Table 6 Comparison of the present study to other studies conducted in Ambalabe and in Madagascar: species considered are those used for the six frequent diseases
| Present study | Rabearivony et al. [7] | Rakotonandrasana [39] | Razafindraibe [8] | Quansah [19] | Nicolas [38] | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total number of species | 83 | 62 | 22 | 65 | 7 | 81 | |
| Common species used | 20 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 9 | ||
| Number of species per disease | Bilharzia | 6 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Cough | 14 | 12 | 9 | 18 | 0 | 20 | |
| Diarrhea | 32 | 20 | 6 | 21 | 2 | 41 | |
| Dysentery | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 28 | |
| Malaria | 13 | 14 | 5 | 25 | 0 | 17 | |
| Stomach-ache | 30 | 25 | 4 | 12 | 3 | 10 |