Table 4.
The botanical name of medicinal plants | Disease treated | No. of key informants | % |
---|---|---|---|
Carissa spinarum | Breast disease | 23 | 95.8 |
Clerodendrum myricoides | Gonorrhea | 22 | 91.7 |
Haplocoelum foliolosum | Parasitic worms | 21 | 87.5 |
Fagaropsis angolensis | Coughing | 20 | 83.3 |
Ocimum urticifolium | Febrile illness | 23 | 95.8 |
Justicia schimperiana | Hepatitis | 24 | 100 |
Searsia pyroides | Itching | 19 | 79.2 |
Schrebera alata | Tooth cancer | 23 | 95.8 |
Warburgia ugandensis | Internal organ cancer | 24 | 100 |
Withania somnifera | Snake venom | 20 | 83.3 |
Bold values indicate the medicinal plant spp. with higher informant consensus