Review Article
Costus afer: A Systematic Review of Evidence-Based Data in support of Its Medicinal Relevance
Table 1
Names of Costus afer in the dialects of some selected West African countries.
| Country | Tribe | Name of the plant | Reference |
| Nigeria | Yoruba | Irekeomede, Tete-egun | [1] | Ijaw | Ogbodou | [6] | Igbo | Opete or okpete, Ejula | [1, 12] | Hausa | Kakizawa, Dodon kodi | | Efik | Mbtitem | [4] |
| Ghana | Fante | Osommbaa | [13] | Asante | Sommε | [14] | Ewe | Asumbae | | Nzema | Enyane | |
| Cameroon | Douala | Mwandando | [15] | Bakweri | Mandanwany | [16] | Bulu | Nmian | [17] |
| Senegal | Fogny | Bumay | | Dan | Sungho | [14] | Guere | Zazaboto | | Kru-bete | Doï | |
| Ivory Coast | Guere do | Dodré | [14] | Guere | Zazaboto | | Maho | Yaya | | Bulom | Sayina-lε | | Gola | Sawa | |
| Sierra Leone | Kissi | Siaŋdẽ | [14] | Kono | Tofa | | Loko | Dan | | Dan | Sungho | | Tem | Bomire | |
| Togo | Edo | Úkhúerúohā | [14] |
| Guinea-Bissau | Fula-pulaar | Gògódje-súto | [14] |
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