Contested or complementary healing paradigms? Women’s narratives of COVID-19 remedies in Mwanza, Tanzania

Table 2 Plants used for prevention and treatment of suspected COVID-19 symptoms

Plant name	Family	Swahili name	Local/ethnic name	English name¹	Part used	Voucher No.
Allium cepa L.	Amaryllidaceae	Kitunguu maji		Red onion	Bulb	DA 15/21
Allium sativum L.	Amaryllidaceae	Kitunguu swaumu		Garlic	Bulb	DA 14/21
Azadirachta indica. A.Juss	Meliaceae	Muarobaini		Neem tree	Leaves	DA 04/21
Capsicum frutescens L.	Solanaceae	Pilipili kichaa		Chilli pepper	Fruits	DA 16/21
Carica papaya L.	Caricaceae	Mpapai		Papaya	Leaves	DA 06/21
Citrus limon L.	Rutaceae	Mlimao		Lemon	Fruit	DA 17/21
Citrus sinensis L.	Rutaceae	Mchungwa		Orange	Fruit	DA 18/21
Cymbopogon citratus Stapf.	Poaceae	Mchaichai		Lemon grass	Leaves	DA 09/21
Eucalyptus globulus Labill.	Myrtaceae	Mkaratusi	-	Eucalyptus	Leaves	DA 01/21
Mangifera indica L.	Anacardiaceae	Muembe		Mango	Leaves	DA 05/21
Ocimum canum L.	Lamiaceae	Kivumbasi/Mvunja homa		-	Leaves	DA 03/21
Ocimum gratissimum L.	Lamiaceae	-	-Kashwagara (Haya) -Malumbalumba (Sukuma/Nyamwezi)	African basil	Leaves	DA 02/21
Pennisetum purpureum Schumach.	Poaceae	Mabingobingo	Mabingobingo (Sukuma)	Elephant grass	Leaves	DA 10/21
Persea americana Mill.	Lauraceae	Mparachichi		Avocado	Leaves	DA 07/21
Psidium guajava L.	Myrtaceae	Mpera		Guava	Leaves	DA 08/21
Ricinus communis L.	Euphorbiaceae	Mnyonyo		Castor	Leaves	DA 19/21
Syzygium aromaticum (L.) (Merr. et L.M.Perry)	Myrtaceae	Karafuu		Cloves	Dried flower buds	DA 13/21
Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.)	Lamiaceae	-	Mlavumba (kiha)	-	Leaves	DA 11/21
Zingiber officinale Roscoe	Zingiberaceae	Tangawizi		Ginger	Roots	DA 12/21

¹The authors identified the English names which were then confirmed using the Plants of the World (POWO) website and google search engine.

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