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Table 6 Fidelity Levels (FL) of most commonly used plants by Key Informants

From: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira Central Forest Reserve, Uganda

Plant species

Therapeutic uses

Ip

Iu

FL%

Vernonia amygdalina

Malaria

36

36

100

Mormodica feotida

Malaria

31

36

86

Warburgia ugandensis

cough

11

28

39

Prunus africana

Prostate cancer

3

7

43

Erythrina abyssinica

Vomiting

11

11

100

Piptadeniastrum africana

Cough

8

9

89

Albizia coriaria

Skin infections

8

10

80

Spathodea campunulata.

vaginal lubrication

4

8

50

Mondia whitei

Erectile dysfunction

6

7

86

Alstonia boonei

Prostate cancer

3

4

75

  1. Key: Ip - Number of informants who suggested the use of a species for the same major ailment
  2. Iu - Total number of informants who mentioned the species for any use