From: Herbal medicine use in the districts of Nakapiripirit, Pallisa, Kanungu, and Mukono in Uganda
Species | Family | Freq. |
---|---|---|
Vernonia amygdalina Delile | Asteraceae | 82 |
Aloe sp. | Aloaceae | 37 |
Azadirachta indica A. Juss. | Meliaceae | 30 |
Cassia nigricans Vahl. | Caesalpiniaceae | 24 |
Mangifera indica L. | Anacardiaceae | 22 |
Carica papaya L. | Caricaceae | 16 |
Momordica foetida Schumach. | Cucurbitaceae | 15 |
Chasmanthera dependens Hochst. | Menispermaceae | 11 |
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Delile | Mimosaceae | 10 |
Psidium guajava L. | Myrtaceae | 9 |
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link | Caesalpiniaceae | 9 |
Warburgia salutaris (G. Bertol.) Chiov. | Canellaceae | 9 |
Bidens pilosa L. | Asteraceae | 8 |
Physalis peruviana L. | Solanaceae | 8 |
Vernonia lasiopus O. Hoffm. | Asteraceae | 8 |
Albizia anthelmintica Brongn. | Mimosaceae | 7 |
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl. | Apocynaceae | 7 |
Abrus precatorius L. | Papilionaceae | 6 |
Aristolochia elegans Mast. | Aristolochiaceae | 6 |
Dracaena steudneri Engl. | Dracaenaceae | 6 |
Lantana camara L. | Verbenaceae | 6 |
Plectranthus barbatus Andr. | Lamiaceae | 6 |
Bothriocline longipes (Oliv. & Hiern) N. E. Br. | Asteraceae | 5 |
Callistemon citrinus (Curt.) Stapf. | Myrtaceae | 5 |
Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck | Rutaceae | 5 |
Conyza sumatrensis (Retz.) E. Walker | Asteraceae | 5 |
Crassocephalum crepidioides (Benth.) S.Moore | Asteraceae | 5 |
Cymbopogon nardus (L.) Rendle | Poaceae | 5 |
Indigofera arrecta Hochst. | Papilionaceae | 5 |
Lantana trifolia L. | Verbenaceae | 5 |
Ocimum gratissimum L. | Lamiaceae | 5 |
Sida acuta Burm. f. | Malvaceae | 5 |
Zanthoxylum leprieurii Guill. & Perr. | Rutaceae | 5 |
Cupressus lusitanica Mill. | Cupressaceae | 4 |
Digitaria abyssinica (A. Rich.) Stapf | Poaceae | 4 |
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. | Papilionaceae | 4 |
Eucalyptus spp. | Myrtaceae | 4 |
Euphorbia tirucalli L. | Euphorbiaceae | 4 |
Jatropha curcas L. | Euphorbiaceae | 4 |
Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R. Br. | Lamiaceae | 4 |
Nicotiana tabacum L. | Solanaceae | 4 |
Persea americana Mill. | Lauraceae | 4 |
Saba comorensis (Boj) Pich. | Apocynaceae | 4 |
Tagetes minuta L. | Asteraceae | 4 |
Zizyphus mauritiana Lam. | Rhamnaceae | 4 |
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth. | Mimosaceae | 3 |
Acacia oerfota (Forssk.) Schweinf. | Mimosaceae | 3 |
Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv. | Mimosaceae | 3 |
Allium cepa L. | Alliaceae | 3 |
Euphorbia sp. | Euphorbiaceae | 3 |
Ficus natalensis Hochst. | Moraceae | 3 |
Indigofera garckeana Vatke | Papilionaceae | 3 |
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. | Bignoniaceae | 3 |
Melia azedarach Linn. | Meliaceae | 3 |
Musa acuminata Colla | Musaceae | 3 |
Sarcocephalus latifolius (Smith) Bruce | Rubiaceae | 3 |
Triumfetta rhomboidea Jacq. | Tiliaceae | 3 |
Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth | Mimosaceae | 2 |
Acacia spirocarpa Hochst. ex A. Rich. | Mimosaceae | 2 |
Ageratum conyzoides L. | Asteraceae | 2 |
Artocarpus heterophyllus Lam. | Moraceae | 2 |
Aspilia mossambicensis (Oliv.) Wild | Asteraceae | 2 |
Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. | Burseraceae | 2 |
Cardiospermum halicacabum L. | Sapindaceae | 2 |
Chenopodium opulifolium Schrad. ex Koch & Ziz | Chenopodiaceae | 2 |
Cissampelos mucronata A.Rich. | Menispermaceae | 2 |
Citrus limon (L.) Burm.f. | Rutaceae | 2 |
Coffea canephora Pierre ex A. Froehner | Rubiaceae | 2 |
Commiphora africana (A. Rich.) Engl. | Burseraceae | 2 |
Cynodon spp. | Poaceae | 2 |
Emilia coccinea (Sims) G. Don | Asteraceae | 2 |
Euphorbia heterophylla L. | Euphorbiaceae | 2 |
Galinsoga parviflora Cav. | Asteraceae | 2 |
Gouania longispicata Engl. | Rhamnaceae | 2 |
Hibiscus fuscus Garcke | Malvaceae | 2 |
Hoslundia opposita Vahl | Lamiaceae | 2 |
Imperata cylindrica (L.) P.Beauv. | Poaceae | 2 |
Lagenaria sphaerica (Sond.) Naud. | Cucurbitaceae | 2 |
Manihot esculenta Crantz | Euphorbiaceae | 2 |
Mollugo cerviana (L.) Ser. | Molluginaceae | 2 |
Mollugo nudicaulis Lam. | Molluginaceae | 2 |
Moringa oleifera Lam. | Moringaceae | 2 |
Ocimum lamiifolium Benth. | Lamiaceae | 2 |
Phyllanthus guineensis Pax | Euphorbiaceae | 2 |
Sesamum indicum L. | Pedaliaceae | 2 |
Sesbania sesban (L.) Merr. | Papilionaceae | 2 |
Solanum giganteum Jacq. | Solanaceae | 2 |
Solanum incanum L. | Solanaceae | 2 |
Solanum lycopersicum L. | Solanaceae | 2 |
Sphaeranthus suaveolens DC. | Asteraceae | 2 |
Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels | Myrtaceae | 2 |
Terminalia brownii Fres. | Combretaceae | 2 |
Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Codd | Lamiaceae | 2 |
Ximenia americana L. | Olacaceae | 2 |
Zingiber officinale Roscoe | Zingiberaceae | 2 |
Acacia mearnsii De Wild. | Mimosaceae | 1 |
Acacia polyacantha Willd. | Mimosaceae | 1 |
Acacia sp. | Mimosaceae | 1 |
Achyranthes aspera L. | Amaranthaceae | 1 |
Albizia gummifera (J.F. Gmel.) C.A.Sm. | Mimosaceae | 1 |
Alstonia boonei De Wild. | Apocynaceae | 1 |
Asparagus racemosus Willd. | Asparagaceae | 1 |
Balanites aegyptiacus (L.) Delile | Balanitaceae | 1 |
Blumea alata (D.Don) DC. | Asteraceae | 1 |
Bridelia micrantha (Hochst.) Baill. | Euphorbiaceae | 1 |
Cajanus cajan (L.) Millsp. | Papilionaceae | 1 |
Cannabis sativa L. | Cannabinaceae | 1 |
Cleome gynandra L. | Capparaceae | 1 |
Clerodendrum rotundifolium Oliv. | Verbenaceae | 1 |
Combretum collinum Fresen. | Combretaceae | 1 |
Commelina africana L. | Commelinaceae | 1 |
Cucurbita pepo L. | Cucurbitaceae | 1 |
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. Ex Wild & Drumm. | Vitaceae | 1 |
Desmodium adscendens (Sw.) DC. | Papilionaceae | 1 |
Dicrocephala integrifolia (L.f.) O. Kuntze | Asteraceae | 1 |
Erythrococca bongensis Pax | Euphorbiaceae | 1 |
Ficus asperifolia Miq. | Moraceae | 1 |
Ficus saussureana DC. | Moraceae | 1 |
Gutenbergia cordifolia Benth. ex Oliv | Asteraceae | 1 |
Hyptis suaveolens (L.) Poit. | Lamiaceae | 1 |
Ipomoea batatas (L.) Lam. | Convolvulaceae | 1 |
Justicia betonica L. | Acanthaceae | 1 |
Kalanchoe densiflora Rolfe | Crassulaceae | 1 |
Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. | Bignoniaceae | 1 |
Melinis repens (Willd.) Zizka | Poaceae | 1 |
Melothria punctata Cogniaux | Cucurbitaceae | 1 |
Microglossa pyrifolia (Lam.) O. Ktze. | Asteraceae | 1 |
Myrica salicifolia Hochst. Ex A. Rich. | Myricaceae | 1 |
Ocimum basilicum L. | Lamiaceae | 1 |
Oxalis corniculata L. | Oxalidaceae | 1 |
Oxygonum sinuatum (Meisn.) Dammer | Polygonaceae | 1 |
Passiflora edulis Sims | Passifloraceae | 1 |
Pennisetum purpureum K. Schumach. | Poaceae | 1 |
Phytolacca dodecandra L'Her. | Phytolaccaceae | 1 |
Portulaca quadrifida L. | Portulacaceae | 1 |
Priva cordifolia Druce | Verbenaceae | 1 |
Rhus vulgaris Meikle | Anacardiaceae | 1 |
Rumex usambarensis (Dammer) Dammer | Polygonaceae | 1 |
Rytigynia spp. | Rubiaceae | 1 |
Saccharum officinarum L. | Poaceae | 1 |
Senna didymobotrya (Frisen.) Irwin & Barneby | Caesalpiniaceae | 1 |
Senna siamea (Lam.) H.S. Irwin & Barneby | Caesalpiniaceae | 1 |
Sida cuneifolia Roxb. | Malvaceae | 1 |
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal | Solanaceae | 1 |
Solanum aethiopicum L. | Solanaceae | 1 |
Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst. | Apiaceae | 1 |
Tephrosia vogelii Hook. f. | Papilionaceae | 1 |
Thunbergia alata Bojer ex Sims | Acanthaceae | 1 |
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Walp. | Papilionaceae | 1 |
Vitex fischeri Gurke | Verbenaceae | 1 |
Zehneria scabra (L.f.) Soud. | Cucurbitaceae | 1 |
Unidentified (Tadeo) | Â | 5 |
Unidentified (Eyoroit) | Â | 4 |
Unidentified (Musuku) | Â | 4 |
Unidentified (Nalongo) | Â | 3 |
Unidentified (Ethiokan) | Â | 3 |
Unidentified (Etabataba) | Â | 3 |