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. 2021 Oct 18;17:61. doi: 10.1186/s13002-021-00487-4

Table 4.

Key informant consensus on most commonly used medicinal plants

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