Table 3 Major types of human health problems of the study area, number of plant species used and informant consensus factor values

Gastritis and heartburn/pyrosis

Cadia purpurea (8)

8

1

Constipation

Jatropha curcas (10), Portulaca oleracea (19), Ricinus communis (11)

40

0.95

Haemorrhage

Pouzolzia parasitica (11), Ziziphus spina-christi (7)

18

0.94

Intestinal parasite

Azadirachta indica (11), Dodonaea angustifolia (9), Kleinia squarrosa (3)

23

0.91

Skin cyst & tumor

Caralluma speciosa (3), Gloriosa superba (4), Plumbago zeylanica (15),

22

0.90

Diarrhoea

Craterostigma plantagineum (4), Pouzolzia parasitica (5)

9

0.88

Kidney infections

Acalypha fruticosa (4), Coccinia sp. (12), Melhania zavattarii (2)

18

0.88

Eye and ear

Aloe mcloughlinii (6), Datura stramonium (5), Kalanchoe marmorata (6), Leucas minimifolia (3), Ocimum lamiifolium (7)

27

0.81

Wound and external infections

Asparagus africanus (5), Caralluma speciosa (3), Cucumis prophetarum (7), Dodonaea angustifolia (4),Gossypium hirsutum (3), Grewia bicolor (3), Jasminum grandiflorum (5), Kalanchoe marmorata (4), Leucas stachydiformis (4), Lawsonia inermis (6)

44

0.79

Skin itching, fungus, inflammation

Acanthospermum hispidum (4), Aloe harlana (8), Asparagus africanus (3), Caralluma speciosa (3), Commelina stephniniana (5), Commicarpus sinuatus (4), Cucumis dipsaceus (7), Dodonaea angustifolia (2), Erucastrum arabicum (2), Gomphocarpus purpurascens (3), Grewia bicolor (3), Heliotropium steudneri (3), Opuntia ficus-indica (10), Pouzolzia parasitica (4)

61

0.78

Swollen body part locally called gofla

Aloe harlana (6), Kleinia pendula (3), Caralluma speciosa (3), Cucumis ficifolius (13), Cucumis prophetarum (4), Euclea racemosa (3), Eulophia petersii (5), Erianthemum aethiopicum (3), Kleinia squarrosa (3), Maerua triphylla (2), Prunus persica (2), Punica granatum (3), Richardia tingitana (4),

54

0.77