Ewe Imi Esu/Bulk herb

The botanical name of this leaf was known as Ageratum conyzoides, while the English name is White-Weed/ Billygoat-Weed. 

It can be used to treat constipation, infective hepatitis, eczema, epilepsy, dizziness, diarrhoea, dysentery, sore eyes, fever, headaches, intestinal worms, vomiting and nausea. 

Some scientists assert that, the leaf is useful for but not limited to, anti-inflammatory, anticoagulant, smooth muscle relaxant, haemostatic, analgesic, antifungal, antibacterial, hypothermic component and antidiarrhoeal effect. The essential oils contained in this leaf have antibiotic properties, which are highly embryotoxic to Dysderus flacidis and acts on embryonic development at an early stage.