Research Article
Ethnomedical Survey of the Plants Used by Traditional Healers in Narok County, Kenya
Table 1
Classification of medicinal plants.
| | | Family | Species |
| | | | No | Members |
| | 1. | FABACEAE | 5 | Albizia gummifera, Dichrostachys cinerea, Erythrina senegalensis, Senegalia senegal, Vachellia nilotica |
| | 2. | SOLANACEAE | 4 | Physalis peruviana, Solanum arundo, Solanum incanum, Solanum mauense |
| | 3. | AMARANTHACEAE | 2 | Achyranthes aspera, Aerva javanica |
| | 4. | APOCYNACEAE | 2 | Acokanthera schimperi, Carissa edulis |
| | 5. | BURSERACEAE | 2 | Commiphora africana, Ficus sycomorus |
| | 6. | CELASTRACEAE | 2 | Elaeodendron buchananii, Mystroxylon aethiopicum |
| | 7. | EUPHORBIACEAE | 2 | Clutia abyssinica, Croton dichogamous |
| | 8. | MALVACEAE | 2 | Grewia bicolor, Sida cuneifolia |
| | 9. | RHAMNACEAE | 2 | Rhamnus prinoides, Ziziphus mucronata |
| | 10. | RUBIACEAE | 2 | Galium aparinoides, Pavetta subcana |
| | 11. | RUTACEAE | 2 | Teclea nobilis, Toddalia asiatica |
| | 12. | APIACEAE | 1 | Anthriscus sylvestris |
| | 13. | ASPARAGACEAE | 1 | Asparagus africanus |
| | 14. | ASTERACEAE | 1 | Acmella calirhiza |
| | 15. | BIGNONIACEAE | 1 | Kigelia africana |
| | 16. | BORAGINACEAE | 1 | Cordia monoica |
| | 17. | CANELACEAE | 1 | Warburgia ugandensis |
| | 18. | CAPPARIDACEAE | 1 | Boscia angustifolia |
| | 19. | COLCHICACEAE | 1 | Gloriosa superba |
| | 20. | COMMELINACEAE | 1 | Aneilema equinoctiale |
| | 21. | CRASSULACEAE | 1 | Kalanchoe crenata |
| | 22. | CUCURBITACEAE | 1 | Momordica friesiorum |
| | 23. | EBENACEAE | 1 | Diospyros abyssinica |
| | 24. | FLACOURTIACEAE | 1 | Dovyalis abyssinica |
| | 25. | LABIATAE | 1 | Leonotis mollissima |
| | 26. | OLEACEAE | 1 | Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata |
| | 27. | PRIMULACEAE | 1 | MyrsineaAfricana |
| | 28. | ROSACEAE | 1 | Prunus africana |
| | 29. | SANTALACEAE | 1 | Osyris lanceolata |
| | 30. | SAPINDACEAE | 1 | Pappea capensis |
| | 31. | VITACEAE | 1 | Cissus fischeri |
| | | Total | 47 | |
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