From: A study of the medicinal plants used by the Marakwet Community in Kenya
 | Family | No. of medicinal plant species | % |
---|---|---|---|
1. | Mimosaceae | 8 | 7.4 |
2. | Euphorbiaceae | 7 | 6.5 |
3. | Asteraceae | 6 | 5.6 |
4. | Lamiaceae | 5 | 4.6 |
5. | Apocynaceae | 5 | 4.6 |
6. | Rubiaceae | 5 | 4.6 |
7. | Fabaceae | 4 | 3.7 |
8. | Cucurbitaceae | 3 | 2.8 |
9. | Capparidaceae | 3 | 2.8 |
10. | Combretaceae | 3 | 2.8 |
11. | Anacardiaceae | 3 | 2.8 |
12. | Ebenaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
13. | Olacaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
14. | Solanaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
15. | Verbenaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
16. | Caesalpiniaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
17. | Rhamnaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
18. | Sapindaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
19. | Acanthaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
20. | Asclepiadaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
21. | Asparagaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
22. | Balanitaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
23. | Boraginaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
24. | Vitaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
25. | Portulacaceae | 2 | 1.9 |
26. | Canellaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
27. | Rutaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
28. | Cyperaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
29. | Aloaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
30. | Araliaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
31. | Crassulaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
32. | Loganiaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
33. | Oxallidaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
34. | Polygonaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
35. | Rosaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
36. | Zygophylaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
37. | Agavaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
38. | Annonaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
39. | Bignoniaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
40. | Convolvulaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
41. | Flacourtiaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
42. | Hyacinthaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
43. | Meliaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
44. | Musaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
45. | Myrsinaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
46. | Nyctaginaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
47. | Podocarpaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
48. | Proteaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
49. | Salvadoraceae | 1 | 0.9 |
50. | Amaranthaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
51. | Poaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
52. | Sterculiaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
53. | Tiliaceae | 1 | 0.9 |
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