A Bibliographic Assessment Using the Degrees of Publication Method: Medicinal Plants from the Rural Greater Mpigi Region (Uganda)

Table 1

Overview of medicinal plant species investigated in this study, indicating high traditional use in treatment of medical disorders in the Greater Mpigi region (n = 39).

Botanical name	Local name (Luganda language)	Family	RFC (%)
Albizia coriaria Oliv.	Mugavu	Fabaceae	100.0
Cassine buchananii Loes.	Mbaluka	Celastraceae	61.5
Combretum molle R.Br. ex G.Don	Ndagi	Combretaceae	89.7
Erythrina abyssinica DC.	Jjirikiti	Fabaceae	100.0
Ficus saussureana DC.	Muwo	Moraceae	94.9
Harungana madagascariensis Lam. ex Poir.	Mukabiiransiko	Hypericaceae	97.4
Leucas calostachys Oliv.	Kakuba musulo	Lamiaceae	43.6
Microgramma lycopodioides (L.) Copel.	Kukumba	Polypodiaceae	43.6
Morella kandtiana (Engl.) Verdc. & Polhill	Mukikimbo	Myricaceae	87.2
Plectranthus hadiensis (Forssk.) Schweinf. ex Sprenger	Kibwankulata	Lamiaceae	97.4
Securidaca longipedunculata Fresen.	Mukondwe	Polygalaceae	38.5
Sesamum calycinum subsp. angustifolium (Oliv.) Ihlenf. & Seidenst.	Lutungotungo	Pedaliaceae	87.2
Solanum aculeastrum Dunal	Kitengo	Solanaceae	71.8
Toddalia asiatica (L.) Lam.	Kawule	Rutaceae	97.4
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague	Abasi	Canellaceae	92.3
Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.	Ntaleyaddungu	Rutaceae	46.2