Ethnomedicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers to Treat Oral Health Problems in Cameroon

Table 5

Medicinal plants for dental extractions.

Common names	Scientific names	Parts used	Forms of preparation	Diseases treated	Method of administration
(1) “Native iodine”	Arnica montana	Leaves	Solution	Toothache/fresh wound from extraction	Rubbing (maceration)
(2) Ageratum (king plant)	Ageratum conyzoides	Whole	Powder	Toothache/extraction	Brushing/direct application
(3) Cotton tree	Gossypium arboreum	Leaves	Hot mouth rinse	Tooth extraction	Gaggling
(4) Bang-api	Dichrocephala integrifolia	Whole	Paste	Migraine/toothache	Massaging/tooth; extraction