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]