Use of medicinal plants for human health in Udzungwa Mountains Forests: a case study of New Dabaga Ulongambi Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Kitula, Rukia A

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-7

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 List of complications cured by plant medicine from NDUFR

From: Use of medicinal plants for human health in Udzungwa Mountains Forests: a case study of New Dabaga Ulongambi Forest Reserve, Tanzania

Complication cured	Species name	Local names	Part(s) used	Process	Application
Abdominal pain	Rhamnus mucronata	Kihanga, Kihaga	Root	Boil	Drink
	Zanha africna	Kiwangaduma	Root	Boil, pound	Drink, sniff
	Ocimum suave	Lwenyi	Root	Boil	Drink
	Embelia schimperi	Mnyainyai	Leaves, root	Chew, boil	Swallow, drink
	Nuxia floribunda	Mngogo	Root	Pound, boil	Drink
Aphrodisiac	Faurea saligna	Lwendi	Root	Boil	Drink
	Nuxia floribunda	Mngogo	Root	Boil	Drink
	Sonchus schweinfurthii	Sungasunga	Root	Boil	Drink
Back ache after delivery	Ocimum suave	Lwenyi	Leaves	Pound mix with sheep tail fat	Insert to the anus
Boil on breast during breastfeeding	Maesa lanceolota	Mhenyi	Bark	Pound	Boil, smear on breast
	Ficus sp.		Bark	Pound	Boil, smear on breast
Conception	Rhamnus mucronata	Kihanga, Kihaga	Root	Boil	Drink
	Casearia gladiiformis	Mlelulelu	Root	Boil	Drink
	Scolopia stolzii	Mgogola	Root	Boil	Drink
Convulsion	Ziriphus sp.	Kitanula	Leaves	Pound	Drink and apply the whole body
	Clausena anisata	Mnung'anung'a	Leaves	Pound	Drink and apply the whole body
	Bersama abyssinica	Mnyatoma	Leaves	Pond	Drink and apply the whole body
	Zanha africna	Kiwangaduma	Leaves	Pound	Drink and apply the whole body
	Rubus sp.	Mwifya	Leaves, root	Pound	Drink
Cough	Rhamnus mucronata	Kihanga, Kihaga	Root	Boil	Drink
	Citrus aurantifolia	Mdimu	Fruit, leaves	Cut, boil	Drink
	Osyris lanceolata	Mdunula			Drink
Diarrhoea	Olea europea	Mlyandege	Root	Boil	Drink
	Protea chionantha	Nwinyigi	Root	Boil	Drink
Epilepsy	Rubus sp.	Mwifya	Leaves, root	Pound	Drink
Headache	Zanha africna	Kiwangaduma	Root	Boil, pound	Drink, sniff
Heart burn	Embelia schimperi	Mnyainyai	Leaves, root	Chew, boil	Swallow, drink
Irregular menstruation period	Nuxia floribunda	Mngogo	Root	Pound, boil	Drink
Malnutrition	Datura culeastrum	Lidasi	Fruit	Cut, squeeze, boil	Insert to the anus so as to diarrhoea
	Solanum incanum	Ndulandula	Fruit	Cut, squeeze, boil	Insert to the anus so as to diarrhoea
Measles	Sonchus schweinfurthii	Sungasunga	Leaves	Pound	Apply to the whole body
Pneumonia	Embelia schimperi	Mnyainyai	Leaves, root	Chew, boil	Swallow, drink
Skin rashes	Datura culeastrum	Lidasi	Leaves	Pound	Apply to the infected areas
	Ocimum suave	Lwenyi	Leaves	Pound	Apply to the infected areas, drink
Snake bite	Bersama abyssinica	Mbasamono	Leaves	Pond	Drink and apply to the bitten area/whole body
Venereal disease	Ficus sp.	Msombi	Bark	Pound	Boil, smear on breast
	Ozorora insignis	Mwitapozi	Root	Boil	Drink
Vomiting	Cyphostema sp.	Mtogonigo	Leaves	Pound, boil	Drink
Worm infestation	Cyphostema sp.	Mtogonigo	Root	Boil	Drink
	Ocimum suave	Lwenyi	Leaves	Pound	Apply to the infected areas, drink
	Ozorora insignis	Mwitapozi	Root	Boil	Drink

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