1. ORANGE
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Its dried peels
keeps the garbage cans and garbage disposals tolerable.
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It softens brown
sugar.
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It repels
insects.
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It serve as Dry
cleaner
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It provide subtle
fragrance to our home.
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Its dried peels
also combats stinky shoes.
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It is used for
making Dry sponge.
2. PINEAPPLE
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It is used to
prevent bruises (therefore it good for treating sports (injuries)
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It is used in the
treatment of joint and muscle pains.
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Helps in
relieving gastrointestinal or stomach upset.
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It is used in the
treatment of corns and calluses (dry skin).
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It is used to
reduce cramping and improves circulation.
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It is used in the
preparation of juice.
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Planted to
enhance the environmental aesthetics.
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It is used
alongside other fruits in the local treatment of malaria
3. GUAVA
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It is mixed in
conjunction with other plants to generate herbal medicine for the treatment of
arthritis.
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It is used
alongside some vegetables for salad.
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The leaves can be
chewed to bring relief of toothaches.
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Crushed leaves of
guava leaves can also be placed on wounds and scraps to bring pain relief and
prevent infection.
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Infusion made
with guava leaves can help heal mouth sores and swollen gums.
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Its extracts is
used in the treatment of diarrhea type two (2) diabetes etc.
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Its fruit is
extensively used to make candies, preserves, jellies, jams.
4. DOGONYARO
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It is used for
herbal or local treatment of malaria
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It is used in
production of tooth paste powder
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Enhances
environmental aesthetics
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It is planted
around homes to reduce mosquito bites
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Used as chewing
sticks.
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It is added in
water to treat poultry disease (new castle disease)
5. OKRA
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Okra juice is
used to treat diarrhea with fever related pain.
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It can also be
used to treat skin itchiness and as skin moisturizer.
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Roasted okra
seeds are used to promote sweating.
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Its leaves and
roots are used as poultice for wounds
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Decotion of okra
leaves, fruits and roots are used to treat urinary problems such as painful
urination.
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Okra fruit are
eaten to prevent involuntary discharge of semen.
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Okra leaves are
used for inflammation.
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Okra is eaten to
treat fever, headache and arthritis.
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It helps in
lowering the blood sugar level.
6. GRAPE
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It also reduces
eye disease related to diabetes.
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Grape extracts is
used in the production of antioxidant.
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Grape seed when
mixed with other fruits like pawpaw and pineapple is used for local/ herbal
treatment of malaria.
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Grape is used in
the production of can (juice) drinks.
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It reduces
cardiovascular conditions.
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Drinking of grape
seed extracts reduce swelling caused by injury.
7. BITTER LEAF
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It is used for
stopping bruises (bleeding).
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It combats the
adverse effect of diabetes.
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Chewing the stem
of bitter leaf helps to prevent toothache.
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Chewing of the
stem also reduces constipation, stomach ache and inflammation.
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Regular
consumption of bitter leaf helps to regulate the blood cholesterol level which
is a risk factor of heart attach and stroke
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It is effective
in prevention of malaria.
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It is used for
treating common skin diseases such as ringworm, eczema.
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It protects the
liver from drug induced damage.
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It slows the
growth of cancer and even kills cancers.
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It hastens child
birth.
8. PLANTAIN
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A tea, tincture
made with plantain eases the itching of poison ivy.
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The infusion of
plantain leaf can be poured into the ear to treat ear infection.
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It is used to
treat skin irritations such as eczema, mosquito bites, chicken pox, rashes and
sores.
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Its leaves are used
in salad making.
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It is used in the
herbal treatment of ulcers, heart burn.
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It used in the
treatment of insect and snake bite.
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It serves as home
made healing salve which can be used as natural antibiotic ointment on cuts and
bruises.
9. PAWPAW
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A paste made of
pawpaw is applied to bee stings to relief the immediate pain.
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The ripe fruit is
eaten to prevent rheumatism and reduce urine acidity.
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The leaves when
poulticed, relief nervous pains and removes elephantiod growths.
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The flowers are
used to treat jaundice.
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The inner bark of
pawpaw bark used to numb sore teeth
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The juice is used
for the treatment of warts, cancer tumors, corns and hard skins.
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The seeds
promotes menstrual discharge.
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The seeds are
eaten as contraceptive by men.
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The roots of
pawpaw plant is said to cure piles and yaws.
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It serves as oral
contraceptive that induces abortion.
10. MAIZE
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Detoxifying the
kidneys
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Preventing the
formation of stones along the urinary to act and in the kidneys.
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Maize (corn)
seeds are used in making infusion (tea)
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Infusion made
from maize is used in combating nocturnal enuresis (bedwetting) in children.
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It is used in the
treatment of certain digestive diseases.
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Eating cooked
fresh corn (maize) and drinking a glass of the water (in which the corn is
cooked) with a spoon of pure honey, exerts a mild diuretic and notifying effect
on the kidneys and urinary system by:
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Increasing the
flow of urine
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Drinking corn
seed infusion prevents nausea and
vomiting.
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Eating of fresh
corn helps in cleansing the teeth thereby lowering the risks of dental
problems.
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Granted whole
corn powder is used in the herbal preparation of libido enhancement
drug/medicine
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Corn/maize starch
dissolved in cold water helps in stopping running stomach.
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Corn meal helps
in booting up estrogen in female.
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Frequent eating
of corn reduces the incidence of card nonvascular diseases like hypertension,
heart disorders etc.