Table 4.

Classifications of diseases reported in Mutomo hill plant sanctuary and its environs.

Disease categories	Disorders reported	Number of plant taxa used
Infections or infestations	Gonorrhea, ringworms, tapeworms, pinworms, tuberculosis, yellow fever, malaria, measles, small pox, colds, pneumonia, and flu	33
Digestive system disorders	Diarrhea, peptic ulcers, stomach-ache, constipation, and toothache	24
Body abnormalities	Edema “body swelling”	19
Respiratory system disorders	Swollen diaphragm, cough, chest pains, tonsillitis, and swelling of the diaphragm	15
Body injuries	Boils, foreign objects pierced into the body, septic wounds, fresh cuts, and internal injuries	13
Genitourinary system disorders	Kidney pains, aphrodisiacs, impotence, and infertility	7
Muscular-skeletal system disorders	Back pains, pain in joints, and headache	4
Nutritional disorders	Kwashiorkor, reduced appetite	4
Sensory system disorders	Eye problems, earache	3
Skin/subcutaneous cellular tissue disorders	Warts, skin rashes	2
Circulatory system disorders	Hypertension	1
Poisonings	Snake bites, food poisoning	1
Ethnoveterinary applications	Diarrhea in livestock, tick infestation, eye problems, liver diseases, lung diseases	12