Labour Inducing Plants of Western Uganda

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LABOUR INDUCING PLANTS OF WESTERN UGANDA

Mpiirwe Ramadhan mpiirweramadhan@gmail.com Registration number: 2018/MMSC/046/PS


Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Table is compiled according to M. Kamatenesi-Mugisha, H. Oryem-Origa (2007)

Scientific name Family Local name (uganda )


Justicia betonica Acanthaceae Nnalongo (NY, RU, GA)
Justicia striata Acanthaceae
Kalazza (GA)
Allium cepa Alliaceae Katunguru (NY, KI, RU), Onion (EN)
Laggera alata Ekyenyi Kyempitsi (NY
Moore Ebyoganyanza, (NY)/Ekyoganyanja
Erlangea tomentosa
(RU)
Crassocephalum crepidioides Ekinami (NY)
Acmella caulorrhiza. Esiimwe (RU)
Spilanthes africana Esiimwe (RU)
Chloroquine like-bitter plant (local
Helenium africanum
nickname)
Cynoglossum amplifolium A. Boraginaceae Ekitabatabe (RU)
Bromeliaceae Bromeliaceae
Enanasi (NY, KO, RU), Pineapple (EN)
Ananas comosus
Caesalpinaceae Mugabagaba (NY), Mukyora (RU), Mucora
Senna didymobotrya
(KO
Warburgia ugandensis Canellaceae Mwiha (RU, NY)
Cleome gynandra Capparaceae Esobyo/Amarera (KO), Eshogi (NY)
Chenopodiaceae Mukazimurungi (RU, KO),
Chenopodium procerum Muzumbazumbe (NY), Mujumbajumbe
(NY)
Commelina sp. Commelinaceae Akateija (NY), Ekiteza (RU
Commelina erecta Eteija (NY), Enanda (KO)
Astripomoea sp.) Convolvulaceae Bingire bita (NY, RU
Astripomoea grantii Mukuzanyara, Sp. AE
Brassica oleracea Brassicaceae Kabegi (NY, RU), Cabbagge (EN)
Cucurbita pepo Cucurbitaceae . Bishusha (RU), Byozi (NY), Pumpkins
Luffa cylindrica Ekyangu (NY), Ekyangwe (KO)
Dracaena fragrans Dracaenaceae Mugorora (NY, RU)
Croton megalocarpus) Euphorbiaceae . Mutugunda (NY)
Euphorbia tirucalli Ruyenze (NY, RU)
Acalypha psilostachya Muzarirahamwe (NY, RU)
Euphorbia hirta Mpangura (RU), Asthma weed (EN)
Euphorbia prostrata Obunyunyambuzi (NY)
Plectranthus prostratus Mubiru/Namubiru (GA, KO)
Bwizibwingi/Maizimarungi (NY)
Omweya (RU),
Ocimum lamiifolium
Omwenyi /Omwenye Mushaija (NY)
olenostemon latifolius Kizera (NY), Kicuncu (RU)
Ocimum gratissimum L. Mujaja (NY) Mujaja (NY)
Leucas martinicensis Kacumucumu (NY)
Tetradenia riparia Mutubya (KO), Muravunga (NY),
Murajunga (RU), Kyewamara (KO, GA)
Sida rhombifolia L. Mucundezi (NY) Malvaceae Mucundezi (NY
Cissampelos mucronata Menispermaceae Kavamagombe (KO)
Albizia gummifera Mimosaceae Mushebeya (RU), Murera (KO)
Albizia zygia Muragaza (NY)
Musa paradisiaca Musaceae Plantain for cooking (EN), Entaragaza (NY)
Musa acuminata Colla Banana (EN) Musaceae Banana (EN)
Maesa lanceolata Myrsinaceae Muhanga (NY)
Indigofera spicata Papilionaceae Kibwankurata (RU)
Indigofera arrecta Musoroza (NY), Mukaliza (KO)
Ntondigwa (NY), Enkolimbo (RU),
Cajanus cajan
Empinamuti (KO, RU)
Erythrina abyssinica Murinzi (RU), Kiiko (NY)
Pennisetum purpureum Poaceae Kibingo (NY), Elephant grass
Cymbopogon nardus Mutete (NY)
Vangueria apiculata Rubiaceae Ntugunda (RU)
Spermacoce princeae Kishakimwe (NY)
Zanthoxylum gilletii Rutaceae Muremankobe (RU), Mutatembwa (RU)
Vangueria apiculata Rubiaceae Ntugunda (RU)
Physalis peruviana Kitutu (NY)
Solanum indicum
Ntakara (KO)
(KO)
Physalis minima . Ntuutu (NY), Buzarirahamwe (RU)
Solanum terminale Muhanura nkuba (NY)
Solanum aculeatissimum Ntobotobo (NY, RU)
Thea sinensis Ternstroemiaceae Tea (EN), Majani (NY, RU, KO)
Triumfetta longicornuta Tillianceae Ruhigura (NY)
Triumfetta rhomboidea Ruhigura (NY)
Clerodendrum myricoides Verbenaceae Kikuzumburi, Mukuza nyana
Clerodendrum rotundifolium Ekishekashekye (NY), Nkanyahe (KO),
Nkanyahe (KO), Musekeseke (TO) Musekeseke (TO)
Cyphostemma adenocaule Vitaceae Kibombo/Bombo, Kimara (NY)
Zingiber officinale Ntangahuzi (RU, NY), Ginger (EN)

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