Compedium Of Names Of Yoruba Leaves And Herbs BY Babalawo Obanifa (volume 1)

 In This work  Babalawo Obanifa Provides A List Of Yoruba Leaves And Herbs With their Scientific Names. Obanifa have make a effort to compile different names of leaves and herbs use in Yoruba Herbal medicine and Spirituality. The essence of this work is make the names of leaves and Herbs available to any practicing Babalawo, diviner and herbalist  who want to have an Indepth knowledge of names of leaves and herbs use in Yoruba spirituality and herbal medicine. It instructive to note that the writer Babalawo Obanifa is writing from the perspective of a practicing Babalawo and herbalist. So this work can be authoritatively rely on for purposes of identification of names of different leaves and herbs by any Practicing Babalalwo and herbalist. The names of the plant as it is called from different Town is listed and effort is make as well to state the name of the town in question. The Yoruba names of the plant and their English or science names is present in tabular forms for sakof easy comprehension. 

NO	YORUBA NAME	SCIENTIFIC NAMES
1	Aaka tabi akika	Cynometraa megalopylia (or) common name wild lettuce lecanjodiscus cupaniodes
2	Aaragba	Eclipta prostrate
3	Aaro tabi Taba	Nicotiana tabacum Nicotiana  rustica
4	Aba (Irele)	Symphonia globulifera
5	Abaa	Berlinia grandiflora (or) Piliostigma reticulatum
6	Abadan	Ficus leprieuri
7	Abafe tabi Abafin	Pillostigma thronningii (or) Pilliostiga reticulatum
8	Abamoda	Bryophyllumpinnatum (resurrection plant)
9	Abata	Parkia bicolor (or) Parkia biglobosa
10	Abayunkun	Synsepalum dulcificum
11	Abebe odan	Triaspis stipulate
12	Abeekanna-marun-un	Ampelicussus multistriata (or) cissus araliodes
13	Abeje (Oyo)	Pleioceras barteri
14	Abeko	Rinorea illicifolia (or) Leersia hexandra
15	Abere	Parinari sp
16	Abere-oloko	Bidens bipinnata
17	Abere-olumesan	Bidens pilosa
18	Aberodefe (Eemo)	Bidens pilosa (or) Desmodium gangeticcum (or) Desmodium Ramosissmum
19	Abesun-un-dibgero	Stictocardia beraviensis
20	Abiarun-un, Atewogboe	Merremia Kentrocaulis
21	Abidun	Cola afzelii
22	Abikolo	Eclipta prostrate
23	Abilere	Chrysanthellum americanum
24	Abilokun	Lankesteria brevoior (or) Lannea elegans
25	Abinrere (Ede Oyo)	Daibergia lacta
26	Abirisoko (Ede Owo)	Anchomanes difformis
27	Abiwere	Hybanthus enneaspermus (common name) Eragrostic Tenella
28	Abiye	Irvingia gabonesis
29	Abo	Annona senegalensis
30	Abo-ako	Homalium letestui
31	Abo-akukule (Ede isalu)	Crotalatia microcarpa
32	Abobidoyoo (Ede Ikole Ekiti)	Napoleona indica
33	Abodedije (Ede Ayede-Ekiti)	Hipoocratae indica
34	Abo-idagan	Pausinystalia macroceras
35	Abo-idofin	Parinari curatellifolia
36	Abo-ikose tabi Lakose	Monodora myristica
37	Abo-jaja	Corchorus aestuans
38	Aboje-roro (Ede kaba)	Pergularis deamia
39	Abo-jiga	Corchorus aestuans
40	Abo-keregun (Ede Ikole Ekiti)	Cypetus sp
41	Aboloko-piran	Pouzolzia guineensis
42	Abomolowoedun	Fleurya ovalifolis
43	Abo-oganwo	Caraoa procera
44	Abo-ohuneran (Ede Isanlu)	Indigofera dendroides
45	Abore	Pyrenacantha sp.
46	Aborere	Cassia occidentialis
47	Aboro	Achyranthes aspera
48	Aborokun-kege (Ede Kaba)	Justicia fly
49	Abu-oloko	Biden bipinnata (or)Biden pilosa
50	Abura	Mitragyna ciliate(or)Imitragyna stipulosa
51	Abuwa	Spondianthus preusii
52	Ada (Ede Idoani)	Lophira lanceolata
53	Adabi (Ede Ekiti)	Clerodendrum plendens
54	Adagba	Leptoderris micrantha
55	Adapopo	Anthocleista vogelii (or) Cissus aralioides  (or) Clemaatis hirsute (or) Voacanga Africana
56	Adegbile tabi Ajagbale	Tridax procumbens
57	Adeile (or) Ade`le	Thonningia sanguinea
58	Adende (Irele tabi Ondo)	Harungana madagascrarients (or) Ageratum cocyzoides
59	Adere tabi igi – Aro	Syzgium guinese
60	Adidin (Ede Ondo)	Harungana-madagascariensis
61	Adiko-igun (Ede Isanlu)	Ageraton conyzoides
62	Adikoko (Ede Oyo)	Phaulopsis falcisepala
63	Adindin (Ede Ondo)	Euphorbia hirta
64	Ado	Brysocarpus coccineus
65	Adodo	Desmodium mauritianum
66	Adodo-mode	Datura stramonium
67	Adu-agbon	Borassus aethiopum
68	Aduigbo (Emure Ekiti)	Antidesmalociniatum
69	Aukale (Owo) Arojoku	Elicpta prostate
70	Aduro-susu (Adosusu)	Tacca leontopetaloides
71	Afara	Terminalia superb
72	Afara-dudu	Terminalia  ivorensis
73	Aafe tabi afee (Afofooro)	Trema orientalis (or) Dichhapetalum Madagascariensis (or) Pouzolzia guineensis
74	Afeyinkosun (Ede Ita-Ogbolu)	Cissus adenopus
75	Afin-adie	Oricia suaveolens
76	Afintoto (Ede Ekiti)	Hunteria umbellate (or) Psychotria sp.
77	Afintoto – eluju (Ede Ekiti)	Mussaenda landolphioides
78	Afoforo (Afee)	Trema orientalis
79	Afoforo-igbo	Grewia pubescens
80	Afomo	Agelanthus brunneus (or) Crudia klainei (or) Englerina Goborensis (or) Engleria lecardii
81	Afomo	Mistletoe (common name); VISCUM ALBUM (or) Parasite
82	Afomo	Globoretula braunli or loranthus sp. Or Phragmanthera indicana or Tapinanthus sp.
83	Afon	Treculia Africana (or) Garcina polyantha common name: AFRICAN BREAD FRUIT
84	Afon – oyinbo	Melia azederach
85	Afundanyin tabi omu-aja, Tabi Akara-aje	Cnestis ferruginea
86	Afunsese (Oyo)	Sorindeia warneckei
87	Aga	Musanga cecropioides
88	Agandan	Discorea cayenensis
89	Aga-igi	Piptadeniasyrum africanum
90	Agala	Gliricidia sepium
91	Aganagbo tabi akannamagbo Tabi Aje-olele tabi Ayorun Tabi Agenerigbo	Gloriosa simplex (or) Gloriosa superb (or) Glorisa simple
92	Aganmoye tabi Aganranmoyan Emo-agba	Bidens Pilosa
93	Agawo	Drypetes gossweileri
94	Agemokun isu	Dioscorea rotundata
95	Agemo-kogun	Leggera alata
96	Agba	Clitandra sp (or) Entada gigas
97	Agba (Ede Oye – Ekiti)	Motandra guineansis
98	Agbaaarin	Dioclea reflexa
99	Abgaasa	Macaranga barteri
100	Agbagboye (Oyo)	Motandra guieensis
101	Agbaabu	Gilbertiodendron dewevrei(or) Canario schewinforthii
102	Agbado, yangan	Seamaize common name: corn
103	Agbado-esin	Brachiaria deflexa (or) Eragrostis tremula (or) Eragrostid gangetica
104	Agbalumo	Chrysophylum delevoyi (or) Chrysophylum albidum
105	Agbao tabi Agbawo	Musanga cecropoides

106	Agba – odo	Tephrosia vogelii
107	Agbari-etu	Alafia barteri (common name: GUINEA FOWL`S CREST)
108	Agbasa	Clausena anisata
109	Agbayun tabi Agbayunkun	Snysepalum dulcificum
110	Agbe	Echinops longifolius
111	Agbelosun	Pterocarpus osun
112	Agbengbede tabi agbengbedi	Symphonia globulifera
113	Abgengbe	Garcina polyantha
114	Agberunleri (Ede Owo)	Leonotis neperifolia
115	Agbigba (Ogbagi Akoko)	Anthonotha macrphylla
116	Agbigbo (Ede Owo)	Melanthera elliptica
117	Agbigbo	Melanthera scandens
118	Agbihu (Ogbagi Akoko)	Lateorhiza macrantha
119	Agboin tabi Agbonyin	Piptadeniastrum africanum
120	Agbon	Cocos nucifera (common nanme: COCONUT)
121	Agbo-eye, Olodu	Borassus aethiopum
122	Agbon-odan tabi agbon-igbo	Combretum mucronatum
123	Agbon-omode	Hedranthrea barteri
124	Agbonrin-Ilasa	Clappertonia ficifolia
125	Agbosa	Macaranga barteri
126	Agbugbo	Melanthera elliptica
127	Aghen (Ede Owo)	Dialium guineense
128	Aghen-funfun	Afrolicania elaeosperma
129	Agherebe (Ede Owo)	Millettia thonninghii
130	Agidimogbon-in	Sida corymbosa
131	Aginipe (Isu)	Dioscorea cayenensis sub sp. Rotundeta
132	Agodogbo (Ede Ifo, Owo)	Denia cissamploides
133	Agogo, Isu-oso,isu u, Isu funfun	Dioscoera cayenesis sub sp, Rotundata
134	Agogo – igun	Heliotroium indicum (or) Solenostemon ocymoides Common name: INDIA VELIER TROPO
135	Agudugbo tabi Agudubu	Polyathis suaveolens
136	Agunmaniye	Gliricida sepium
137	Agunmona	Culcasia scandens (or) Culcasia saxatilis
138	Agunwere	Alternanthera repens
139	Aha-omode	Turraea vogelii
140	Ahara	Dimorphochlamys mannii (or) Monordica cabraei
141	Ahara-igbo	Tetracera podotricha
142	Ahin tabi Ayin	Dialium guineense
143	Ahokodoya (kabba)	Fimbristylic congolesis
144	Ahon oode, Abidin, Biyindin, Ora-ere, Eti-eku,sabale	Fimbristylic congolensis
145	Ahon – Ekun	Argemone Mexicana (or) Acanthus monthanus
146	Ahun	Alstonia boonei (or) Alstonia congensis Common name: STOOLWOOD.
147	Ahun Ekun tabi Isapa-Ijimere	Hibiscus asper
148	Aidan tabi Aridan	Tetrapleura tetraptera
149	Aifo (Ede Owo)	Triplochion scleroxylon
150	Aika, Akika tabi Igi Aaka	Lecaniodiscus cupanioides
151	aikujegbe (Odon)	Commelina erecta
152	Aikujegbe Arilus	Macrosphyra longistyia (or) Secamone afzelii
153	Airebe (Ogbagi)	Millettia thonningii
154	Aisa (Owo)	Uapaca guineensis
155	Aja	Cissus populnea (or) Crotralarin mucronata
156	Ajagboluti (Ede Kaba)	Dichrostachys cinera
157	Ajagunmorasin (Ede Owo)	Dissostis  rotundifolia
158	Aja – igi	Albizia coriaria (or) Cylicodiscus gabunensis
159	Ajalugborgan (Ede Oyo)	Dissotis graminicola
160	Ajanaku (Ede Akure)	Crateva religiosa
161	Ajanreere (Ede Owo)	Trichilia monaddelpha
162	Ajara	Cissu populnea
163	Ajantiro	Comretum collinum
164	Aja-rere (Ede Ayede – Ekiti) tabi Asunwon
165	Asunwon	Cassia podocrapa
166	Aje tabi Aje-sefunsefun	Aerva lanata (or) Coix lacryma-jobi (or) Gloriosa simplex (or) Gloriosa superb (or) Bixa orellana
167	Ajefawo tabi Ajemawofo  (ede Owo)	Celosia leptostachya (or) Celosia argentea (or) Celosia laxa (or) celosia trigyna
168	Ajegun (Owo)	Solanum incanum
169	Ajegun-eegun	Datura metel
170	Ajegun-were (Owo)	Solanum incanum
171	Ajeje tabi Ajije, Akoko	Newboldia laevis (COMMON NAME: FERTILITY PLANT
172	Ajekobale tabi Afeloru, abi Eiye`oba, Ajeofole	Croton zambesicus
173	Ajelara	Canthium glabriflorum (or) Canthium subcordatum
174	Aje-onisu	Mirabilis jalape
175	Ajomoko	Afrosersalisia afzelii
176	Ajinjingberibu	Euadenia trifoliolata
177	Ajisomobila	Bidens bipnnata
178	Ajo (Ede Owo) tabi Akerejupon	Sphenocentrum jollyanum
179	Ajoko	Drypetes leonensis
180	Aka, Akika tabi Aika	Cymometta mannii (or) Lecanioidiscus cupanioides
181	Akala	Malacantha alnifolia
182	Akanamagbo, Aje olele, Ayorun	Gloriosa superb
183	Akanta tabi Asofeiyeje, tabi Oloora`gbo	Rauvolfia vomitoria
184	Akara-aje (Oyo) Omu-aja, Afundanyin Tabi Gboyingboyin	Cnestis ferruginea
185	Akata (Ekiti)	Trichilia prieureana
186	Akayunyun, Imi-esu, Pakududu,
187	Kojoloti, Rerinkomi
188	Ajihewu, Parisa, Apa`sa	Ageratum conyzoides
189	Akeeri	Clerodendrum polycephalum
190	Akeeri tabi Esua	Trimfetta cordifolia (or) triumfetta rohomoboidea (or) Urena lobata
200	Akegun-maso, Abere-oloko, Molaganran	Bidens pilosa
201	Akerejupon, Ijo, Ajo, Ajogirigiri	Spehenocentrium jollyanum
202	Akese (Owu-akese)	Hibiscus acetosell(common name: cotton wool)
203	Akikaaagba (Owo)	Discoglypremna caloneura
204	Akindindi tabi Akodinrin	Prsudrathria hooken
205	Akintola-taku (Oyo)	Eupatorium odoratum
206	Akiro tabi Ooro	Antiaris Africana (or) Antiaris toxicana var. Africana
207	Akisan	Stachytapheta angustifolia (or) Trianthema portulacastrum
208	Akinsan	Veruonia frondosa
209	Akisapo	Omphalocarpum procerum
210	Akitipa	Desmodium salicifolium (or) Stachytapheta indica
211	Akitun-unse (Ise-Ekiti)	Crotalaria retusa
212	Ako	Brachyestegia eurycoma
213	Ako-aghagha (Ede Irele) Arasa-Igbo	Bridelia micrantha
214	Ako-araasa	Bridelia atroviridis
215	Akobirisi	Monechma ciliatum
216	Akodunrin	Psedarthria hookeri

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