Table 3 Human ailments that can be treated by medicinal plants
| No. | Human ailments | No. of medicinal plants |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Stomachache | 41 |
| 2 | Headache | 28 |
| 3 | Malaria | 18 |
| 4 | Gastritis | 15 |
| 5 | ‘Mitch’ | 14 |
| 6 | Amoeba | 12 |
| 7 | Goiter | 12 |
| 8 | Tuberculosis | 11 |
| 9 | Gonorrhea | 11 |
| 10 | Urine problems | 10 |
| 11 | ‘Fancho’/‘shifeta’ | 10 |
| 12 | Liver disease | 10 |
| 13 | ‘Kintarot’ | 9 |
| 14 | ‘Dingetegna’/Sudden illness | 9 |
| 15 | Hypertension | 9 |
| 16 | Toothache | 7 |
| 17 | Skin disease | 6 |
| Others | 70 | |
| Total | 276 |