Table 1.

Cultivated Medicinal Plants used in treatment of Sexual Impotence and Erectile Dysfunction in Western Uganda

Family	Scientific Name	Local Name	Habit	Parts Used	Preparation	Administration
Alliaceae	Allium cepa L.	Katunguru (NY, KI, RU) Onion (Engl.)	H	ST-BU, L, RT	chewing, cooking	oral in water and in food
Alliaceae	Allium sativum L.	Tungurusumu (KO) Garlic (ENG)	H	ST-BU, L, RT	chewing, cooking	oral in water and in food
Cannabaceae	Cannabis sativa L.	Njayi (GA) Njaga (NY) Marijuana (ENG) Mbangi (SW)	S	L	chewing, smoking	oral, inhaling fumes
Capparaceae	Cleome gynandra L.	Esobyo/Amarera (KO) Eshogi (NY)	H	L, R, FL	chewing, cooking	oral or as food
Malvaceae	Sida tenuicarpa Vollesen	Keyeyo (RU)	H	L	pounding, boiling	oral
Papilionaceae	Arachis hypogaea L.	Binyebwa (NY, RU) Ground nuts (ENG)	H	SE	roasting	oral as food
Rubiaceae	Coffea arabica L.	Mwani (NY) Arabica Coffee (ENG)	S	SE	roasting, chewing	oral as a beverage
Solanaceae	Capsicum frutescens L.	Kamurari (GA) Eshenda (NY) Red pepper (ENG)	H	FR	pounding, boiling, chewing	oral in food
Zingiberaceae	Zingiber officinale Roscoe	Ntangahuzi (NY), Ntangawizi (SW), Ginger (ENG)	H	RH	pounding, boiling	oral in tea, porridge, milk as a beverage

Key: SW (Swahili); ENG (English); KO (Rukonjo); RU (Runyaruguru); NY (Runyankore); KI (Rukiga); GA (Luganda); S (shrubs); H (herbs); L (leaves); R (roots); RT (root tuber); RH (rhizome); FR (fruits); SE (seeds); ST-BU (stem-bulb).