Table 1 |
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| List of plant species used in the investigation, their traditional uses and references | |||
| Plant species | Family | Medicinal uses | Reference |
| Brachylaena discolor | Asteraceae (267) | Purgatives against intestinal parasites, anthelmintics for calves, sheep and goats | [7-9] |
| Zanthoxylum capense | Rutaceae (96) | Gastric and intestinal disorders, anthelmintics, cough, bronchitis, pleurisy | [7,9] |
| Clerodendrum glabrum | Lamiaceae (403) | Intestinal parasites, coughs, fever and diabetes | [7-9] |
| Heteromorpha trifoliata | Apiaceae (491) | Intestinal worms, colic in horses and vermifuge, enemas for abdominal disorders | [7,8,10] |
| Apodytes dimidiata | Icacinaceae (139) | Enemas for intestinal parasites, purgatives, inflammation of the ear | [7,8,10] |
| Strychnos mitis | Strychnaceae (73) | Malaria, Fevers | [11] |
| Maesa lanceolata | Maesaceae (615) | Anthelmintics, treatment of wounds and infertility | [8] |
| Indigofera frutescens | Papilionaceae (675) | Anthelmintics | [8] |
| Leucosidea sericea | Rosaceae (288) | Treatment of opthalmia, anthelmintics, astringents and vermifuge | [8,12] |
| Melia azedarach | Meliaceae (702) | Effective anthelmintics, emetic, cathartic and treatment of eczema | [8,9,13] |
| Clausena anisata | Rutaceae (317) | Anthelmintics, purgatives, rheumatism, fevers and myiasis | [14] |
| Cyathea dregei | Cyatheaceae (658) | Anthelmintics | [14] |
| Milletia grandis | Papilionaceae (704) | Anthelmintics and tranquilizers | [8,15] |
(PRU voucher specimen numbers provided after family names).
Adamu et al. BMC Complementary and Alternative Medicine 2012 12:213 doi:10.1186/1472-6882-12-213
