Ethnopharmacological Survey and Antisickling Activity of Plants Used in the Management of Sickle Cell Disease in Kikwit City, DR Congo

Table 4

Use values of medicinal plants used in the management of sickle cell disease in Kikwit city.

Plant species	Local N	Literature RFC	N	References
Alchornea cordifolia Müll. Arg.	0.69		0.130	[14, 23, 31]
Annona senegalensis Pers	0.71	2	0.087	[14, 18]
Bougainvillea sp comm. ex Juss	0.22	1	0.043	[31]
Bridelia ferruginea Benth.	0.32	2	0.087	[14, 31]
Carica papaya L.	0.79	3	0.130	[23, 31, 33]
Ceiba pentandra (L.) Gaertn.	0.24	2	0.087	[14, 31]
Dissotis brazzae Cogn	0.48	1	0.043	[9]
Hymenocardia acida Tul	0.81	2	0.087	[14, 31]
Hypoxis angustifolia Lam.	0.68	1	0.043	[31]
Justicia secunda Vahl	0.83	2	0.087	[23, 31]
Treculia africana	0.15	1	0.043	[31]
Vigna unguiculata (L.) Welp	0.81	3	0.130	[14, 31, 33]
Total sources	1	23	1