Table 1.

List of plant species used in the investigation, their traditional uses and references

Plant species	Family	Medicinal uses	Reference
Brachylaena discolor	Asteraceae (267)	Purgatives against intestinal parasites, anthelmintics for calves, sheep and goats	[7-9]
Zanthoxylum capense	Rutaceae (96)	Gastric and intestinal disorders, anthelmintics, cough, bronchitis, pleurisy	[7,9]
Clerodendrum glabrum	Lamiaceae (403)	Intestinal parasites, coughs, fever and diabetes	[7-9]
Heteromorpha trifoliata	Apiaceae (491)	Intestinal worms, colic in horses and vermifuge, enemas for abdominal disorders	[7,8,10]
Apodytes dimidiata	Icacinaceae (139)	Enemas for intestinal parasites, purgatives, inflammation of the ear	[7,8,10]
Strychnos mitis	Strychnaceae (73)	Malaria, Fevers	[11]
Maesa lanceolata	Maesaceae (615)	Anthelmintics, treatment of wounds and infertility	[8]
Indigofera frutescens	Papilionaceae (675)	Anthelmintics	[8]
Leucosidea sericea	Rosaceae (288)	Treatment of opthalmia, anthelmintics, astringents and vermifuge	[8,12]
Melia azedarach	Meliaceae (702)	Effective anthelmintics, emetic, cathartic and treatment of eczema	[8,9,13]
Clausena anisata	Rutaceae (317)	Anthelmintics, purgatives, rheumatism, fevers and myiasis	[14]
Cyathea dregei	Cyatheaceae (658)	Anthelmintics	[14]
Milletia grandis	Papilionaceae (704)	Anthelmintics and tranquilizers	[8,15]

(PRU voucher specimen numbers provided after family names).