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| Medical conditions | Main plants used (use record, STI, FL) | Total number of plants used | Total use records | FIC |
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| Fevers (malaria, typhoid, and yellow fevers) | Khaya grandifoliola (98, 0.10, 153.1) | 25 | 1012 | 0.98 |
| Carica papaya (88, 0.09, 144.3) |
| Mangifera indica (63, 0.06, 100.0) |
| Alstonia boonei (62, 0.06, 129.2) |
| Ocimum gratissimum (60, 0.06, 96.8) |
| Skin diseases and boils | Senna alata (71, 0.23, 161.3) | 12 | 314 | 0.96 |
| Calotropis procera (46, 0.15, 86.8) |
| Luffa cylindrica (29, 0.09, 100) |
| Hannoa undulata (28, 0.09, 100) |
| Peperomia pellucida (26, 0.08, 100.0) |
| Pile, hemorrhoid, backache, and aphrodisiacs | Phyllanthus amarus (49, 0.16, 89.1) | 12 | 301 | 0.96 |
| Momordica charantia (35, 0.12, 56.5) |
| Allium sativum (32, 0.11, 58.2) |
| Anthocleista djalonensis (31, 0.10, 64.6) |
| Rauvolfia vomitoria (31, 0.10, 60.8) |
| Measles | Vernonia amygdalina (52, 0.23, 74.3) | 10 | 224 | 0.96 |
| Alstonia boonei (31, 0.14, 64.6) |
| Mucuna pruriens (31, 0.14, 60.8) |
| Corchorus olitorius (24, 0.10, 70.6) |
| Solanum dasyphyllum (19, 0.08, 100) |
| Stomach ache, stomach ulcer, indigestion, and vomiting | Citrus aurantifolia (58, 0.28, 97.1) | 6 | 207 | 0.98 |
| Allium sativum (53, 0.26, 96.4) |
| Momordica charantia (35, 0.17, 56.5) |
| Sphenocentrum jollyanum (29, 0.14, 63.0) |
| Aframomum melegueta (21, 0.10, 100) |
| Blood tonics | Telfaria occidentalis (69, 0.35, 100.0) | 6 | 199 | 0.97 |
| Mucuna pruriens (44, 0.22, 86.3) |
| Gossypium hirsutum (31, 0.16, 52.5) |
| Parquetina nigrescens (29, 0.15, 100.0) |
| Theobroma cacao (25, 0.13, 100.0) |
| Sexually transmitted diseases | Xylopia aethiopica (41, 0.22, 74.5) | 11 | 188 | 0.95 |
| Ananas comosus (29, 0.15, 87.9) |
| Citrullus colocynthis (25, 0.13, 66.8) |
| Moringa oleifera (19, 0.10, 76.0) |
| Jatropha gossypiifolia (19, 0.10, 48.7) |
| Cough | Garcinia kola (75, 0.50, 138.9) | 7 | 151 | 0.96 |
| Abrus precatorius (23, 0.15, 100) |
| Tetrapleura tetraptera (23, 0.15, 88.5) |
| Pycnanthus angolensis (14, 0.09, 53.8) |
| Ficus exasperata (11, 0.07, 19.0) |
| High blood pressure and stroke | Persea americana (60, 0.40, 176.5) | 6 | 150 | 0.97 |
| Newbouldia laevis (35, 0.23, 87.5) |
| Ficus exasperata (31, 0.21, 53.4) |
| Anacardium occidentale (10, 0.07, 100.0) |
| Diabetes | Vernonia amygdalina (43, 0.46, 61.4) | 4 | 93 | 0.97 |
| Musa paradisiaca (19, 0.20, 65.5) |
| Morinda lucida (19, 0.20, 45.2) |
| Difficult labor | Carica papaya (39, 0.43, 63.9) | 4 | 91 | 0.97 |
| Jatropha gossypiifolia (23, 0.25, 59.0) |
| Corchorus olitorius (18, 0.20, 52.9) |
| Wounds | Ageratum conyzoides (43, 0.48, 87.8) | 3 | 89 | 0.98 |
| Ocimum gratissimum (43, 0.48, 69.4) |
| Female infertility | Jatropha curcas (30, 0.37, 85.7) | 4 | 81 | 0.96 |
| Senna alata (25, 0.31, 37.9) |
| Solanum verbascifolium (17, 0.21,100) |
| Convulsion | Crinum jagus (41, 0.62, 124.2) | 2 | 66 | 0.99 |
| Kigelia africana (25, 0.38, 71.4) |
| Dizziness | Kigelia africana (54, 0.87, 154.3) | | | |
| Artocarpus altilis (8, 0.13, 100.0) | 2 | 62 | 0.98 | |
| Diarrhea and dysentery | Chromolaena odorata (22, 0.47, 38.6) | 3 | 47 | 0.96 |
| Melanthera scandens (16, 0.34, 100) |
| Insomnia | Pycnanthus angolensis (21, 0.59, 80.8) | 2 | 43 | 0.98 |
| Rauvolfia vomitoria (22, 0.51, 43.1), |
| Toothache and infant teething problems | Calotropis procera (37, 0.86, 69.8) | 2 | 43 | 0.98 |
| Amaranthus spinosus (6, 0.14, 100.0) |
| Rheumatism | Khaya grandifoliola (17, 0.59, 26.6) | 2 | 29 | 0.96 |
| Bidens pilosa (12, 0.41, 100.0) |
| Snakebite | Plukenetia conophora (24, 0.86, 100.0) | 2 | 28 | 0.96 |
| Cnestis ferruginea (4, 0.14, 100.0), |
| Epistasis | Vernonia amygdalina (21, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 21 | 1.00 |
| Fibroid | Spondias mombin (20, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 20 | 1.00 |
| Dandruff | Spondias mombin (13, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Hernia | Elaeis guineense (13, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 13 | 1.00 |
| Whitlow | Euphorbia lateriflora (11, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 11 | 1.00 |
| Coated tongue | Jatropha multifida (9, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 9 | 1.00 |
| Menstrual problem | Lecaniodiscus cupanioides (8, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 8 | 1.00 |
| Male infertility | Musa paradisiaca (6, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 6 | 1.00 |
| Asthma | Crinum jagus (5, 1.00, 15.2) | 1 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Breast cancer | Triclisia subcordata (5, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 5 | 1.00 |
| Insanity | Nauclea latifolia (5, 1.00, 100.0) | 1 | 5 | 1.00 |
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