Table 2.
Plant parts and combination of parts used by healers in preparing their traditional remedies.a
| Parts/combination of parts | Frequency | Parts combination of parts | Frequency |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aged LF | 2 | Plant-no roots | 1 |
| BK | 25 | RH | 22 |
| BK+ST | 3 | RT | 114 |
| BK+SW | 1 | RT of ST | 3 |
| BK+WD | 2 | RT or TW | 1 |
| BR | 5 | RT+ST | 15 |
| BR or T\V | 1 | RT+SW | 8 |
| BR+ST | 1 | RT+TR | 1 |
| BULB | 1 | RT+TW+WD | 1 |
| CREEPER + LF | 1 | RT+YN | 1 |
| EX+ST | 1 | SB | 31 |
| FL+TW | 1 | SB+SW | 1 |
| FR | 3 | SB+YN | 1 |
| LF | 25 | SB+WD | 2 |
| LF 01 RT | 1 | ST | 252 |
| LF+RT | 2 | ST or VN | 1 |
| LF+RT+TW | 1 | ST+RT | 3 |
| LF^ST | 4 | ST+TW | 39 |
| LF+TW | 6 | SW | 84 |
| LF+YN | 3 | tr|tw | 1 |
| LF+WD | 2 | TRUNK | 4 |
| LN | 34 | TU | 2 |
| LN+RT | 1 | t\v | 15 |
| LN+RT+TW | 1 | TW+WD | 9 |
| PARAS ITE+TW | 1 | VN | 93 |
| PL | 101 | WD | 15 |
| PL of RH | 2 | WD or PARASITE | 1 |
a
These numbers represent all plant parts stated by healers interviewed as ingredients of remedies in all the 990 collections. There are 54 part types and combination of parts.