Table 6 Medicinal plant species with the greatest number of different uses in Cuatrociénegas, Coahuila, Mexico and their respective IVU

Larrea tridentata (Sessé & Moc. ex DC.) Coville, N (6; 24999)

2.72

Flourensia cernua DC., N (3; 25035))

2.33

Jatropha dioica Sessé, N (4; 25059)

1.88

Hedeoma costata Hemsl., N (3; 25104))

1.9

Machaeranthera pinnatifida (Hook.) Shinners, N (4; 25065)

1.68

Mentha spicata L., E (3; 25022)

1.31

Rosmarinus officinalis L., E (4; 25021)

1.95

Ruta graveolens L., E (3; 24983)

1.44

Artemisia ludoviciana Nutt., N (3; 24097)

1.40

Turnera diffusa Willd. ex Schult., N (3; 25076)

2.13

Opuntia engelmannii Salm-Dyck ex Engelm., N (3; 25003)

2.23

Aloe vera L., E (3; 25041)

1.58

Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill., N (3; 25070)

2.25

Capsicum annuum L., N (3; 25043)

2.3