| Plant family | Local name | Botanical name | Part used | Life form | Conservation status | Mode of preparation (administration) | Cancer treated | District (s) | Author (s) |
| Amaranthaceae | Beetroot (Eng), no local name | Beta vulgaris L. | Blb | H | C, NE | Eat beetroot/prepare juice and drink | Blood cancer | Kampala, not specified | [31, 32] | Amaryllidaceae | Garlic (Eng), katungulusumu (Lug) | Allium sativum L. | Blb | H | C, NE | Chew/eat regularly or put in food | Lung cancer | Kampala | [31] | Annonaceae | Kitafeeri (Lug) Obwolo (Lang) | Annona muricata L. | R, L, F | T | C, NE | Decoction drunk | Not specified | NS | [33] | Apiaceae | Carrot (Eng), no local name | Daucus carota L. | R | H | C, NE | Eat raw roots regularly; used with beetroot | Blood cancer | Wakiso, Kampala | [31, 34] | Apocynaceae | Sekagya (Lug) | Catharanthus roseus (L.) G. Don | F | H | C, NE | Not specified | Not specified | Kampala | [31] | Asteraceae | Artemesia (Eng), no local name | Artemisia annua L. | L | H | W, NK | Infusion with rock salt | Not specified | NS | [33] | Bignoniaceae | Yago (Lang, Acholi), Edodoi (Ateso), Sifungu, Omusa (Lug), Naizungwe (Lus) | Kigelia africana Lam. Benth. | R, B | T | W, NK | Crushed in water to make a concoction; 1-2 tablespoonfuls of juice taken orally twice a day | Not specified | Tororo/Mbale | [35, 36] | Bignoniaceae | Sambya (Lug), Lusambya (Lus), Lusoola (Gis), Musambia (Rut, Ruk) | Markhamia lutea (Benth.) K. Schum. | F | T | W, NK | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | [37, 38] | Burseraceae | Mwafu (Lug), Mubafu (Lus, Rut) | Canarium schweinfurthii Engl. | F | T | C, NE | Eat fruits | Not specified | Not specified | [39] | Cactaceae | Prickly pear cactus (Eng) | Opuntia species | L | H | C, NE | Take the juice from leaves | Prostate, stomach, colon and rectum cancer | Kampala | [31, 40, 41] | Capparaceae | Njagga (Lug), Enjaaye, Njagga (Rut), Jai (Lang) | Cannabis sativa L. | L | H | C, NE | Decoction drunk | Not specified | NS | [33] | Caricaceae | Mapapali (Lug), apapalo (Lang), papali (Ateso), Paipai (Lgb) | Carica papaya L. | L | H | C, NE | Decoction drunk | Not specified | Pallisa | [42] | Caricaceae | Not reported | Euclea natalensis A.DC. | B | T | W, NK | Decoction drunk | Prostate cancer | Mukono/Buikwe | [43] | Cyperaceae | Not reported | Cyperus alatus (Nees) F. Muell | RZ | H | W, NK | Not specified | Not specified | Not specified | [37, 38] | Fabaceae | Omugavu (Lug), Musiita (Lus), Kiluku (Kar), Itek (Lang), Ober (Acholi) | Albizia coriaria (Welw. Ex) Oliver | B | T | W, C, NE | Decoction drunk/applied as an ointment | Not specified | NS | [33] | Fabaceae | Jjirikiti (Lug), Murinzi, Kiko Omoko/Echuko, (Rut/Ruk), Oluo (Lgb), Owila kot (Lang), Muyirikiti (Lus) | Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC. | B, R | T | W, NK | Decoction drunk | Not specified | NS | [33] | Lamiaceae | Mubengeya, Nfulubwa, Ffulubwa (Lug) | Vitex fischeri Gürke | L | T | W, NK | Decoction drunk | Not specified | NS | [33] | Malvaceae | Okra (Eng), Otigo (Lang), Bamia (Lus) | Abelmoschus esculentus (L.) Moench | F | H | C, NE | Eat as food or add to food as a spice | Stomach, rectum and colon cancer | Kampala | [31] | Meliaceae | Musonko (Lug) | Lovoa trichilioides Harms | B, Sd, L | T | W, E | Crushed and applied as an ointment | Not specified | NS | [33] | Moraceae | Muwo (Lug) | Ficus dawei Hutch. | B | T | W, NK | Decoction drunk | Breast cancer | Mukono/Buikwe | [43] | Moraceae | Mugaire (Lus) | Ficus natalensis Hochst. | R | T | W, NE | Not specified | Cancerous wounds | Iganga | [44] | Moringaceae | Moringa (Eng), molinga (Lug) | Moringa oleifera Lam. | L, R, B, Sd | H | C, NE | Chew/make juices | Prostate, lung, colon and rectal cancers | Kampala | [31, 45] | Oxalidaceae | Kajjampuni (Lug), Kaanhunu (Lus), Otyer (Lang) | Oxalis corniculata L. | L | H | W, E | Pound, dry and put on the wound | Skin and uterine cancer | Mukono/Buikwe, Iganga | [43, 44] | Poaceae | Akisube (Ateso), Kisubi (Lug), Lum cai (Lang) | Cymbopogon citratus (DC) Stapf | L | H | C, NE | Decoction drunk | Not specified | Pallisa | [42] | Rosaceae | African cherry (Eng), Ngwabuzito (Lug), Ntaseesa, Ngwabuzito (Rut), Sirumandu (Gis) | Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkman (Pygeum africanum) | L, B | T | W, OD | Decoction drunk/tea | Prostate cancer | NS, Not specified, Mukono/Buikwe, Not specified | [23, 33, 43, 46] | Rutaceae | Omuqugwa (Ateso), Amacunga (Lang) | Citrus reticulata Blanco, 1837 | R | T | C, NE | Not specified | Not specified | Pallisa | [42] | Rutaceae | Ntale ya ddungu (Lug), Eusuk (Ateso), Agodaman (Lang), Rukuts (Kar), Outiku (Lugb) | Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl. | R | T | W, NK | Pound, add water & drink | Cervical cancer | Mukono/Buikwe | [43] | Sapindaceae | Mukuzanyana (Lug), Nkuzanyana (Rut) | Blighia unijugata Baker | B | T | W, NK | Decoction drunk | Cervical cancer | Mukono/Buikwe | [43] | Solanaceae | Kamulali (Lug), Kamularu (Lang) | Capsicum frutescens L. | F | H | W, C | Food condiment | Prostate cancer | Mukono/Buikwe | [43] |
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Languages: Eng: English, Gis: Lugishu, Lgb : Lugbara, Lug: Luganda, Lus: Lusoga, Lang: Lango, Kar: Ngakarimojong, Rut: Rutoro, Ruk: Rukiga. Parts used: B: bark, Blb: bulb, F: fruit, L: leaf, R: root, RZ: rhizome, Sd: seed. Growth habit: H: herb, T: tree. Conservation status: C: cultivated, W: grows in the wild/forest, E: endangered, NE: not endangered, OD: out of danger, NK: not known. Districts: NS: this study was done in Arua, Dokolo, Mbale, Iganga, Bushenyi, Rakai, Luwero, and Kaabong districts of Uganda. Species not specified. Opuntia hybridizes readily between species. |