Table 1.
list of plants tested and their traditional use
| Botanical name | Collection number |
Parts tested |
Plant family | Traditional uses |
| Acridocarpus socotranus Olive | SPM01 | L | Malpighiaceae | Headaches2 |
| Boswellia socotranao Balf.fil | SPBs-03 | Re | Burseraceae | nervous disorders2 |
| Boswellia elongata Balf. fil. | SPe-03 | Re | Burseraceae | nervous disorders2 |
| Caralluma socotrana N. Br | SPAs-0.3 | Ap | Asclepediaceae | dyspepsia2 |
| Cephalocroton socotranus Balf.f | SPEu 05 | B | Euphorbiaceae | to perfume the air1 |
| Croton socotranus Balf. fil.. | SP-Eu09 | B | Euphorbiaceae | healing wounds1 |
| Dendrosicycos socotrana Balf.f. | SP -C03 | B,L | Cucurbitaceae | Problems of liver1 |
| Dorstenia gigas Schweinf. ex Balf. fil. | .SP Mo03 | L | Moraceae | Skin diseases1 |
| Eureiandra balfourii Cogn. & Balf. fil. | SP -C05 | T | Cucurbitaceae | unknown |
| Kalanchoe farinaceae Balf.f | SP-Cr08 | L | Crassulaceae | ulcers1 |
| Limonium sokotranum (Vierh) Radcl.Sm) | SP-Pl05 | L | Plumbaginaceae | Antifungal2 |
| Oldenlandia pulvinata | SP-Ru11 | Ap | Rubiaceae | Flavoring2 |
| Pulicaria diversifolia( Balf. f | SP-Co12 | Ap | Compositae | Antispasmodic2 |
| Pulicaria stephanocarpa( Balf. | SP -Co13 | L | Compositae | Headache2 |
L: leaves; F: fruits; T: tubers; Ap, aerial parts Re, resins B, bark, , R, roots.
1Most of the ethnomedical information has been taken from (Miller and Morris 2004), and from 2the local inhabitants