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PLANTS

Table: List of proposed medicinal plants according to vernacular name
No Vernacular name Scientific name Family Disease cured by the plant in Kinyarwanda Disease cured by the plant in English/French
1 Akanyamata Euphorbia schimperiana Euphorbiaceae Imihango Algomenorrhea/ Dysmenorrhea
2 Akanyamata k'ihene Euphorbia schimperiana Euphorbiaceae Gukabya gushaka imibonano Satyriasis (Males), Nymphomania (females)/ Hypersexuality desorder
3 Akayogera Crotalaria mesopontica Taub Fabaceae Minigo,Umwuma, Ibinyoro Panaris, Dehydration, Plague
4 Akayogera gato Crotalaria mesopontica Taub Fabaceae Umubyibuho ukabije Obesity
5 Avoka Persea americana Lauraceae Minigo Panaris
6 Bwunyubwintama Dissotis brazzae Melastomaceae Diyabeti, Umwuma, Imvune Diabetes, Dehydration, Fracture
7 Cyumya Aspilia pluriseta Asteraceae Akaniga/agatembwe Diphtheria
8 Gisayura Ipomoea sp. Convolvulaceae Ubuganga/Tifoyide Typhoid fever
9 Ibikoro Dioscorea alata Dioscoreaceae Ubugendakanwa Oral candidiasis
10 Icyuyuyu Pavonia urens var. glabrescens Malvaceae Umufunzo Skin ulcer
11 Igicumucumu Leonotis nepetifolium Lamiaceae Uruheri,Umusonga Scabies, Pneumonia
12 Igifuranindi Crassocephalum bumbense Compositae Umusonga Pneumonia
13 Igihondohondo Dracaena steudneri Asparagaceae Kuziba, Ibinyoro Renal colic, Plague
14 Igikakarubamba Aloe vera Asphodelaceae Igifu,Ubuganga/Tifoyide Gastritis, Typhoid fever
15 Igisura Urtica massaica Urticaceae Imitezi, Gute, Kugabanuka kwimvubura, Igifu (Kutanoza ibyo kurya, Utubuye, Kongera amashereka, Rubagimpande Gonorrhea, Gout, Achrorhydia, Dyspepsia, Nephrolithiasis, Hypeprolactinemia, Rheumatoid arthritis
16 Igitenetene Kalanchoe pinnata Crassulaceae Umuhaha Otitis
17 Igitoki Musa Musaceae Macinya Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery
18 Igitovu Acanthus Pubescens Acanthaceae Umufunzo Skin ulcer
19 Ikibobobono Ricinus communis Euphorbiaceae Mburugu Syphilis
20 Ikigori Zea mays Poaceae Macinya Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery
21 Ikinetenete Karankoe integra (MED).O. KUNTZE Crassulaceae Umuhaha, Igifu (Kubyimba kubera ibyuka), Igifu kintekerezo Otitis, Flatulence, Stress ulcer
22 Imbatabata Plantago palmate Plantaginaceae Igituntu, Ubugendakanwa Tuberculosis, Oral candidiasis
23 Imbogeri Amaranthus spinosus Amaranthaceae Igifu Gastritis
24 Inkeri Fragaria vesca Rosaceae Gapfura Pharyngitis (Angina)
25 Inkori Vigna unguiculata subsp. unguiculata Vigna sinensis Fabaceae Umufunzo Skin ulcer
26 Inkuruba Ageratum conyzoides Asteraceae Umuhaha Otitis
27 Intobo Olea hochstetteri Oleaceae Kuryaryata mu kibuno Anal Pruritis
28 Inturusu Rucalyptus globulus Myritaceae Macinya Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery
29 Inyabarasanya Bidesns pilosa L Compositae Gapfura, Umusonga, Kwihagarika amaraso, Ibisebe Pharyngitis (Angina), Pneumonia, Hematochezia/ Merena, Wounds
30 Ipapayi Carica papaya Caricaceae Imitezi Gonorrhea
31 Ipera Psidium Guajava Myrtaceae Macinya Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery
32 Isagara Pentas decora/ pentas zanzibarca var.rubra Rubiaceae Kuryaryata mu kibuno, Kuziba Anal pruritis, Renal colics
33 Isagara y'ikigabo Pentas decora/ pentas zanzibarca var.rubra Rubiaceae Igifu kintekerezo, Kubabara k'umuyoboro winkari, Rubagimpande, Indwara z'amara Stress ulcer, Dysuria, Rheumatoid arthritis, Colopathies
34 Isogi Gynandropsis gynandra (L) Briq Capparaceae Ubugendakanwa Oral candidiasis
35 Isonga Ocimum americanum Lamiaceae Uruheri, Umusonga Scabies, Pneumonia
36 Isununu Crassocephalum vitellinum (Benth) S. moore Asteraceae Igifu Gastritis
37 Ivubwe Brachiaria brisantha Poaceae Igifu Gastritis
38 Karungu Gladiolus psittacinus Iridaceae Gapfura Pharyngitis (Angina)
39 Magaru Hypoestes triflora Acanthaceae Igifu, Uburozi mu mwijima Gastritis, Liver intoxication
40 Maguruyinkware Manihot esculentum Crantz Euphorbiaceae Minigo Panaris (Whitlow)
41 Mugabudasunikwa Cardrius nyassanus Lamiaceae Igifu Gastritis
42 Ngingojana Spermacoce princeae Rubiaceae Minigo, Kuruka amaraso bitewe nudusebe, Imvune Panaris (Whitlow), Hematemesis, Fracture
43 Nkurimwonga Clerodendrum melanocrater Verbenaceae Igifu (Kutanoza ibyo kurya), Rubagimpande, Ibinyoro Dyspepsia, Rheumatoid arthritis, Plague
44 Uburo Panicum miliaceum L Poaceae Umufunzo Skin ulcer
45 Umubazi Senecio maranguensis Asteraceae Umwuma Dehydratation
46 Umuberwa Hibiscus sabdariffa Malvaceae Akaniga/agatembwe Diphtheria
47 Umubimbafuro Gouania longispicata Rhamnaceae Kongera amashereka Hyperprolactinemia
48 Umubirizi Vernonia amygdalina Asteraceae Inzoka, Kuziba Intestinal worms, Renal colics
49 Umucayicayi Cymbopogon citratus Poaceae Gapfura Pharyngitis (Agina)
50 Umucundura wera Erythrococca fisheri Euphorbiaceae Dehydratation
51 Umuduha Euphorbia candelabrum Euphorbiaceae Igifu Gastritis
52 Umufumbageshi Balthasaria schliebenii Pentaphylacaceae Ubuganga/Tifoyide, Ibisebe, Ibinyoro Typhoid fever, Wounds, Plague
53 Umugombe Chenopodium ugandae Chenopodiaceae Uruheri, Indwara z'amara, Inzoka, Ibinyoro, Imitezi Scabies, Intestinal worms, Intestinal worms, Plague, Gonorrhea
54 Umugosora Verbena offinalis Verbenaceae Imitezi, Umubyibuho ukabije, Kuziba, Rubagimpande, Amahumane Gonorrhea, Obesity, Renal colics, Rheumatoid arthritis, Urticaria
55 Umuhanga Maesa Lnceolata Primulaceae Umufunzo, Amibe, Amahumane Skin ulcer, Worms, Rhumatoid
56 Umuhata Dracaena steudneri ENGL Dracaenaceae Umuhaha Otitis
57 Umuhe Clerodendrum fuscum/ Microglossa pyrifolia Asteraceae Amibe Amibiasis
58 Umuhengeri Lantana trifolia Verbenaceae Kuruka Vomiting
59 Umuhokoro Phytolacca dodecandra Phytolaccaceae Uruheri Scabies
60 Umukiryi Virectaria major Rubiaceae Indwara z'amara, Kubabara k'umuyoboro winkari Intestine pain, Dysuria
61 Umuko Erythrina abyssinica Fabaceae Umwuma Dehydratation
62 Umukore Dombeya torrida, Dobeya Goetzenii Sterculiaceae Macinya Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery
63 Umukubagwa Psorospermum febrifugum Hypericaceae Uruheri Scabies
64 Umukunde Cajanus cajan (L) millsp Fabaceae Minigo Panaris
65 Umukurazo Vernoria hochstetteri Asteraceae Umwuma Dehydratation
66 Umumanurankuba Solanum terminale Forsskal Solanaceae Ubuganga/Tifoyide Typhoid fever
67 Umumara Clerodendrum fuscum/ Pseudosabicea arborea ssp. bequaertii Lamiaceae Kubabara k'umuyoboro winkari, Amahumane Dysuria, Urticaria
68 Umunaba Triumfetta cordifolia Tiliaceae Macinya Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery
69 Umunanira Rhamnus prinoides Rhamnaceae Amahumane Urticaria
70 Umunkamba Mikania cordata Asteraceae Indwara z'amara Intestine pain
71 Umunyinya Acacia sieberiana Fabaceae Umuhaha, Umufunzo, Kunanirwa akabariro Otitis, Skin ulcer, Impotence (sexual dysfunction)
72 Umuravumba Tetradenia riparia Lamiaceae Gapfura, Akaniga/agatembwe Pharyngitis (Agina), Diphtheria
73 Umurehe Ficus ovata Moraceae Umufunzo Skin ulcer
74 Umuruku Tephrosia vogelii Cucurbitaceae Inzoka Intestinal worms
75 Umusagara Acokanthera schimperi Apocynaceae Hemoroyide Hemorroide
76 Umuse Urera cameroonensis Urtaceae Imihango, Imvune Algomenorrhea, Fracture
77 Umushishiro Zahneria scabra Cucurbitaceae Gapfura, Mburugu, Igifu, Ibinyoro Pharyngitis (Agina), Syphilis, Gastritis, Plague
78 Umushunguru Hypericum revolutum Hypericaceae Uburyane bwo gusohora inkari, Kwihagarika utabizi cg utabishaka Dysuria, Incontinence (Urinary incontinence)
79 Umutagara Senecio mannii Asteraceae Igifu Gastritis
80 Umutagara Cucurbitaceae Asteraceae Ibinyoro Plague
81 Umutanga Lagenaria sphaerica Cucurbitaceae Imitezi Gonorrhea
82 Umutanga Peponium vogelii/ Centaurea calcitrapa Cucurbitaceae/ Asteraceae Mburugu, Ibinyoro Syphilis, Plague
83 Umutinsyi Erythrococca div.sp. Euphorbiaceae Dehydratation
84 Umuyogera Crotalaria dic.sp. Fabaceae Imvune Fracture
85 Umuyogera munini Crotalaria dic.sp. Fabaceae Hemoroyide Hemorroide
86 Umuyoka Senna occidentalis Senna septemtrionalis Fabaceae Igifu Gastritis
87 Umuzingangore Pauridiantha paucinervis ssp.holstii Rubiaceae Ibinyoro Plague
88 Umwanzuranya Clerodendrum sp. Lmiaceae Hemoroyide Hemorroide
89 Umwenya Ocimun suave Lamiaceae Indwara z'amara, Igifu (Kubyimba kubera ibyuka), Igifu (Kutanoza ibyo kurya), Kuruka, Igifu kintekerezo, Hemoroyide, Kubabara k'umuyoboro winkari, Rubagimpande Colopathie, Flatulence, Dyspepsia, Vomiting, Stress ulcer, Hemorroide, Dysuria, Rhumatoid Arthritis
90 Umwenya uranda Ocimun suave Lamiaceae Indwara z'amara, Kubura imvubura yo mu gifu, Imihango Colopathies, Hypochlorhydia, Algomenorrhea/ dysmenorrhea
91 Umwisheke Chenopodium procerum Chenopodiaceae Kolera Cholera
92 Umwishekwe Chenopodium procerum Chenopodiaceae Amibe Amibiasis
93 Umwishywa Momordica foetida Cucurbitaceae Imitezi, Ibinyoro Gonorrhea, Plague
94 Urubonde Sericostachys scandens Amaranthaceae Gute, Utubuye, Kugfira amazi mu bunyita, Rubagimpande Gout, Nephrolithiasis/ Kidney stone, Oedeme, Rheumatism arthritis
95 Urujenone Conyza sumatrensis Asteraceae Macinya, Igifu Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery, Gastritis
96 Urujenone Sericostachys scandens Asteraceae Kwihagarika amaraso Hematuria
97 Urukararambwe Oldenlandia corymbosa Rubiaceae Mburugu Syphilis
98 Urumogi Cannabis Cannabaceae Macinya, Kolera Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery, Cholera
99 Urusenda Capsicum frutescens Solanaceae Umuhaha Otitis
100 Urwiri Elymus repens Poaceae Mburugu, Macinya, Uburyane bwo gusohora inkari HSyphilis, Bacillary / Amoebic dysentery, Dysuria