Traditional medicine practitioners’ knowledge and views on treatment of pregnant women in three regions of Mali

Table 3 Overview of the nine most common medicinal plants in Mali according to indication of use and Fidelity level (FL) among the traditional practitioners

Medicinal plant	Indication	Most common plant parts used	FL (%)*
Cola cordifolia	Facilitate labor	Leaf, fruit, stem bark	29.6
Cola cordifolia	Tiredness	Leaf, fruit, stem bark	18.5
Combretum glutinosum	Malaria	Leaf	32.5
Combretum glutinosum	Tiredness		12.5
Combretum micranthum	Malaria	Leaf	82.1
	Nausea		12.5
	Tiredness		17.9
Lippia chevalieri	Malaria	Leaf, root	41.9
	Cold	Leaf, root	16.1
	Strengthen immune system		14.5
	Appetite stimulant		9.7
Opilia amentacea ( syn. Opilia celtidifolia)	Dermatitis	Leaf	36.2
	Malaria		27.7
	Tiredness		23.4
	Stimulant of appetite		17.0
Parkia biglobosa	Malaria	Stem bark, leaf, fruit	36.7
	Urinary tract infection		20.4
	Internal wounds		12.2
Trichilia emetica	Malaria	Leaf, root	71.1
	Dermatitis		17.8
	Tiredness		11.1
	Chronic pain		11.1
Vepris heterophylla	Malaria	Leaf	65.6
Vepris heterophylla	Constipation	Leaf (roots)	15.6
Ximenia americana	Heartburn		19.4
	Abdominal pain		13.9
	Prevent fetal disease		13.9

Fidelity level (FL) = (Np/N) * 100 where Np is the number of TPs that claim use of a plant to treat a particular disease or ailment, and N is the total number of citations for any given disease or ailment [9].
Opilia amentacea (syn. Opilia celtidifolia) (N = 47), Ximenia americana (N = 36), Cola cordifolia (N = 27), Combretum glutinosum (N = 40), Parkia biglobosa (N = 49), Trichilia emetica (N = 45), Combretum micranthum (N = 56), Lippia chevalieri (N = 62) and Vepris heterophylla (N = 32).

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