Table 5.
Perceptions on the efficacy of herbal medicines for the treatment of different diseases
| Disease | Improved | Recovered | some times Recovered | Did not improve | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Malaria |
24 |
26 |
1 |
1 |
52 |
| Cough |
7 |
9 |
|
|
16 |
| Headache |
2 |
5 |
|
|
7 |
| Abdominal pain |
1 |
5 |
|
|
6 |
| Diarrhea |
3 |
2 |
|
|
5 |
| Meningitis |
2 |
3 |
|
|
5 |
| Flu |
1 |
2 |
|
1 |
4 |
| Abdominal worms |
|
4 |
|
|
4 |
| Joint pains |
2 |
1 |
|
|
3 |
| Dysentery |
2 |
|
|
|
2 |
| Pneumonia |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
| Measles |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
| Ulcer |
|
2 |
|
|
2 |
| Yellow fever |
1 |
1 |
|
|
2 |
| Anemia |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Chest pain |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Pyomystis |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Fever |
|
|
|
1 |
1 |
| Gastritis |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Headache |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Lameness |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Malnutrition in children |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Nkadomo |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
|
Obulogo |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
|
Omunda |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Uterus infection |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Vomiting |
|
1 |
|
|
1 |
| Waist pain |
1 |
|
|
|
1 |
| Whitlow | 1 | 1 |