Table 8.
Medicinal plants reported by at least 10 informants and their respective uses
| Scientific name (Voucher N.) | No. of Informants | Medicinal uses |
|---|---|---|
| Dieffenbachia costata (0704, 0605, 2813, R38, R77) | 23 | Insect bites, Bone pain, Bronchitis, Cold, Cough, Snake bites, Wounds, To protect from sorcery and illness, Influenza, Toothache. |
| Uncaria guianensis (R19, PA3, R56, 4015, 4017) | 19 | To abort, Osteoarthritis, Cancer, Cold, Inflammation, Kidney-complaints, Liver-complaints, Ovary inflammation, Penis extender, Prostate, Stomach ache, Ulcers. |
| Cestrum hediondinum (0607, 2904, R91) | 17 | Fever, Headache, Malaria, Stomach ache, Sorcery. |
| Homalomena crinipes (R4, R50) | 15 | To clean the stomach, Toothache, To Abort, To protect teeth, Intestinal parasites. |
| Acmella oleracea (0203, PL22) | 15 | Sunburn, 'Pokio', Browses and swellings, 'Chacho', Diarrhoea, Insect bites, Toothache, Earache, 'Arcoiris'. |
| Hebeclinum macrophyllum (R33, 0107, R7) | 14 | Malaria, Stomach ache, Infection of urinary duct, Liver-complaints, Intestinal parasites, Chickenpox, Diarrhoea, Stomach acidity, Colics. |
| Erechtites hieraciifolius (0211, PL23) | 14 | Skin spots, Acne, Uta (Leishmaniasis), To prevent hair loss. |
| Chenopodium ambrosioides (PL1, 0206, 0602, 0907) | 14 | Intestinal parasites, Colics, Fever, Diarrhoea, To bathe babies. |
| Piper aduncum (R10, 0603, 2806) | 14 | Cramps, High Fever, 'Mal aire', Menstruation pain, Stomach ache, Ulcers, Vaginal infections, Vomit, Sorcery, Wound-healing. |
| Xanthosoma poeppigii (R89) | 13 | Wound healing, Bone fractures. |
| Momordica charantia (0108, 2901) | 13 | Malaria, Stomach ache, Stomach acidity, Fever, Diarrhoea, Intestinal parasites, Kidney-complaints, Mal aire. |
| Verbena sp. (2920, 3701) | 13 | Malaria, Stomach ache, Diarrhoea, To bathe babies. |
| Syngonium podophyllum (R9, 2814, DH09, DH04) | 12 | To correct irregular menstruation, To extract caried teeth, Toothache, Contraceptive, Intestinal parasites, Joint dislocations, Anaemia, Osteoarthritis, Browses and swellings. |
| Munnozia hastifolia (R27) | 12 | Cholera, Sorcery, Kidney-complaints, Gastritis, Wounds, Malaria, To stop dreaming dead people, Stomach ache, 'Mal aire', Fever, Cholesterol. |
| Croton lechleri (0609) | 12 | Wound healing, Ulcers, Liver-complaints, Uta (Leishmaniasis), Dysentery, Disinflamation following parturition. |
| Chaptalia nutans (2811, 2908, R34) | 11 | Malaria, Stomach ache, Diarrhoea, Intestinal parasites. |
| Bixa orellana (2810, 2907) | 11 | To prevent hair loss, Eye infection, Prostate, Diarrhoea, Wounds, Stomach inflammation, Cancer, Kidney-complaints, To bathe babies. |
| Xiphidium caeruleum (R55,0606, R41, 4004, 4007) | 11 | Bone fractures, Joint dislocations, Browses and swellings, To strenghten hair, To enhance hair growth, 'Mal agua', To bathe babies. |
| Hamelia patens (2803, 2903) | 11 | To disinfect wounds, Browses and swellings, Stomach ache, Headache. |
| Urera cf. Baccifera (R90, R92) | 11 | Mal aire', Kidney-complaints, Seeing shadows, Headache, Pain in the muscles after work, General not well being, Cramps. |
| Asclepias curassavica (R29) | 10 | Wound healing, Uta (Leishmaniasis), Eye inflammation. |
| Anthurium dombeyanum (R23, R64) | 10 | Snake bites, 'Mal aire', To attract men, Headache, To enhance hair growth, Intestinal parasites, Infection of urinary duct, Stomach ache, Cough, Seeing shadows. |
| Bidens pilosa (0207, R3, LI25, PL13, ROM1) | 10 | Burned skin, To prevent formation of scars, To give birth rapidly, To prevent hair loss, Dandruff, Contraception, To make babies walk fast, Skin spots. |
| Mikania micrantha (PL18) | 10 | Headache, Osteoarthritis, Scapular arthritis, 'Chacho', Sorcery, Arcoiris, 'Pokio', Alcoholism, Acne. |
| Tessaria integrifolia (0102, PL21) | 10 | Kidney-complaints, Ovary inflammation, General not well being, Swollen feet, 'Pokio', 'Chacho'. |
| Nicotiana tabacum (0601) | 10 | Insect bites, Used by tobacco healer to cure patients, 'Mal aire', Headache. |
| Urera laciniata (R32, 2817) | 10 | Sorcery, Kidney-complaints, Prostate, Cramps, Sorcery, 'Mal aire', Osteoarthritis, Fever, Measles, Improve male libido. |