Ethnomedicinal study of plants used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro, Tanzania

Amri, Ezekiel; Kisangau, Daniel P

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-8-1

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 Medicinal plants used for treating human diseases in villages around Kimboza forest reserve

From: Ethnomedicinal study of plants used in villages around Kimboza forest reserve in Morogoro, Tanzania

Family/Botanical name	Local name	Habitat/Source	Part used	Health problems cured	Methods of preparation	Administration route	Voucher No.
Acanthaceae
Justicia heterocarpa L.	Mwidu	Wild or Cultivated	Roots, Leaves	Snake bite	Crushed or pounded	Oral	EA031
Alliaceae
Allium ascalonium L.	Kitunguu saumu	Cultivated	Roots, Leaves	Antifungal, Child fever	Decoction	Oral	EA040
Allium sativum L.	Kitunguu maji	Cultivated	Leaves	Fever, Cough, Asthma, Malaria, Hypertension	Concoction	Oral	EA017
Anacardiaceae
Sorindeia madagascariensis DC.	Mpilipili	Wild	Leaves	Wound	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA021
Mangifera indica L.	Mwembe	Cultivated	Leaves, Bark, Roots	Malaria,Diarrhea, Hypertension, Asthma, Cough	Decoction	Oral	EA025
Annonaceae
Annona senegalensis Pers.	Mtopetope	Wild	Roots Leaves	Eye ache, Wound	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA035
Apocynaceae
Landolphia buchananii P.Beauv.	Luziwana	Wild	Roots	Stomach ache, Diarrhea, Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA022
Asteraceae
Vernonia iodocalyx O. Hoffm.	Kitugutu	Wild	Bark leaves	Stomach ache, Diarrhea, Head ache	Crushed or pounded	Oral	EA010
Helichrysum schimperi (Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich.) Moeser	Lweza	Wild	Roots	Stomach ache, Diarrhea,	Decoction	Oral	EA013
Vernonia hymenolepis A. Rich.	Msungu	Wild	Roots, Leaves	Fever, Diarrhea, Hernia, Spleen enlargement.	Decoction	Oral	EA006
Crassocephalum Montuosum (S.Moore) Milne-Redh.	Nyaluganza	Wild	Bark	Ear ache, Head ache, burn	Crushed or pounded	Oral	EA004
Bidens pilosa L.	Nyaweza	Wild, Cultivated	Bark	Wound, Spleen enlargement	Decoction	Topical	EA003
Sonchus pinnatifidus L.	Sungasunga	Wild	Roots, Leaves	Stomachache, Headache.	Decoction	Oral	EA032
Helianthus annus L.	Ufuta	Cultivated	Leaves	Chest pain, Asthma	Concoction	Oral	EA002
Asphodelaceae
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f.	Mlovera	Cultivated	Leaves	Skin diseases, Wounds	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA041
Bignoniaceae
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.	Mwegea	Wild	Bark, Leaves, Fruits	Skin diseases, Venereal diseases, Fever,	Crushed or pounded	Oral	EA026
Bombacaceae
Adansonia digitata L.	Mbuyu	Wild	Roots	Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA018
Bombax rhodognaphalon L.	Msufipori	Wild	Leaves	Stomach ache	Decoction	Topical	EA024
Caricaceae
Carica papaya L.	Mpapai	Cultivated	Roots, Leaves	Tooth ache, Stomach-ache.	Decoction	Oral	EA015
Combretaceae
Cobretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don.	Mlamweusi	Wild	Roots, Leaves	Wounds, Cough, Malaria	Decoction	Oral	EA012
Terminalia sericea L.	Mpululu	Wild	Leaves, Roots	Antifungal treatment	Crushed and pounded	Topical	EA053
Cucurbitaceae
Momordica foetida L.	Huluhundu	Cultivated	Leaves	Malaria, Ear ache, Head ache,	Decoction	Oral	EA048
Cucurbita moschata Duchesne.	Maboga	Cultivated	Roots	Expulsion of placenta	Infusion	Oral	EA042
Euphorbiaceae
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.	Kifulwe	Wild	Leaves	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	EA028
Jatropha curcas L.	Mbono	Wild	Leaves Seeds	Wound, Scabies	Crushed and pounded	Topical	EA034
Fluggea virosa Willd.	Mkalananga	Wild	Leaves	Stomach ache, Diarrhea, Hernia, Spleen enlargement	Infusion	Oral	EA029
Manihot esculenta Crantz.	Mhogo	Cultivated	Leaves	Stomach ache	Infusion	Oral	EA043
Suregada zanzibariensis Roxb. ex Rottler.	Mndimu pori	Wild	Roots	Malaria, Fever	Decoction	Oral	EA050
Ricinus communis L.	Mnyonyo	Wild	Leaves	Rheumatism, Wound	Crushed and pounded	Topical	EA055
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill.	Msumba	Wild	Bark Leaves	Rheumatism, Hernia, Stomach ache, Spleen enlargement, Skin eruption, Insecticide	Decoction	Oral	EA036
Euphorbia nyikae Pax ex Engl.	Mngwede	Wild	Leaves	Wound	Crushed and pounded	Topical	EA044
Fabaceae
Cassia mimosoides L.	Lusangalala	Wild	Roots Bark	Mental illness, Asthma, Severe cough	Decoction	Oral	EA056
Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock.	Mkunde	Wild	Roots Leaves	Skin diseases, Inflammation Backache, Stomach ache, Skin eruption	Infusion	Oral	EA054
Senna hirsuta (L.) Irwin & Barneby.	Mwambalasimba	Wild	Leaves	Pneumonia, Hernia, Stomach ache, Head ache	Decoction	Oral	EA052
Brachystegia spiciformis Benth.	Mzinghawa nyika	Wild	Roots	Ear ache, Child fever.	Infusion	Oral	EA061
Albizia versicola Welw. ex Oliv.	Mkenge maji	Wild	Roots Bark	Skin diseases, Boils	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA057
Albizia petersiana Oliv.	Mkenge poli	Wild	Leaves Bark	Skin diseases	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA063
Mucuna pruriens (L.) DC	Bumu	Wild	Roots	Male fertility	Infusion	Oral	EA066
Tephrosia vogelii Hook.f.	Kitupa	Wild	Bark	Insecticide	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA068
Abrus precatorius L.	Lufambo	Wild	Roots	Eye inflammation, Diarrhea, Women fertility	Decoction	Oral	EA078
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp.	Mbaazi	Cultivated	Leaves	Diarrhea.	Crushed or pounded	Oral	EA071
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp.	Mkunde	Cultivated	Roots Leaves	Chest pain, Cough, Abscess, Hernia	Infusion	Oral	EA062
Pterocarpus angolensis DC.	Mninga	Wild	Bark	Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA064
Lamiaceae
Satureja biflora (Buch.- Ham.ex D.Don) Briq.	Luparalwa mlungu	Wild	Leaves	Mental illness	Infusion	Oral	EA011
Ocimum suave Willd.	Mnung'ha	Wild	Bark	Malaria, Stomach ache,	Decoction	Oral	EA001
Lauraceae
Ocotea usambarensis Engl.	Mseli	Wild	Roots Bark	Stomach ache, Fever, Malaria, Hernia, Sprit	Infusion	Oral	EA009
Malvaceae
Hibiscus surattensis L.	Lumotomoto	Wild Cultivated	Leaves	Wound, Abscess, Gonorrhea	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA059
Hibiscus fuscus Garcke	Luswagamene	Wild	Roots	Rheumatism, Mental illness.	Concoction	Oral	EA043
Melastomataceae
Dissotis rotundifolia (Sm.) Triana.	Kinzasu	Wild	Roots, Leaves	Wound, Asthma, Boil, Abscess Diarrhea, Gonorrhea	Crushed or pounded; Decoction	Topical; Oral	EA039
Meliaceae
Khaya anthotheca (Welw.) C. DC	Mkangazi	Wild	Bark Leaves	Malaria, Bilharzias, Gonorrhea	Concoction	Oral	EA067
Azadirachta indica A. Juss.	Mwarobaini	Cultivated	Leaves, Bark, Seeds	Head ache, Back ache, Malaria, Fever, Stomach-ache, Insecticide	Decoction	Oral	EA080
Cedrella odorata L.	Mwerezi	Wild	Leaves Bark	Menstrual cycle and Women fertility	Infusion	Oral	EA079
Moraceae
Ficus altissima Blume.	Mvira	Wild	Bark Leaves	Diarrhoea, Stomach-ache,	Concoction	Oral	EA077
Ficus asperifolia Hook. ex Steud.	Mkoya	Wild	Roots Leaves	Wounds	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA075
Ficus exasperata Valh	Msasa	Wild	Roots Leaves Bark	Hypertension, Scabies, Stomach disorders, Gonorrhoea, Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	EA073
Ficus stuhlmanii Warb.	Foza/Mtamba	Wild	Bark	Stomach tumor	Infusion	Oral	EA069
Ficus sycomorus L.	Mkuyu	Wild	Bark	Menstrual cycle, Women fertility	Infusion	Oral	EA067
Milicia excelsa (Welw.) C.C Berg.	Mvule	Wild	Roots	Wound	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA082
Antiaris toxicaria Lesch.	Mbila	Wild	Leaves Bark	Skin diseases, Insecticide.	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA088
Moringaceae
Moringa oleifera Lam.	Mlonge	Cultivated	Leaves Bark Seeds Roots	Skin diseases, headache, [Detoxification, Rheumatism, inflammation	Decoction or Infusion	Oral	EA097
Myrtaceae
Eucalyptus maidenii Labill.	Mmaidini	Wild Cultivated	Bark	Chest pain, Cough	Decoction	Oral	EA087
Psidium guajava L.	Mpera	Cultivated	Leaves	Diarrhea, Stomach ache	Infusion	Oral	EA085
Poaceae
Zea mays L.	Mahindi	Cultivated	Roots	Bedwetting	Decoction	Oral	EA091
Saccharum officinarum L.	Muwa	Cultivated	Roots	Bilharzias, Detoxifying kidneys	Decoction	Oral	EA101
Podocarpaceae
Podocarpus latifolius (Thunb.) R.Br. ex Mirb.	Mnyanziri	Wild	Roots	Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA99
Rosaceae
Rubus pinnatus Willd	Lufifi	Wild	Leaves	Menstrual cycle,	Infusion	Oral	EA093
Prunus americana Marshall.	Mpisi	Wild	Bark	Stomach ache	Crushing and water	Oral	EA090
Rubiaceae
Multidentia fanshwei (Tennant) Bridson.	Degedege	Wild	Roots	Child fever	Decoction	Oral	EA095
Rytigynia lichenixenos (K.Schum.) Robyns.	Mhambalamaziwa	Wild	Seeds Roots	Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA092
Vangueria infausta Burch.	Mviru	Wild	Seeds	Pneumonia, Menstrual cycle,	Infusion	Oral	EA084
Rytigynia uhligii (K.Schum. & K.Krause) Verdc.	Msanangare	Wild	Seeds	Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA099
Chassalia parvifolia K. Schum.	Mguhu	Wild	Bark	Hernia, Chest pain, Malaria,	Concoction	Oral	EA102
Catunaregum spinosa (Thunb.)	Mtutuma	Wild	Leaves	Skin diseases	Crushed or pounded	Topic	EA104
Rutaceae
Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f.	Mlimau	Cultivated	Roots	Stomach ache	Decoction	Oral	EA103
Zanthoxylum deremense (Engl.)	Mlungulungu	Wild	Fruits	Stomach ache, Child fever	Decoction	Oral	EA100
Citrus aurantifolia (Christm.) Swingle.	Mndimu	Cultivated	Roots	Gonorrheal, Diarrhea,	Decoction	Oral	EA117
Solanaceae
Lycopersicum esculentum Mill.	Mnyanya	Cultivated	Roots, Leaves	Stomach ache	Concoction	Oral	EA105
Solanum incanum L.	Mtula	Wild Cultivated	Leaves	Cough, Vomit.	Concoction	Oral	EA107
Capsicum frutescens L.	Pilipililukwale	Cultivated	Roots, Bark	Wound	Crushed or pounded	Topical	EA110
Nicotiana tabacum L.	Tumbaku	Cultivated	Fruits	Hernia	Decoction	Oral	EA106
Zingiberaceae
Zingiber officinale Roscoe.	Tangawizi	Cultivated	Roots	Cough	Decoction	Oral	EA111

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