Plants and local language
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French
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Goun-fon
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bambara
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Vertues
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Abrus precatorius
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Liana liquorice
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Viviman ;
jenjenkujen
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cough
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Acacia siberiana
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Aduwé
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Diuretics, laxative,
Fortified, etc
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Acalypha ciliata
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Jivi-jivi ;vivi
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Acanthospermum hispidum
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Star flower
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Kponomi,
awisagbé
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Typhoid fever
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Adansonia digitata
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Baobab
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Kpassa,
Adido
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Fortified
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Aframomum melegueta
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Paradise seeds
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Atakun
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Fortified
antibiotics
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Afzelia africana
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Mahogany beans
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Akpaloko
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Stomach ache
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Allium cepa
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onion
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Diabetes
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Allium sativum
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garlic
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Diabetes
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Aloe vera
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Fortified
antibiotic
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Anacardium
occidentale
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Cashew
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Acajou
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Acajou
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Fortifiant,etc
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Annona senegalensis
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apple cinnamon
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nyankekelé
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Diuretic, Alcohol disgust
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Anthocleista
vogeli
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Cabbage tree
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Gunswe
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Fortified
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Argemone
mexicana
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Argemone of Mexico
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Dèdio
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Diuretics
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Azadirachta indica
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Neem
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Kininuntin
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Malaria
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Baissea zygodioides
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Ahanzo
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sterility
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Balanites aegyptiaca
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Hemorrhoids
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Baphia nitida
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Sokpè
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Angina
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Bassela alba
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Jomaku
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Bauhinia purpurea
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Orchid tree
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Klongbo
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Bauhinia rufescens
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Klongbo
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Bidens pilosa
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Spanish needle
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Vodunga
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Bixa orellana
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Roucouyer
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Kpokpo
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Fortified
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Blighia sapida
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savory tree
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Lisaman
acaoti
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Blighia unijugata
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Agbobian
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Fortified
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Blighia welwittschi
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Gbabla
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Stomach ache
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Boerrhavia diffusa et erecta
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pig grass
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Kachon ayin
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Antibiotics
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Bombax brevicuspe
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Kapok tree fence
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Kpatin dehun
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Bombas costatum
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Red kapok tree
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Huntin
Tarago
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Borreria scabra
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Adicwema
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Against snakes
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Borreria verticillata
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Akoligwé
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dermatosis
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Byrsocarpus coccineus
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Vikplonba
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Sexual impotence
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Caesalpinia bonduc
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Bonduc
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Sexual impotence
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Caesalpina pulcherrima
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Pride of china
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Menstrual problems
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Cajanus cajan
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Pigeon peas
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Obesity,
hypertension
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Calliandra portoricensis
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Azonkija
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Calotropis procera
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Apple of sodom
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Kpentoe
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Sinusitis
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Cassia alata
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candle bush
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Amasu
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Dermatosis, hypertension
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Cassia occidentalis
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Séné cofee
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ganyitogblé
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Diuretics
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Cassia senna
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Séné truth
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Agwema
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laxatives
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Cassia sieberiana
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broken
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Sindian
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Depurative
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Cassia tora
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Cassia fétide
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Kpanwun
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insomnia
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Cassytha filiformis
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creeper vine
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Agbegbekan
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Ceiba pentandra
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cheese maker
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Ajolohuntin
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