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September 23, 2016

Nigerian Names Of Herbs And Plants

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I have been researching the health benefits of various plants and herbs and most times I hit a wall because even as most of these plants are available in Nigeria, we don't know their names in our local parlance. For instance I never knew the wonderful Neem tree is our popular Dongoyaro tree. This thread is for people to contribute their ideas on various plants in our local parlance.
Below are some ideas personally know
Basil plantis known asNchanwu(hope I spelt that right)in Igbo andEffirinin Yoruba
Henna plantis the famousLaliused mostly by northernmost for body art
Hibiscus plantis what we call here asZobo
tamarindis calledtsamiahere
Tumericis ataIle pupain Yoruba
CayenneisBawa
ChilliisShomboin Yoruba
Black pepperisiyerein Yoruba, Oziza in igbo
Thorny pigweed/prickly amaranthistete eleegunin yoruba
Pls post yours. Note that the plant must be indigenous to Nigeria

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