Table 5 Fidelity levels (FL) of plant species used for various uses by key informants
Medicinal Plant species | Therapeutic uses | Ip | Iu | FL % |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Bauhinia galpinii | Sexually transmitted infections | 4 | 4 | 100 |
Mimusops zeyheri | Sexually transmitted infections | 4 | 4 | 100 |
Raphionacme hirsuta | Sexually transmitted infections | 16 | 21 | 72 |
Pollichia campestris | Management of HIV-AIDS | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Melia azeadarach | Management of HIV-AIDS | 12 | 12 | 100 |
Adansonia digitata | Management of HIV-AIDS | 9 | 12 | 75 |
Geigeria aspera | Stomach related infections | 18 | 18 | 100 |
Tragia dioica | Stomach related infections | 8 | 8 | 100 |
Solanum aculeastrum | Stomach related infections | 12 | 12 | 100 |
Solanum mauritianum | Stomach related infections | 21 | 21 | 100 |
Solanum supicum | Stomach related infections | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Securidaca longipedunculata | Aphrodisiac for men | 20 | 29 | 69 |
Hypoxis haemerocallidea | Aphrodisiac for men | 10 | 20 | 50 |
Cannabis sativa | Vaal sick | 7 | 11 | 64 |
Tallinum caffrum | Heart related infections | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Schotia brachypetala | Diarrhoea | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Strychnos spinosa | Diarrhoea | 6 | 8 | 75 |
Acacia karoo | Diarrhoea | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Urginea sanguinea | Blood purifier | 7 | 19 | 37 |
Jatropha erythropoda | Blood purifier | 10 | 10 | 100 |
Withania somnifera | Gynaecological complaints | 14 | 14 | 100 |
Ipomoea albivenia | Gynaecological complaints | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Securidaca longipedunculata | Headache | 9 | 29 | 31 |
Cannabis sativa | Headache | 4 | 11 | 36 |
Neorautanenia mitis | Footache | 12 | 12 | 100 |
Nerium oleander | Toothache | 2 | 4 | 50 |
Sida cordifolia | High blood pressure | 6 | 6 | 100 |
Vitis vinifera | High blood pressure | 3 | 5 | 60 |
Azanza gackeana | Painful joints | 3 | 3 | 100 |
Kirkia acuminata | Fractured bones | 4 | 4 | 100 |
Aloe marlothii | Ethno-veterinary infections | 3 | 6 | 50 |
Urginea sanguinea | Ethno-veterinary infections | 7 | 19 | 37 |
Cassia abbreviata | Diabetes | 3 | 18 | 17 |
Pterodiscus kellerianus | New born babies | 18 | 18 | 100 |
Ehretia rigida | New born babies | 7 | 7 | 100 |
Grewia flavescens | New born babies | 6 | 8 | 75 |
Jartoha zeyheri | Eye infections | 14 | 26 | 53 |
Elephantorrhiza burkei | Eye infections | 10 | 36 | 27 |
Ximenia americana | Asthma | 4 | 11 | 36 |
Dichrostachys cinerea | Vomiting | 4 | 7 | 57 |
Gymnosporia senegalensis | Vomiting | 4 | 15 | 27 |
Cynodon dactylon | Tonsillitis | 3 | 3 | 100 |
Ziziphus mucronata | Tonsillitis | 3 | 4 | 75 |
Catharanthus roseus | Skin infections | 7 | 11 | 63 |
Terminalia sericea | Skin infections | 10 | 23 | 43 |
Aloe marlothii | Skin infections | 3 | 14 | 21 |
Gardenia volkensii | Chest complaints | 3 | 4 | 75 |
Cassia abbreviata | Anti-poison | 3 | 18 | 17 |
Blepharis diversispina | Deceased’ wife | 23 | 29 | 79 |
Cucumis hirsuta | Deceased’ wife | 26 | 26 | 100 |
Ziziphus mucronata | Sores and wounds | 1 | 4 | 25 |
Carissa edulis | Sores and wounds | 3 | 13 | 23 |
Peucedanum sulcatum | General medicine | 11 | 11 | 100 |
Ipomoea alba | General medicine | 11 | 11 | 100 |
Ipomoea spp | General medicine | 3 | 4 | 75 |