Table 3 Agreement regarding the main medicinal uses of species

Aloe arborescens

Skin lesions, hair treatment, parasitic and infectious diseases, respiratory system, digestive system, neoplasms

21

11

Plectranthus barbatus

Digestive system

8

8

Dodonaea viscosa

Digestive system

7

7

Plectranthus ornatus

Digestive system

7

7

Eugenia uniflora

Digestive system

6

6

Foeniculum vulgare

Digestive system, circulatory system, nervous system, genitourinary system, nutrition and metabolism

11

6

Cunila microcephala

Respiratory system, nervous system, parasitic and infectious diseases

7

5

Mikania laevigata

Respiratory system

5

5

Achyrocline satureioides

Digestive system, respiratory system, nervous system

8

5

Psidium guajava

Digestive system

4

4

Bromelia antiacantha

Respiratory system

4

4

Citrus sp.

Respiratory system

4

4

Anredera cordifolia

Aphrodisiac, skin lesions, circulatory system

5

4

Persicaria hydropiperoides

Musculoskeletal system and conjunctive tissue, skin lesions, poisoning

5

4

Casearia sylvestris

Circulatory system, nutrition and metabolism, abortive, skin

6

4

Cymbopogon citratus

Circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, nervous system, parasitic and infectious diseases

12

4

Aristolochia triangularis

Skin lesions, poisoning, digestive system, mouth and throat, circulatory system

8

3

Microgramma sp.

Genitourinary system

3

3

Citrus sinensis

Respiratory system

3

3

Alternanthera brasiliana

Parasitic and infectious diseases

2

2

Psidium cattleianum

Digestive system

2

2

Persea americana

Hair treatment, skin lesions, skin

4

2

Artemisia absinthium

Digestive system

2

2

Sechium edule

circulatory system

2

2

Phyllanthus tenellus

Genitourinary system

2

2

Punica granatum

Digestive system

2

2

Dolichandra unguis-cati

Genitourinary system, respiratory system, digestive system

4

2

Malva sylvestris

Mouth and throat

2

2

Euphorbia tirucalli

Neoplasms

2

2

Aloysia citriodora

Circulatory system, digestive system, respiratory system, parasitic and infectious diseases

5

2

Ruta sp.

Abortive, poisoning, skin lesions

2

1

Petiveria alliacea

Poisoning, skin lesions

1

1

Plantago sp.

Parasitic and infectious diseases

1

1

Plantago tomentosa

Parasitic and infectious diseases, genitourinary system

1

1

Aloysia gratissima

Respiratory system

1

1

Aloe maculata

Skin lesions

1

1

Vitex megapotamica

Nutrition and metabolism, genitourinary system, circulatory system, respiratory system

4

1

Sida rhombifolia

Genitourinary system, circulatory system

2

1

Ocimum carnosum

Digestive system

1

1

Ocimum americanum

Respiratory system

1

1

Gamochaeta sp.

Skin lesions

1

1

Ficus cestrifolia

Skin

1

1

Origanum majorana

Respiratory system

1

1

Rosmarinus officinalis

Nervous system, circulatory system

2

1

Equisetum hyemale

Circulatory system

1

1

Piper sp.

Genitourinary system, parasitic and infectious diseases

2

1

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum

Digestive system

1

1

Euphorbia prostrata

Genitourinary system

1

1

Tanacetum vulgare

Parasitic and infectious diseases, skin lesions

2

1

Pelargonium graveolens

Parasitic and infectious diseases

1

1

Erythroxylum argentinum

Respiratory system

2

1

Zea mays

Genitourinary system

1

1

Petroselinum sativum

Genitourinary system

1

1

Chaptalia nutans

Skin lesions

1

1

Sideroxylon obtusifolium

Nutrition and metabolism

1

1

Costus spiralis

Genitourinary system, parasitic and infectious diseases

1

1

Leandra australis

Digestive system

1

1

Jodina rhombifolia

Genitourinary system, respiratory system

2

1

Baccharis sp.

Genitourinary system, nutrition and metabolism

1

1

Melissa officinalis

Parasitic and infectious diseases

1

1

Mentha sp.1

Parasitic and infectious diseases

1

1

Morus nigra

Genitourinary system

1

1

Solanum sp.

Digestive system, parasitic and infectious diseases

2

1

Mentha sp.2

Nervous system

1

1

Ocimum gratissimum

Digestive system

1

1

Passiflora sp.

Nervous system

1

1

Achillea millefolium

Skin lesions, poisoning

2

1

Helianthus annuus

Skin lesions, skin

1

1