| Scientific name | Family | Common name | Plant part used | Use |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Achyranthes indica | Amaranthaceae | Man better man | Â | Skin problems |
2 | Acnistus arborescens | Solanaceae | Wild tobacco | Leaves | Bathe babies for eczema |
3 | Azadirachta indica | Meliaceae | Neem | Leaves | Measles |
4 | Bidens alba/Bidens pilosa | Asteraceae | Needle grass/Railway daisy | Leafy branch | Bathe children |
5 | Cassia alata | Fabaceae- Caesalpiniaceae | Senna | Leaves | Skin problems |
6 | Chamaesyce hirta/hypericifolia | Euphorbiaceae | Malomay | Flower | Skin rashes, measles |
7 | Croton gossypifolius | Euphorbiaceae | Blood bush/Bois sang | Leaves | Bathe babies for eczema |
8 | Eclipta prostrata | Asteraceae | Congolala | Â | Bathe for children's malnutrition for 9 days & woodlice nest |
9 | Manihot esculenta | Euphorbiaceae | Cassava | Leaves | Bathe babies for eczema |
10 | Origanum vulgare | Lamiaceae | Majoram | Â | Bathe babies |
11 | Sida carpinifolia (syn. Sida acuta) | Malvaceae | Garaba broom | Leaf | Eczema |
12 | Solanum americanum | Solanaceae | Agouma, gouma | Plant | Bathe for children's malnutrition |
13 | Spondias mombin | Anacardiaceae | Hogplum | Leaves | Eczema |