Table 5.

Herbal plants and their medicinal value.

Plant Species	Commonly Found African Countries	Purported Medicinal Value
Newbouldia laevis	Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Congo	Anti-malaria, immune booster, anti-bacterial, anti-fungal
Hyptis suaveolens	Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Congo, Benin, Guinea	Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-malaria, anti-cholesterol
Launaea taraxacifolia	Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Congo, Benin, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire	Anti-bacterial, anti-fungal, anti-malaria, anti-cholesterol, urinary infections, anti-diabetic
Boerhavia diffusa	Ghana, Togo, Nigeria, Congo, Benin, Guinea, Cote d’Ivoire, South Africa	Anti-bacterial, hepatoprotective, anti-nociceptive
Myrothamnus flabellifolious	Zimbabwe, Botswana, South Africa, Uganda, Egypt	Anti-viral, immune booster