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. 2008 Jun 18;5(4):340–345. doi: 10.4314/ajtcam.v5i4.31288

Table 1.

Anti-asthmatic plants, families, local names and plant parts used

S/N Botanical names Family Local names Plant parts used
1. Abrus precatorius Linn. Papilionaceae Omisinmisin Leaf
2. Acacia nilotica (Guill. Et. Perr.) O. Ketze Mimosaceae Booni Fruit
3. Aframomum melegueta K. Schum. Zingiberaceae Atare Rhizome
4. Allium ascalonicum Linn. Liliaceae Alubosa elewe Leaf
5. Allium sativum Linn. Liliaceae Ayuu Bulb
6. Anacardium occidentalis Linn. Anacardiaceae Kaju Bark
7. Anogeissus leiocarpus (DC.) Guill. & Perr. Combretaceae Ayin Stem-bark
8. Anthocleista djalonensis A.Chev. Loganiaceae Sapo Bark
9. Aristolochia ringens Vahl Aristolochiaceae Ako-igun Root
10. Bridelia ferruginea Benth. Euphorbiaceae Ira Stem-bark
11. Calliandra portoricensis (Jacq.) Benth Mimosaceae Tude Root
12. Chasmanthera dependens Hochst Menispermaceae Ato Stem
13. Chrysophyllum albidum Linn. Sapotaceae Agbalumo Stem-bark
14. Cocos nucifera Linn. Arecaceae Agbon Fruit
15. Crassocephalum rubens (Juss. ex. Jacq.) S. Moore Asteraceae Ebolo Leaf
16. Crinum jagus (Thoms.) Dandy Amaryllidaceae Ogede-odo Bulb
17. Eugenia aromatica (Linn.) Baill. Myrtaceae Kanafuru Flower
18. Euphorbia hirta Linn. Euphorbiaceae Emi-ile Plant
19. Euphorbia lateriflora Schum. et. Thonn. Euphorbiaceae Enu-opiri Stem
20. Gambeya africana Pierre Sapotaceae Baaka Fruit
21. Garcinia kola Linn. Clusiaceae Orogbo Seed
22. Gongronema latifolia Benth. Asclepiadaceae Madunmaro Root
23. Gossypium barbadense Linn. Malvaceeae Owu Seed
24. Harungana madagascariens Lam. Hyperiaceae Amuje Bark
25. Khaya ivorensis A. Juss. Meliaceae Oganwo Bark
26. Kigelia Africana (Lam.) Benth Bignoniaceae Pandoro Stem-bark
27. Lactuca taraxifolia (Wild.) Schum ex Horn Moore Asteraceae Yanrin Leaf
28. Mimosa pigra Linn. Mimosaceae Ewon agogo Stem
29. Musa sapientum Linn. Musaceae Ogede were Fruit
30 Musanga cecropioides R. Br. Moraceae Agbawo Bark
31. Nauclea africana Wild. Rubiaceae Egbesi Root
32. Nicotiana tabacum Linn. Solanaceae Taba Leaf
33. Olax subscorpioidea Oliver Olacaceae Ifon Root
34. Oxytenanthera abyssinica (Rich) Munro Gramineae Aparun Root
35. Picralima nitida (Stapf.) Th. & H. D Apocynaceae Erin Fruit
36. Piliostigma reticulatum (Stapf.) Th. & H. Dur Leguminosae Abafe, Abafin Bark
37. Saccharum officinarum Linn. Gramineae Ireke Stem
38. Securidaca longepedunculata Fres. Polygalaceae Ipeta Root
39. Strophanthus hispidus DC. Apocynaceae Sagere Bark
40. Terminalia glauccesens Planch. Ex Benth Combretaceae Idi-odan Stem-bark
41. Terminalia ivorensis Chev. Combretaceae Idigbo Stem-bark
42. Tetrapleura tetraptera (Schum. et. Thonn) Taub Mimosaceae Aidan Fruit
43. Uvaria chammae Linn. Annonaceae Gbogbonse Root-bark
44. Vitex doniana Sweet Verbenaceae Oori Bark
45. Xylopia aethiopica Linn. Annonaceae Eeru Fruit
46. Zingiber officinale Rosc. Zingiberaceae Ataile Rhizome