Table 5 Medicinal plant uses

Cancer

10

7.1

Abdominal (colic pains)

9

6.4

Food supplements

5

3.6

Heartburns

5

3.6

Herbs used by convalescing patients

5

3.6

Synergistic herbs

5

3.6

Amoebiasis

4

2.9

Emetics

4

2.9

Hypertension

4

2.9

Malaria like symptoms

4

2.9

Purgatives

4

2.9

Stomachache

4

2.9

Toothache

4

2.9

Abortifacients

3

2.1

Antivenom

3

2.1

Colic pain in children

3

2.1

Erectile dysfunction

3

2.1

Eye ailments

3

2.1

Food flavours

3

2.1

Herbal tea

3

2.1

Oral thrush

3

2.1

Removal of ganglions

3

2.1

“Kipei” condition

2

1.4

Administered after surgery

2

1.4

Arthritis

2

1.4

Chest congestion (wheezing)

2

1.4

Common colds/cough

2

1.4

Craniotomy (surgery)

2

1.4

Diabetes

2

1.4

Enhance lactation in breastfeeding mothers

2

1.4

Itchy skin rashes

2

1.4

Rheumatism

2

1.4

Sexually transmitted diseases

2

1.4

Wounds

2

1.4

Anaemia

1

0.7

Antihaemorrhagic (arrests bleeding)

1

0.7

Appetizers

1

0.7

Blocked nose

1

0.7

Chronic skin ulcers

1

0.7

Common colds/cough/sore throat

1

0.7

Diagnosis of an enlarged prostate

1

0.7

Enlarged prostate

1

0.7

Fever in children

1

0.7

Flu

1

0.7

General Malaise

1

0.7

Headache

1

0.7

Jaundice

1

0.7

Mumps

1

0.7

Obesity

1

0.7

Peptic ulcers

1

0.7

Period pains

1

0.7

Poultice

1

0.7

Removal of retained placenta

1

0.7

Stomachache resulting from food poisoning

1

0.7

Teething in children

1

0.7

Treatment of heavy snoring

1

0.7