Scientific name | Family | Local name | Ailment | Time of recovery |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia ataxacantha | Fabaceae | Mukoro | Headache | 3 days |
 |  |  | Pneumonia | 3-5 days |
Acacia mellifera | Fabaceae | Okadilanghono | Snake bite | 1-2 days |
Acanthosycios naudiniana | Cucurbitaceae | Ruputwi | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
 |  |  | Inflammation | Vary |
Aloe littorals | Asphodelaceae | Endombo | Bilharzia | 1 year |
Asparagus nelsii | Asparagaceae | Okawekamuthithi | Eczema | 1 - 7 day |
Asparagus virgatus | Asparagaceae | Runkwanana | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Baphia massaiensis | Fabaceae | Omulyambambi | Fertility/impotent | 1 day |
Boscia albitrunca | Capparaceae | Munkudi | Syphilis | 4 days (depends on the severity) |
 |  |  | Chicken pox | 2 days |
Clerodendrum ternatum | Lamiaceae | Shanyu | Eczema | 1 - 7 day |
Colophospermum mopane | Fabaceae | Omusati | Swollen legs | One week |
Combretum collinum | Combretaceae | Mububu | Coughing | 1 week |
 |  |  | Panaritium | 1 week |
Combretum imberbe | Combretaceae | Omukuku | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
 |  |  | Fertility/impotent | 1 day |
 |  |  | Male dysfunction | 1-4 day |
Croton gratissimus | Euphorbiaceae | Ongonyo | Tetanus | 2 - 3 days |
 |  |  | Lightening burn | One day |
Cyperus papyrus | Cyperaceae | Onziku | Giving birth | 1 day |
Datura stramonium | Solanaceae | Egwitha | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Dicoma tomentosa | Asteraceae | Okalupulupu | Intestine cram | 1 -3 days, 4 - 5 Months |
Diospyros lycoides | Ebenaceae | Oshimumu | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
 |  |  | Higher fever | 1 day |
Diospyros mespiliformis | Ebenaceae | Omwandi | Male dysfunction | 1- 4 day |
Dregia macrantha | Apocynaceae | Ondhingulula | Male dysfunction | 1- 4 day |
 |  |  | Easing birth | Few hours |
 |  |  | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Erythropheum africanum | Erythroxylaceae | Mupako | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
 |  |  | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Euclea divinorum | Ebenaceae | Omudime | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Euphorbia monteiroi | Euphorbiaceae | Oshilalanamawadi | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Ficus sycomorus | Moraceae | Omukwiyu | Dermatitis | 1 month |
Gloriosa virescens | Colchicaceae | Ompilu | Intestine cram | 1 -3 days, 4 - 5 Months |
Harpagophytum procumbens | Pedaliaceae | Ekakata | Epilepsy | 1 month |
Harpagophytum zeyheri | Pedaliaceae | Ekakata | Epilepsy | 1 month |
Helinus intergrifolius | Rhamnaceae | Murora | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
 |  |  | Stroke | 2 weeks, 4 -6 months |
Helinus spartoides | Rhamnaceae | Omutiwoheva | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
 |  |  | Stroke | 2 weeks, 4 -6 months |
Heliotropium sp. | Boraginaceae | Ohanauni | Inflammation | Vary |
Kleinia longiflora | Asteraceae | Elangelamwali | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
 |  |  | Colloid | Vary |
Kohautia angolensis | Rubiaceae | Omutingulula | Intestine cram | 1 -3 days, 4 - 5 Months |
Lonchocarpus nelsii | Fabaceae | Mupanda | Back pains | 2 days |
Peltophorum africanum | Fabaceae | Omupalala | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Pergularia daemia | Apocynaceae | Eriko | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Plumbago zeylanica | Plumbaginaceae | Okadimeti | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Pterocarpus angolensis | Fabaceae | Uguva | Coughing | 1 week |
 |  |  | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
 |  |  | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Rhigozum brevispinosum | Bignoniaceae | Ngandu | Syphilis | 4 days (depends on the severity) |
Ricinus communis | Euphorbiaceae | Olumono | Epilepsy | 1 month |
Securidaca longepedunculata | Polygalaceae | Omudhiku | Stroke | 2 weeks, 4 -6 months |
Senna italic | Fabaceae | Okatundangu | Abscess | depends |
Spirostachys africana | Euphorbiaceae | Omuhongo | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Strychnos cocculoides | Loganiaceae | Maguni | Culture bound syndrome | 2-3 Days |
Swartzia madagascariensis | Fabaceae | Omukonati | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Terminalia sericea | Combretaceae | Omugolo | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Tragia okanyua | Euphorbiaceae | Okalilifa | Generalised oedema | 4 - 5 months |
Unidentified | Â | Munzwe | Ear infection | 1 day |
Unidentified | Â | Xhangau | Diarrhoea | 2 - 3 days |
Unidentified | Â | !hare | Abdomen pain | 2 days |
Unidentified | Â | Guturoa | Worms | 2 - 3 days |
Unidentified | Â | Okayekaathithi | Meningitis | Vary |
Unidentified | Â | Oshihangena | Barren | Vary |
Unidentified | Â | Onzingankelo | High Blood Pressure | Vary |
Unidentified | Â | okasisiti | Fatigue | 4-5 days |
Unidentified | Â | Oshihangena | Easing birth | Few hours |
Vangueria infausta | Rubiaceae | Oshimbu | Dermatitis | 1 month |
Vigna dinteri | Fabaceae | Muyimbo | Herpes | 1 year |
Ximenia americanum | Olacaceae | Kakukuru | Scoliosis | 1 week |
 |  |  | Culture bound syndrome | 2-4 Days |
 |  |  | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
Ximenia caffra | Olacaceae | Ompeke | Fertility/impotent | 1 day |
 |  |  | Culture bound syndrome | 2-5 Days |
 |  |  | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
Ziziphus mucronata | Rhamnaceae | Mukekete | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |