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Table 6 The most frequently sold herbal medicine species by vendors of Owino market

From: Herbal medicine use in the districts of Nakapiripirit, Pallisa, Kanungu, and Mukono in Uganda

Species

Local name

Mean Rank

Unidentified

Dokiyo

1.0

Warburgia salutaris (G. Bertol.) Chiov.

Abasi

1.7

Unidentified

Mbaluka

1.9

Securidaca longipedunculata Fres.

Mukondwe

2.0

Mangifera indica L.

Muyembe

2.3

Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.

Ntale ya dungu

2.3

Psorospermum febrifugum Spach

Kanzironziro

2.4

Alstonia boonei De Wild.

Mubaja ngalabi

2.5

Piliostigma thonningii

Mugaali

2.7

(Schumach.) Milne-Redh.

  

Garcinia buchananii Baker

Musaali

3.2

Vernonia amygdalina Delile

Mululuza

3.3

Ziziphus pubescens Oliver

Mugenda kilo

3.4

Entada abyssinica A.Rich.

Mwolola

3.5

Albizia coriaria Welw. ex Oliv.

Mugavu

3.9

Myrica kandtiana Engl.

Kikimbo

4.0

Acacia polyacantha Willd.

Kibeere

4.2

Syzygium cumini (L.) Skeels

Jambula

4.3

Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam.

Kawule

4.3

Acacia hockii De Wild.

Kasaana

4.5

Aristolochia elegans Mast.

Musuja welaba

4.8

Zanthoxylum spp.

Munyeeye

4.9

Erythrina abyssinica Lam.

Jirikiti

5.0

Rhus vulgaris Meikle

Kakwanso kwanso

5.1

Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman

Ntaseesa

5.1

Spathodea campanulata P. Beauv.

Kifabakazi

5.1

Canarium schweinfurthii Engl.

Muwafu

5.1

Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl.

Muyonza

5.3

Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f.) Brenan

Mpewere

5.4

Unidentified

Naligwalimu

5.4

Cryptolepis sanguinolenta (lindl.) Schltr.

Kafulu

5.8

Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth.

Mussa

6.3

Combretum molle G.Don

Ndagi

6.5

Unidentified

Muwo

6.7

Dracaena steudneri Engl.

Kajjolyenjovu

7.7

Albizia spp.

Nongo

8.3

  1. Mean ranks are also shown. A rank of 1 shows a species known to be the most important and 8 the least important among the sold species. Only species mentioned by 3 or more vendors are shown. Species mentioned by respondents in household interviews are highlighted.