Kobatso (Krobo) 3.3 Shrub Purgative Menstrual disorders Fertility problems Leaf Leaf Leaf Decoction Decoction Decoction Oral Oral Oral Copaifera salikounda Heckel (A030) Otedua (Akuapem) 2.2 Tree High fever Piles Bark Root and bark Decoction Decoction Topical Oral/Rectal Lamiaceae Ocimum gratissimum Seem. (A011) Nunnum (Akuapem) 2.2 Herb Bloating Leaf Infusion Oral/Topical Malvaceae Gossypium hirsutum L. (K024) Asawadua (Akuapem) 2.2 Herb Osteoarthritis Infertility Leaf Leaf Infusion Infusion Oral Oral Meliaceae Azadirachta indica A. Juss (A008) Nimtso (Krobo) 5.4 Tree Fever Fever Malaria Leaf Leaf Leaf Decoction Decoction Decoction Oral Oral Oral Khaya senegalensis A. Juss. (K008) Mahogany (Akuapem/Krobo) 3.3 Tree Infertility Male infertility Bark Leaf Decoction Decoction Oral Oral Menispermaceae Sphenocentrium jollyanum Pierre (K026) Kramaoti (Akuapem) 1.1 Herb Diabetes Whole plant Decoction Oral Moringaceae Moringa oleifera Lam. (A007) Moringa 3.3 Tree Blood tonic Pruritus Jaundice Leaf Leaf Leaf Decoction Decoction Decoction Oral Oral Oral Myrtaceae Psidium guajava L. (K028) Aguava (Akuapem/Krobo) 2.2 Shrub Diarrhoea Root Decoction Oral Rutaceae Citrus sinensis Pers. (K030) Anka (Akuapem)/Kpeta (Krobo) 1.1 Tree Constipation Leaf and fruit Infusion Oral Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. & Perr. (K029) Okanto (Akuapem)/Oyaa (Krobo) 2.2 Shrub Sexual weakness Stroke Leaf Root Decoction Decoction Oral Oral/Topical Sapindaceae Lecaniodiscus cupanioides Planch. (K031) Unknown 1.1 Shrub Stomach ulcer Leaf Decoction Oral Paullinia pinnata L. (A002) Tuatin (Twi) Detsemamu (Krobo) 6.5 Herb Miscarriage Stomach ulcer Stroke HIV/AIDS Bone fracture Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Leaf Decoction Infusion Decoction Decoction Infusion Oral Oral Oral Oral Oral/Rectal Sapotaceae Aningeria altissima (A. Chev.) Aubrév. (K033) Asanfena (Twi) 2.2 Shrub Stops bleeding Leaf and bark Decoction Oral Malacantha alnifolia Pierre (K032) Unknown 2.2 Shrub Miscarriage Leaf Decoction Oral Solanaceae Physalis angulata L. (K034) Totoa (Krobo) 1.1 Herb Cancer Whole plant Infusion Oral/Topical Solanum melongena L. (A003) Unknown 3.3 Shrub Anaemia Fruit Infusion Oral