Skip to main content

Table 3 Ten most frequently reported health problems and species with highest citation frequency for their treatment

From: Ethnobotanical inventory of medicinal plants used by Cashinahua (Huni Kuin) herbalists in Purus Province, Peruvian Amazon

Medical condition

UR

Species (family), number of Use Reports

Bite

276

Solanum thelopodium (Solanaceae), 15

Fainting

182

Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae), 14

Child birth

161

Piper reticulatum (Piperaceae), 17

Headache

113

Lacmellea edulis (Apocynaceae), 9

Dizziness

109

Dolichandra unguis-cati (Bignoniaceae), 12

Seizures/Epilepsy

96

Strychnos tarapotensis (Loganiaceae), 7

Diarrhoea

84

Oxalis leptopodes (Oxalidaceae), Sanchezia oblonga (Acanthaceae), 7

Vomiting

81

Piper heterophyllum (Piperaceae), 8

Teeth problems

61

Geophila macropoda (Rubiaceae), 9

Fever

57

Esenbeckia febrifuga (Rutaceae), 12

Tumour

54

Ficus gomelleira (Moraceae), 13

Abscess

53

Solanum nemorense (Solanaceae), 9

Sting

53

Aegiphila cuneata (Lamiaceae), 8

Bleeding

52

Hiraea fagifolia (Malpighiaceae), 8

  1. *Only the most favoured species (according to UR) are shown