Exploring Antimalarial Herbal Plants across Communities in Uganda Based on Electronic Data

Table 2

Some herbs used in malaria prevention amongst communities in Uganda.

Plant family	Plant species	Local name	Plant form	Mode of use to prevent malaria	Reference(s)
Cleomaceae	Cleome gynandra L.	Akeyo	Herb	Leaves are cooked and eaten as a prophylactic measure	[25]
Cucurbitaceae	Cucurbita maxima Duchesne	Acuga	Scrambler	Leaves cooked and pasted with groundnut then eaten	[25]
Euphorbiaceae	Manihot esculenta Crantz	Gwana	Herb	Tuber peelings are dried then burnt in house so that smoke repels mosquitoes	[25]
Fabaceae	Crotalaria ochroleuca G. Don	Alayo	Herb	Leaves are cooked and eaten as a prophylactic measure	[25]
Lamiaceae	Ocimum forsskaolii Benth.	Yat cola	Herb	Leaves dried and burnt so that smoke chases away mosquitoes; bath infusion to repel mosquito	[25]
	Rosmarinus officinalis L.	Rosemary	Herb	Leaves are cooked and eaten as a prophylactic measure; planted around the house to repel mosquitoes	[10]
Malvaceae	Gossypium hirsutum L.	Pama	Shrub	Cotton lint is dried and burnt so that smoke keeps away mosquitoes	[25]
Musaceae	Musa sp.	Labolo kwon	Shrub	Fruit peeling are dried and burnt in the house to produce smoke that keeps away mosquitoes	[25]
Myrtaceae	Eucalptus grandis Maiden.	Kalitunsi	Tree	Leave and branches are burnt to repel mosquitoes	[25]
Poaceae	Cymbopogon citratus Stapf.	Kisubi	Grass	Planted around the house to repel mosquitoes; taken in tea as a prophylactic measure	[19, 23]
Solanaceae	Solanum americanum Mill.	Ocuga	Herb	Leaves are cooked and eaten as a prophylactic measure	[25]