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Table 11 The relative healing potential of the top 20 most cited medicinal plants used against particular disease

From: Quantitative ethnopharmacological documentation and molecular confirmation of medicinal plants used by the Manobo tribe of Agusan del Sur, Philippines

No.

Scientific name

Particular use or disease

Ip

Iu

FL%

1

Carica papaya L.

Dengue fever

158

158

100

2

Premna odorata Blanco

Cough with phlegm

238

238

100

3

Cinnamomum mercadoi S.Vidal

Stomach trouble

223

223

100

4

Tinospora crispa (L.) Hook. f. & Thomson

Joint pain

157

157

100

5

Ficus concinna (Miq.) Miq.

Fracture and dislocation

41

41

100

6

Piper decumanum L.

Anesthetic

68

68

100

7

Pipturus arborescens (Link) C.B.Rob.

Herpes simplex

59

59

100

8

Rhinacanthus nasutus (L.) Kurz

Nervous breakdown

44

45

98

9

Stenomeris borneensis Oliv.

Urinary bladder swelling

133

136

98

10

Micromelum minutum (G.Forst.) Wight & Arn.

Hemorrhage

70

72

97

11

Piper nigrum L.

Skin rashes and itchiness

203

214

95

12

Jatropha gossypifolia L.

Discharging ear

59

63

94

13

Orthosiphon aristatus (Blume) Miq.

Diabetes

68

72

94

14

Ormosia macrodisca Baker

Atherosclerosis

63

69

91

15

Sida rhombifolia L.

Cramp and spasm

71

79

90

16

Pseudelephantopus spicatus (Juss.) Rohr

Urinary tract infection

85

95

89

17

Anodendron borneense (King & Gamble) D.J.Middleton

Pregnancy

38

43

88

18

Arcangelisia flava (L.) Merr.

Tumor

73

84

87

19

Hellenia speciosa (J.Koenig) Govaerts

Goiter

44

52

85

20

Ficus septica Burm.f.

Eye problem

32

39

82

  1. FL% percentage of fidelity level, Ip the number of informants who independently cited the use of a species for a particular use or disease, Iu the total number of informants who mentioned the plant for any use or purpose regardless of category