Table 2 Pharmacy professionals’ knowledge on indication of herbal medicine in Asmara, Eritrea, 2021 (N = 50)

Aloe camperi

Fungal infection

15

30

Impotency

0

0

Abdominal pain

5

10

Zingiber officinale

Emesis

13

26

Flatulence

10

20

Migraine

8

16

Common cold and flu

25

20

Meriandra dianthera

Hypertension

14

28

Diabetes

4

8

Schinus molle

Diarrhea

3

6

Common cold

10

20

Cough

9

18

Abdominal pain

14

28

Ruta chalepensis

Common cold

25

50

Cough

21

42

Abdominal pain

19

38

Senna singueana

Vomiting

3

6

Loss of appetite

0

0

Hepatitis

1

2

Azadirachta indica

Hemorrhoids

0

0

Fungal infections

7

14

Insects

27

54

Allium sativum

Hypertension

20

40

Malaria

2

4

Asthma

13

26

Thrombosis

7

14

Common cold and flu

3

6

Carica papaya

Diabetes

2

4

Amoeba infection

5

10

Thyroid fever

0

0

Malaria

1

2

Constipation

26

52

Citrus lemon

Gastritis

3

6

Digestive problems

26

52

Aloe elegance

Diabetes

12

24

Bacterial infection

17

34

Chaenopodium album

Hypertension

32

64

Burns

0

0

Wounds

1

2

Trigonella foenum-graecum

Hypertension

6

12

Diabetes

8

16

Asthma

3

6

Abdominal pain

19

38