Medicinal plants sold for treatment of bacterial and parasitic diseases in humans in Maputo city markets, Mozambique

Barbosa, Filomena; Hlashwayo, Delfina; Sevastyanov, Victor; Chichava, Valeriano; Mataveia, Adilência; Boane, Ernesto; Cala, Aida

doi:10.1186/s12906-019-2809-9

BMC Complementary Medicine and Therapies

Table 2 Medicinal plants sold for treatment of bacterial and parasitic diseases in Xipamanine, Xiquelene and Mazambane markets, Mozambique

From: Medicinal plants sold for treatment of bacterial and parasitic diseases in humans in Maputo city markets, Mozambique

Scientific name / voucher no	Family	Local name	Parts used	Ailment treated	Preparation	Administration	RFC	UV
Abrus precatorius L. 4336	Fabaceae	Sissana	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Acanthospermum hispidium DC. 2624	Asteraceae	Chinamane	Leaf	Wounds	Cold infusion	Topical	0.07	0.07
Acridocarpus natalitius A.Juss. Z445	Mapilghiaceae	Mabope	Root	Diarrhea (bloody or not), haemorrhoids	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Adenia gummifera (Harv.) Harms MxiqDFB09	Passifloraceae	Pindevemmushay	Root	Internal wounds, helminthiases, tuberculosis^a	Decoction	Oral	0.27	0.20
Aloe marlothii A. Berger JK7331	Asphodelaceae	Aloe vera, Mangane	Leaf	Wounds	Burn and apply the hot sap or powder	Topical (cover or wash)	0.40	0.27
				Diarrhea, UTI	Decoction	Oral
				Cough	Mix with honey	Oral
Annona senegalensis Pers. 1644	Annonaceae	Rompfha	Root	Wounds	Cold infusion	Topical -wash	0.13	0.13
Annona senegalensis Pers. 1644	Annonaceae	Rompfha	Root	Cough	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Ansellia africana Lindl. NM262	Orchidaceae	Phakama la hlanga / Phakama	Stem, leaves	Cough, tuberculosis	Decoction	Oral	0.20	0.13
Ansellia sp. K8132	Orchidaceae	Phakama lankulho	Stem	Cough	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Artabotrys brachypetalus Benth. 8198	Annonaceae	N’tita	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.07
Bridelia cathartica Bertol. K8084	Phyllanthaceae	Thlathlangati	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Bridelia cathartica Bertol. K8084	Phyllanthaceae	Thlathlangati	Leaf	UTI	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Catunaregam spinosa (Thunb.) Tirveng. KGD9651	Rubiaceae	Xirrole	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Celosia sp. 7390	Amaranthaceae	Vela valheka	Fruit	Furuncle	Burn into powder, add Ricinus communis seed oil	Topical	0.07	0.07
Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don. CM1520	Combretaceae	Xicucutse, Xiwondzwana	Root	Diarrhea, dysentery, helminthiases, UTI, wounds	Decoction	Oral	0.20	0.33
Croton sp. 3724	Euphorbiaceae	Tchequelanhama	Root	Epilepsy	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Cucumis africanus L.f. MxiqDFB11	Cucurbitaceae	Chiracarane	Root	Helminthiases, Schistosomiasis	Decoction or Cold infusion for 15 min	Oral	0.20	0.13
Cucumis africanus L.f. MxiqDFB11	Cucurbitaceae	Chiracarane	Root	Helminthiases, Schistosomiasis	Cold infusion	Rectal	0.20	0.13
Dichrostachys cinerea (L.) Wight & Arn. 4166	Fabaceae	Tsenga	Fruit	Wounds	Burn into powder	Topical	0.07	0.07
Elephantorrhiza elephantina (Burch.) Skeels MxipDFB01	Fabaceae	Xivurai	Root	Helminthiases, diarrhea (bloody or not), cough, tuberculosis, dysentery, haemorrhoids	Decoction	Oral	0.80	0.40
Garcinia livingstonei T. Anderson MxiqDFB20	Clusiaceae	Bimbe, Mahimbe	Root and stem	Helminthiases, diarrhea, cough, dysentery	Decoction	Oral	0.47	0.27
Gladiolus sp. PSM1139	Iridaceae	Halahingwa	Bulb and root	Diarrhea, dysentery	Decoction	Oral	0.20	0.27
Gladiolus sp. PSM1139	Iridaceae	Halahingwa	Bulb and root	Helminthiases, Schistosomiasis	Cold infusion	Rectal	0.20	0.27
Grewia sulcata Mast. 8270	Tiliaceae	Chiuane	Root	Cough	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Gymnanthemum coloratum (Willd.) H.Rb. & B. Kahn MxipDFB05	Asteraceae	Nhathelo, Palhakufa	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Gymnosporia heterophylla (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Loes MxiqDFB03	Celastraceae	Xihlangua	Root	Diarrhea, dysentery	Decoction	Oral	0.27	0.13
Heinsia crinita (Afzel.) G. Taylor KGD9652	Rubiaceae	Xissindze	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Hugonia orientalis Engl. PC2349	Linaceae	Congulutamute	Root	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Hugonia orientalis Engl. PC2349	Linaceae	Congulutamute	Root	Wounds	Cold infusion	Topical - wash	0.13	0.13
Hydnora abyssinica A.Br. MxipDFB14	Aristolochiaceae	Mavumbule	Rhizome	UTI, helminthiases, internal wounds	Decoction	Oral	0.20	0.20
Hypoxis hemerocallidea Fisch., C.A.Mey. & Avé-Lall. MxiqDFB4	Hypoxidaceae	Batata africana	Corm	Helminthiases, diarrhea (bloody or not), dysentery, wounds (internal or external), UTI, haemorrhoids	Decoction or Cold infusion	Oral	0.53	0.40
Kedrostis sp. MxiqDFB06	Cucurbitaceae	Dema amarelo, Dema	Root	Diarrhea, helminthiases, UTI, wounds	Decoction or Cold infusion	Oral	0.27	0.27
Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth. 9781	Bignoniaceae	Mpfungura	Fruit	Deep wounds	Burn into powder, add R. communis seed. Cover the wound with honey first.	Topical	0.07	0.07
Maclura africana (Bureau) Corner GD617	Moraceae	Npumbulu	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Maerua juncea Pax PM954	Capparaceae	Chipinga	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.07
Mangifera indica L. 7736	Anacardiaceae	Mangueira	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Margaritaria discoidea (Baill.) G.L.Webster MxiqDFB01	Phyllanthaceae	Xindikwe, Sinderane	Root	UTI, tuberculosis, cough	Decoction	Oral	0.20	0.20
Mucuna coriacea Baker MxiqDFB18	Fabaceae	Fethla	Root	Helminthiases, internal wounds	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Ochna natalitia (Meisn.) Walp. MxiqDFB19	Ochnaceae	Mathlanganisso	Root	Helminthiases, tuberculosis	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Opilia amentacea Roxb. GKD1159	Opiliaceae	Magunthlo	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. 10,485	Cactaceae	Xihaca	Stem	Cough	Cut and make syrup with honey	Oral	0.07	0.07
Ozoroa obovata (Oliv.) R. Fern. & A. Fern. 7771	Anacardiaceae	Chinungo	Root	Wounds	Cold infusion	Topical - wash	0.07	0.07
Phyllanthus reticulatus Poir. 8395	Phyllanthaceae	Tetenha	Root	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Secamone punctulata Decne. 9588	Apocynaceae	Ximufane	Root	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link 3269	Fabaceae	Nhokane, Ndlha nhoka, Ndlha nhokane, Nhokane tsongo, Nhokane uculo	Root	Helminthiases, diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.40	0.13
Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock 4301	Fabaceae	Nembe-nembe uculo	Root	Helminthiases, epilepsy	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Spirostachys africana Sond. MmazDFB03	Euphorbiaceae	Mubhandwa, Chilangamalho	Root and stem	Diarrhea, epilepsy, dysentery	Decoction	Oral	0.33	0.20
Strychnos decussata (Pappe) Gilg 3050	Loganiaceae	Xinkwakwani	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Strychnos henningsii Gilg 1740	Loganiaceae	Manono	Root	Abdominal pain	Cold infusion or decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Strychnos henningsii Gilg 1740	Loganiaceae	Manono	Root bark	Diarrhea with pain	Cold infusion or decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Strychnos spinosa Lam. 1738	Loganiaceae	Massala	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.07
Tabernaemontana elegans Stapf 8923	Apocynaceae	Ncahlu	Root	Diarrhea, wounds, UTI	Decoction	Oral	0.20	0.20
Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. MxipDFB02	Combretaceae	Conola	Root, leaves	Diarrhea (bloody or not), dysentery, helminthiases, haemorrhoids	Decoction	Oral	0.87	0.33
Terminalia sericea Burch. ex DC. MxipDFB02	Combretaceae	Conola	Root bark	Wounds	Dry and grind into power	Topical	0.87	0.33
Tiliacora funifera (Miers) Oliv. MmazDFB01	Menispermaceae	Xiwizila	Root	Helminthiases, diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.60	0.13
Warburgia salutaris (G.Bertol.) Chiov. 10,615	Canellaceae	Xibaha	Root bark	Mouth ulcers, cough	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Zanthoxylum capense (Thunb.) Harv. K8014	Rutaceae	Manunguane	Root	UTI, helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13
Unidentified	–	Xipenele	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Wutambuti	Root	UTI	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Tsatsalane	Leaf	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Towane	Root	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Tchongo	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Nicungo	Root	Wounds	Grind into powder	Topical	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Nhanho	Root	Haemorrhoids	Decoction or burn into powder	Rectal	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Nhacutslwani	Root	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Nandzelate	Leaf	UTI	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Massoliza	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Magazine	Root	Diarrhea	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Magaranhaca	Root	Epilepsy	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Lilhatana	Root	Helminthiases	Decoction	Oral	0.07	0.07
Unidentified	–	Chepa	Root	Wounds	Cold infusion	Topical – wash	0.13	0.13
Unidentified	–	Chepa	Root	Cough	Decoction	Oral	0.13	0.13

^aTuberculosis of the respiratory system

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