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HERBAL GHANA- TEXTS

  Let's Chat Skip to content News :   LOW BLOOD PRESSURE (HYPOTENSION) News and Health Tips   Staff Members   FAQ TWI NAMES OF SOME PLANTS USED TRADITIONALLY IN GHANA Home 2020 December 1 TWI NAMES OF SOME PLANTS USED TRADITIONALLY IN GHANA 1  Dec 2020 Kenoch Herbal PLANTS Getting the twi names or botanonical names of some plants used in Ghana is sometimes not easy. To help traditional herbalists, medical herbalists and the general public we decided to compile some of the Akan names. We shall provide the pictures and traditional uses later. Please feel free to comment if you know other local names since local names may vary from community to community. We are preparing to add other languages such as Ewe, Hausa, Bono, Nzema etc. TWI NAME OF PLANTS scientific name family Dammabo, Obirekuo Aniwa Abrus precatorus Leguminosae-Papilionoideae Oguaben Acacia kamerunensis Leguminosae-Mimosoideae Mofoa Acacia sieberiana Leguminosae-Mimosoideae Nwere Acacia pennata Fabacea...