Table 4 Fidelity Level (FL) of most commonly used plants in cancer by key informants
From: Medicinal plants used in the management of cancers by residents in the Elgon Sub-Region, Uganda
Plant species | Therapeutic use | Lp | Lu | FL (%) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Tylosema fassoglensis (Schweinf.) Torre& I | Prostate, cervical, breast colon, lung, skin intestinal uterine, esophageal bone & bone cancers | 32 | 36 | 88.9 |
Hydnora abyssinica A. Br | Prostate cancer | 31 | 33 | 93.9 |
Hydnora africana | Prostate | 28 | 33 | 84.8 |
Rhoicissus tridentata (L.f.) Wild & R.B Drumm | Prostate and Colon | 35 | 39 | 89.7 |
Azidarachata indica | Lung cancer | 35 | 38 | 92.1 |
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalk | Prostate | 28 | 34 | 82.4 |
Kigelia africana | Prostate & oesopahagel cancer | 27 | 34 | 79.4 |
Albizia coriaria (Welw) ex. oliv | Skin cancer | 35 | 40 | 87.5 |
Syzygium cumini (L) Skeels | Gastrointestinal cancer | 12 | 16 | 75.0 |
Plectranthus cuanneus | Gastrointestinal cancer | 05 | 07 | 71.4 |