Research Article

Phytotherapeutic Information on Plants Used for the Treatment of Tuberculosis in Eastern Cape Province, South Africa

Table 3

Distribution of plant species according to the ethnobotanical survey.

SpeciesNumber of occurrences

Clausena anisata 10
Haemanthus albiflos 7
Artemisia afra 6
Cannabis sativa 5
Carpobrotus edulis5
Mentha longifolia 5
Ptaeroxylon obliquum 5
Tulbaghia violacea 5
Agathosma betulina 4
Hippobromus pauciflorus 4
Hypoxis argentea 4
Allium spp. 3
Capsicum frutescens 3
Corymbia citriodora 3
Daucus carota 3
Ficus spp. 3
Rosmarinus officinalis 3
Scabiosa albanensis 3
Tulbaghia acutiloba 3
Withania somnifera 3
Acacia karroo 2
Araujia sericifera 2
Bidens pilosa 2
Asparagus africanus1
Centella coriacea1
Prunus africana 1
Rubia petiolaris 1
Silene undulata 1
Syzygium cordatum1
Ziziphus mucronata 1