Table 4.
Plants from Appendix A were divided into two groups: (1) reproductive health and genitourinary conditions (infertility, labor, sexually transmitted diseases, menstrual problems, vaginal infections, kidney problems) and 2) respiratory conditions (flu, common cold, bronchitis, asthma/chest congestion). Scores from Appendix A were summed over these groups to calculate a total score number. Only species with a score equal to or greater than 10 are listed. Overlapping species are underlined. Voucher numbers are listed in Appendix A.
| Reproductive health and genitourinary conditions | Respiratory conditions | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Score # | Local name (status*) | Scientific name (plant part used**) | Score # | Local name (status*) | Scientific name |
| 110 | guaucí (w) | Ruellia tuberosa (root) | 251 | limón (c) | Citrus aurantifolia Citrus limon (leaf, fruit) |
| 94 | juana la blanca (w) | Spermacoce assurgens (root, entire plant, leaf) | 192 | canela (s) | Cinnamomum verum (bark) |
| 75 | coco (w) | Cocos nucifera (fruit, root) | 163 | cebollín (c) | Allium cepa var. aggregatum (bulb) |
| 73 | manzanilla (c) | Matricaria recutita (flower) | 158 | cebolla (c) | Allium cepa (bulb) |
| 69 | canela (s) | Cinnamomum verum (bark) | 151 | sábila (c) | Aloe vera (leaf) |
| 61 | anís de estrella (s) | Illicium verum (fruit) | 149 | naranja agria (c) | Citrus aurantium (leaf, fruit) |
| 53 | maguey (w) | Agave antillarum (root, leaf) | 148 | limoncillo (c) | Cymbopogon citratus (leaf) |
| 51 | algucema/alhucema (s) | Lavandula angustifolia (flower) | 120 | berro (c) | Nasturtium officinale (aerial part) |
| 46 | tuna de españa (c) | Opuntia ficus-indica (leaf) | 118 | higuereta (w, s) | Ricinus communis (seed) |
| 37 | anís (s) | Pimpinella anisum (seed) | 113 | rábano (c) | Raphanus sativus (root) |
| 33 | mala madre (w) | Kalanchoe gastonis-bonnieri (root, leaf) | 92 | guanábana (c) | Annona muricata (leaf) |
| 31 | llantén (w) | Plantago major (leaf, entire plant) | 56 | cabra (w) | Bunchosia glandulosa (leaf) |
| 31 | maíz (c) | Zea mays (corn silk) | 49 | jengibre (c) | Zingiber officinale (root) |
| 29 | jericó/apararayo (w) | Yucca aloifolia (stem, root) | 45 | manzana (c) | Malus domestica (fruit) |
| 29 | maravelí (w) | Securidaca virgata (root) | 42 | anamú (w) | Petiveria alliacea (root) |
| 25 | anamú (w) | Petiveria alliacea (root) | 42 | coco (w) | Cocos nucifera (fruit) |
| 25 | higüero (w) | Crescentia cujete (fruit) | 41 | cereza (c) | Malpighia emarginata (leaf, fruit) |
| 24 | sén (s) | Senna italica (leaf) | 33 | eucalipto (c) | Eucalyptus spp. (leaf) |
| 23 | algodón morado (w) | Gossypium hirsutum (leaf) | 27 | ajo (c) | Allium sativum (bulb) |
| 18 | cardo santo (w) | Argemone mexicana (leaf, root) | 23 | ajonjolí (c) | Sesamum indicum (seed) |
| 17 | sábila (c) | Aloe vera (leaf) | 23 | aroma (w) | Acacia macracantha (bark) |
| 16 | cadillo de gato (w) | Xanthium strumarium (root) | 22 | viní viní (w) | Merremia dissecta (aerial part) |
| 16 | canelilla (w) | Pimenta haitiensis (leaf) | 19 | chinola (c) | Passiflora edulis (fruit) |
| 15 | higuereta (w, s) | Ricinus communis (seed) | 19 | dragón (w) | Alpinia zerumbet (leaf) |
| 14 | cañafistula (w) | Cassia fistula (fruit) | 19 | menta (c) | Mentha spp. (aerial part) |
| 14 | cola de caballo (w) | Equisetum giganteum (stem) | 17 | café (c) | Coffea arabica (seed, leaf) |
| 12 | naranja agria (c) | Citrus aurantium (leaf) | 16 | anís (s) | Pimpinella anisum (seed) |
| 12 | nuez moscada (s) | Myristica fragrans (seed) | 16 | manzanilla (c) | Matricaria recutita (flower) |
| 12 | palma (w) | Roystonea cf. hispaniolana (root, crown shaft, fruit) | 15 | clavo (s) | Syzygium aromaticum (flower) |
| 12 | tilo (s) | Tilia spp. (flower) | 15 | morita/hierba mora (w) | Solanum americanum, Solanum nigrum (aerial part) |
| 11 | bija (w) | Bixa orellana (seed) | 12 | naranja dulce/china (c) | Citrus sinensis (leaf) |
| 11 | apio (c) | Apium graveolens (stem) | |||
| 10 | anís de estrella (s) | Illicium verum (fruit) | |||
status represents whether the species is (w) wild, (c) cultivated or (s) sold in markets and supermarkets. Higuereta (Ricinus communis L., Euphorbiaceae) is also listed as sold because the processed oil is widely commercially available.
Plant parts listed include only those that were mentioned frequently by participants and do not necessarily represent all the parts that have been documented for each species.