Yoruba Names for plants and herbs

 

See previous post for Yoruba names for spices. More of the Yoruba names for herbs are below…

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  • Lawsonia inermis – Henna plant – Laali, Lali

  • Ficus exasperata -Ficus Tree – Epin

  • Ficus asperifolia – Ipin

  • Ficus capensis – Opoto

  • Ficus elegans – Asoro

  • Ficus mucuso – Odan-afomo

  • Ficus thoningii – Odan-abaa

  • Ficus vallis-choudae – Ogunro

  • Vernonia amygdalina – Ewuro

  • Phyllanthus amarus – stonebreaker or seed-under-leaf- Eyin-olobe

  • Mucuna sloanei – Werepe

  • Mucuna pruriens – Ewe-ina, Yerepe

  • Alstonia congensis – Ahun

  • Mangifera indica – Mango – Mangoro in yoruba

  • Nauclea latifolia – Egbesi

  • Sorghum bicolor – Poroporo okababa

  • Senna fistula – Aidantoro

  • Erythophleum suaveolens – Erun obo, Olu-obo

  • Ocimum gratissimum – Clove Basil- Efirin

  • Telfaria occidentalis – Fluted gourd – Ugwu

  • Zanthoxylum zanthoxyloides – Senegal prickly-ash or artar root – Orin ata

  • Acalypha wilkesiana – Jiwini, Ewe larapupa

  • Sida cordifolia – flannel weed – Iso-obo

  • Sida pilosa – Eesinle

  • Sida rhombifolia – Iseketu pupa

  • Thaumatococcus danielli – Ewe moi-moi

  • Azadirachta indica – Neem, Nimtree or Indian Lilac – Dongoyaro

  • Aloe vera – Ahon-erin

  • Aloe barteri – Eti-erin, Ida-egun, Ida-orisa

  • Garcinia kola – bitter kola – Orogbo

  • Ageratum conyzoides – Billygoat-weed, Chick weed, Goatweed, Whiteweed – Imi-esu

  • Abelmoschus esculentus – Okra- Ila

  • Abrus precatorius -jequirity, Crab’s eye, rosary pea, precatory pea or bean, John Crow Bead, Indian licorice – Oju-ologbo

  • Abutilon mauritianum – Furu

  • Acacia ataxacantha – Ihun, Ewon adele

  • Acacia nilotica – Baani, Booni

  • Acanthospermum hispidum – Bristly starbur, Goat’s head, Hispid starburr – Dagunro

  • Acanthus montanus – Bear’s Breech or Mountain Thistle – Ahon-ekun, Irunmu arugbo

  • Adansonia digitata – baobab – Ose

  • Aerva lanata – mountain knotgrass – Efun-ile

  • Aframomum melegueta – Grains of Paradise – Atare

  • Alafia barteri – Agbari etu

  • Allium ascalonicum – The shallot – Alubosa elewe, alubosa onisu

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