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. 2013 Mar 4;3(1):158–227. doi: 10.3390/ani3010158

Table 3.

Summary Table demonstrating the overlap and differences of plant families used TAHM (veterinary and human care) and TCHM (veterinary care).

Family name TAHM (Veterinary) Number of appearance TAHM (human) Number of appearances TCHM (veterinary) Number of appearances
Aizoaceae 2
Amaranthaceae 2 Amaranthaceae 4 Amaranthaceae 2
Amaryllidaceae 1 Amaryllidaceae 4
Anacardiaceae 5 Anacardiaceae 11
Annonaceae 2 Annonaceae 3
Apiaceae 1 Apiaceae 4 Apiaceae 1
Aponynaceae 5 Apocynaceae 7
Araliaceae 1 Araceae 1
Asparagaceae 3 Asparagaceae 7
Asteraceae 1
Balanophoraceae 1
Berberidaceae 3
Bignoniaceae 3
Boraginaceae 1
Brassicaceae 1 Brassicaceae 2
Campanulaceae 1 Campanulaceae 1
Capparaceae 2
Caprifoliaceae 1 Caprifoliaceae 2
Cannabaceae 1 Cannabaceae 1
Canellaceae 1
Celastraceae 2 Celastraceae 3
Cesalpiniaceae 1
Chrysobalanaceae 1
Clusiaceae 4
Combretaceae 3 Combretaceae 11
Commelinaceae 1
Compositae 9 Compositae 20 Compositae 4
Convolvulaceae 2
Crassulaceae. 1 Crassulaceae 2
Cucurbitaceae 2
Cupressaceae 1
Curtisiaceae 1
Dipsacaceae 1
Dryopteridaceae 1
Ebenaceae 1 Ebenaceae 2
Ericaceae 3
Euphorbiaceae 2 Euphorbiaceae 5 Euphorbiaceae 1
Gentianaceae 3
Geraniaceae 3 Geraniaceae 5
Gunneraceae 1
Hydnoraceae 1
Hymenocardiaceae 1
Hypericaceae 3 Hypericaceae 2
Hypoxidaceae 2
Icacinaceae 1
Iridaceae 2 Iridaceae 2
Lamiaceae 6 Lamiaceae 8 Lamiaceae 2
Lauraceae 2
Leguminosae 24 Leguminosae 47 Leguminosae 5
Linaceae 1
Loganiaceae 1 Loganiaceae 4
Loranthaceae 1 Loranthaceae 2
Lythraceae 1 Lythraceae 1
Melastomataceae 1
Malvaceae 5 Malvaceae 7
Meliaceae 2 Meliaceae 8
Melianthaceae 1
Menispermaceae 5 Menispermaceae 6 Menispermaceae 1
Moraceae 2 Moraceae 1
Musaceae 2
Myrtaceae 4 Myrtaceae 6
Nymphaeaceae 1
Olacaceae 1 Olacaceae 2
Orobanchaceae 1
Papaveraceae 1 Papaveraceae 5
Pedaliaceae 2 Pedaliaceae 1
Peraceae 1 Peraceae 1
Phytolaccaceae 3
Piperaceae 1
Phyllanthaceae 3
Phytolaccaceae 1
Pittosporaceae 1 Pittosporaceae 1
Plantaginaceae 2 Plantaginaceae 1
Plumbaginaceae 1 Plumbaginaceae 2
Poaceae 6 Poaceae 4
Polygalaceae 2 Polygonaceae 2
Primulaceae 1
Rhamnaceae 2
Ramalinaceae 1
Rosaceae 1 Rosaceae 3
Ranunculaceae 10
Rubiaceae 3 Rubiaceae 11 Rubiaceae 1
Rutaceae 1 Rutaceae 9
Salicaceae 2
Sapindaceae 1 Sapindaceae 3
Sapotaceae 1 Sapotaceae 1
Scrophulariaceae 2
Solanaceae 3 Solanaceae 7 Solanaceae 4
Sterculiaceae 1
Thymelaeceae 1 Thymelaeaceae 1
Umbelliferae 1
Urticaceae 2 Urticaceae 1
Verbenaceae 1 Verbenaceae 2 Verbenaceae 1
Vitaceae 1
Xanthorrhoeaceae 3
Zingiberaceae 3
Zygophyllaceae 1

TAHM = traditional African herbal medicine (both veterinary and human care). TCHM = traditional Chinese herbal medicine (veterinary care only). The number of appearances does not represent the actual appearances in literature but the actual appearances in references cited here.