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        Check previous post for Yoruba names for plants and herbs. These are Yoruba names for more plants.      Add yours to the comment section. Alchornea cordifolia – Ipa Caesalpinia pulcherima – Barbados pride, dwarf poinciana, Barbados flower-fence – Eko-omode Afzelia africana – Afzelia, Lenke, Lengue, or Doussi – Apa-igbo Alternanthera sessilis – sessile joyweed or dwarf copperleaf – Reku-reku Anacardium occidentale – Cashew – Kasu Anthocleista djalonensis, Anthocleista liebrechtsiana – Sapo, Shapo Arachis hypogea – peanut, or groundnut – Epa Bambusa vulgaris – Golden Bamboo, or Buddha’s Belly Bamboo – Oparun Baphia nitida – African sandalwood – Osun, Irosun Allanblackia floribunda – tallow tree – Eku, Eso roro Byrsocarpus coccineus – Amuje wewe Calendula officinalis – pot marigold – Ododo-Maria in yoruba Calotropis procera – Sodom apple – Bomubomu Canarium schweinfurthii – African elemi or canarium – Paapo, Origbo Canavalia ensif...

  See previous post for Yoruba names for spices. More of the Yoruba names for herbs are below… Drop yours in the comment section.  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...

    There are many traditions lost to civilization. So, in this light, many of our plants and herbs' names that  we have in our backyard, are lost to the English language, what more, botanical's. It's now becoming a common knowledge that all these herbs, plants and spices that we'd so much ignored  and underrated, are so crucial and important to our good and healthy living. So, if you are like me, you  have or want to incorporate these herbs into your daily life, hence, trying to get your hands on them by  spending a lot of money. And like me also, you wonder if the plant you just spent huge money to buy is  the one you see growing fine in your backyard.  Well, you need not to worry, what am I here for, if not to bring you that knowledge? There are plants, herbs and spices that I have spent huge money buying, only to realise it's just right at my arm's length. so, I  decided to put t...

       

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