Research Article

An Ethnobotanical Survey of a Dryland Botanical Garden and Its Environs in Kenya: The Mutomo Hill Plant Sanctuary

Table 4

Classifications of diseases reported in Mutomo hill plant sanctuary and its environs.

Disease categoriesDisorders reportedNumber of plant taxa used

Infections or infestationsGonorrhea, ringworms, tapeworms, pinworms, tuberculosis, yellow fever, malaria, measles, small pox, colds, pneumonia, and flu33
Digestive system disordersDiarrhea, peptic ulcers, stomach-ache, constipation, and toothache24
Body abnormalitiesEdema “body swelling”19
Respiratory system disordersSwollen diaphragm, cough, chest pains, tonsillitis, and swelling of the diaphragm15
Body injuriesBoils, foreign objects pierced into the body, septic wounds, fresh cuts, and internal injuries13
Genitourinary system disordersKidney pains, aphrodisiacs, impotence, and infertility7
Muscular-skeletal system disordersBack pains, pain in joints, and headache4
Nutritional disordersKwashiorkor, reduced appetite4
Sensory system disordersEye problems, earache3
Skin/subcutaneous cellular tissue disordersWarts, skin rashes2
Circulatory system disordersHypertension1
PoisoningsSnake bites, food poisoning1
Ethnoveterinary applicationsDiarrhea in livestock, tick infestation, eye problems, liver diseases, lung diseases12