Table 6 Types of cancer treated by the different traditional medicinal plants

Skin

S.araliacea, K.africana, H.trifoliata, S.incanum,

P.maprouneifolia, P.persica, L.rugosa, B.floribunda

All cancers

H.sabdariffa,

C.sativa, P.maprouneifolia, S.frutescens,

S.araliacea, D.erecta, M.oleifera, X.caffra

Blood

S.araliacea, H.hemerocallidea, B.africana, L.rugosa,

H.trifoliata, K.africana, S.incanum

Breast

S. araliacea, B.floribunda, S.incanum, K.africana,

H.trifoliata, P.maprouneifolia

Prostate

H.trifoliata, B.africana, A.africanus, B.floribunda,

K.africana

Colon

R.communis, B.floribunda, B.africana

Eye

P.maprouneifolia

Lung

H.trifoliata