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20 African plants with local names, documented uses and the compounds behind them.
MedicinalPawpaw
IbepeCarica papaya
MedicinalGuava
GilofaPsidium guajava
MedicinalMango
MangoroMangifera indica
MedicinalBeverageLemongrass
Kooko-ObaCymbopogon citratus
MedicinalSoursop
EboAnnona muricata
VegetableGarden egg
IgbaSolanum aethiopicum
MedicinalCashew
KasuAnacardium occidentale
Leafy VegetableUgwu (fluted pumpkin)
Efo irokoTelfairia occidentalis
MedicinalBitter melon
Ejinrin wereMomordica charantia
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