Table 3.
Details of five most preferred medicinal plants in sub-Saharan African countries for the treatment of cardiovascular diseases and their associated risk factors.
| Medicinal Plants | English Name | Families | SSA Countries with Reported Use | Number of SSA Countries | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allium sativum L. | Garlic | Amaryllidaceae | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo Cote d’Ivoire, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Guinea, Kenya, Madagascar, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Sudan Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia |
20 | 1st |
| Persea americana Mill. | Avocado | Lauraceae | Benin, Cameroon, DR Congo, Cote d’Ivoire, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda |
15 | 2nd |
| Moringa oleifera Lam. | Drumstick tree | Moringaceae | Benin, Burkina Faso, Eritrea Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Sierra Leone, South Africa, Tanzania, Togo, Uganda, Zambia |
14 | 3rd |
| Mangifera indica L. | Mango | Anacardiaceae | Benin, Cameroon, DR Congo, Eritrea, Gabon, Ghana, Guinea, Kenya, Mauritius, Nigeria, Togo, Zambia, Zimbabwe |
13 | 4th |
| Allium cepa L. | Onion | Amaryllidaceae | Benin, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, DR Congo, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Mauritius, Nigeria, South Africa, Sudan, Togo |
12 | 5th |