Table 3: Herbal Medicine used in Pregnancy in Ethiope East LGA, Delta State.
S/N |
Plant (Botanical Name) |
Local name |
English Name |
Part used |
Function |
1 |
Azadiratcha indica |
Dogonyaro |
Neem |
Leaves/Bark |
Fever/Malaria treatment |
2 |
Moringa oleifera |
Odudu Oyibo |
Brimstone tree |
Leaves |
Fever treatment, Breast milk production |
3 |
Cinachona officinalis |
Chloroquine fever tree |
Chloroquine |
Bark/root |
Malaria treatment |
4 |
Carica papaya |
Eto Oyibo |
Pawpaw |
Leaves/fruit |
Relieves morning sickness/Malaria treatment |
5 |
Zingiber officinale |
Jinja |
Ginger |
Rhizome |
Nausea |
6 |
Aframomum melegueta |
Ose Oji |
Alligator pepper |
Fruit/roots |
Galactogogue, stimulates baby movement during fever |
7 |
Cymbopogon citratus |
Ebitie |
Lemon grass |
Leaves |
Malaria treatment |
8 |
Ageratum conyzoides |
Ikpamaku |
Goat weed/leaf |
Leaves |
Malaria treatment |