Table 2 Top five most commonly cited plants
From: An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants in Trinidad
Family | Species | Local names | Condition treated | No. of citations |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Lamiaceae | Leonotis nepetifolia (L.) R.Br. | Shandilay | Fever | 1 |
Cough & common cold | 85 | |||
“cooling/cleanser” | 1 | |||
Diabetes | 1 | |||
Asthma | 1 | |||
Asteraceae | Neurolaena lobata (L.) R.Br. ex Cass. | Zebapique | Fever | 30 |
Cough & common cold | 43 | |||
Diabetes | 2 | |||
“Womb infection” | 2 | |||
Poaceae | Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf | Lemon grass | Fever | 46 |
Cough & common cold | 1 | |||
“cooling/cleanser” | 3 | |||
Verbenaceae | Stachytarpheta jamaicensis (L.) Vahl | Vervine | Cough & common cold | 1 |
“cooling/cleanser” | 36 | |||
High blood pressure | 1 | |||
Cucurbitaceae | Momordica charantia L. | Caraille | Fever | 2 |
Cough & common cold | 2 | |||
“cooling/cleanser” | 21 | |||
High blood pressure | 4 | |||
Diabetes | 7 | |||
“Womb infection” | 7 | |||
“afterbirth” | 1 |