Background
Methods
Area
Data Collection
Data analysis
Informant Consensus Factor (FIC)
The fidelity level (FL)
Results and discussion
IK and Gender
IK and Age
IK, occupation and source of income
IK and mentorships
Rituals for Practicing as Healer
Traditional Healing and Mentorship
Types of diseases treated
Scientific name | Family | Local name | Ailment | Time of recovery |
---|---|---|---|---|
Acacia ataxacantha
| Fabaceae | Mukoro | Headache | 3 days |
Pneumonia | 3-5 days | |||
Acacia mellifera
| Fabaceae | Okadilanghono | Snake bite | 1-2 days |
Acanthosycios naudiniana
| Cucurbitaceae | Ruputwi | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Inflammation | Vary | |||
Aloe littorals
| Asphodelaceae | Endombo | Bilharzia | 1 year |
Asparagus nelsii
| Asparagaceae | Okawekamuthithi | Eczema | 1 - 7 day |
Asparagus virgatus
| Asparagaceae | Runkwanana | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Baphia massaiensis
| Fabaceae | Omulyambambi | Fertility/impotent | 1 day |
Boscia albitrunca
| Capparaceae | Munkudi | Syphilis | 4 days (depends on the severity) |
Chicken pox | 2 days | |||
Clerodendrum ternatum
| Lamiaceae | Shanyu | Eczema | 1 - 7 day |
Colophospermum mopane
| Fabaceae | Omusati | Swollen legs | One week |
Combretum collinum
| Combretaceae | Mububu | Coughing | 1 week |
Panaritium | 1 week | |||
Combretum imberbe
| Combretaceae | Omukuku | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
Fertility/impotent | 1 day | |||
Male dysfunction | 1-4 day | |||
Croton gratissimus
| Euphorbiaceae | Ongonyo | Tetanus | 2 - 3 days |
Lightening burn | One day | |||
Cyperus papyrus
| Cyperaceae | Onziku | Giving birth | 1 day |
Datura stramonium
| Solanaceae | Egwitha | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Dicoma tomentosa
| Asteraceae | Okalupulupu | Intestine cram | 1 -3 days, 4 - 5 Months |
Diospyros lycoides
| Ebenaceae | Oshimumu | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Higher fever | 1 day | |||
Diospyros mespiliformis
| Ebenaceae | Omwandi | Male dysfunction | 1- 4 day |
Dregia macrantha
| Apocynaceae | Ondhingulula | Male dysfunction | 1- 4 day |
Easing birth | Few hours | |||
Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months | |||
Erythropheum africanum
| Erythroxylaceae | Mupako | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months | |||
Euclea divinorum
| Ebenaceae | Omudime | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Euphorbia monteiroi
| Euphorbiaceae | Oshilalanamawadi | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Ficus sycomorus
| Moraceae | Omukwiyu | Dermatitis | 1 month |
Gloriosa virescens
| Colchicaceae | Ompilu | Intestine cram | 1 -3 days, 4 - 5 Months |
Harpagophytum procumbens
| Pedaliaceae | Ekakata | Epilepsy | 1 month |
Harpagophytum zeyheri
| Pedaliaceae | Ekakata | Epilepsy | 1 month |
Helinus intergrifolius
| Rhamnaceae | Murora | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Stroke | 2 weeks, 4 -6 months | |||
Helinus spartoides
| Rhamnaceae | Omutiwoheva | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Stroke | 2 weeks, 4 -6 months | |||
Heliotropium sp. | Boraginaceae | Ohanauni | Inflammation | Vary |
Kleinia longiflora
| Asteraceae | Elangelamwali | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Colloid | Vary | |||
Kohautia angolensis
| Rubiaceae | Omutingulula | Intestine cram | 1 -3 days, 4 - 5 Months |
Lonchocarpus nelsii
| Fabaceae | Mupanda | Back pains | 2 days |
Peltophorum africanum
| Fabaceae | Omupalala | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Pergularia daemia
| Apocynaceae | Eriko | Mental illnesses | 2 - 3 days, up to 16 months |
Plumbago zeylanica
| Plumbaginaceae | Okadimeti | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Pterocarpus angolensis
| Fabaceae | Uguva | Coughing | 1 week |
Leg pains | 2 -7days | |||
Bleeding | 1 - 4 days | |||
Rhigozum brevispinosum
| Bignoniaceae | Ngandu | Syphilis | 4 days (depends on the severity) |
Ricinus communis
| Euphorbiaceae | Olumono | Epilepsy | 1 month |
Securidaca longepedunculata
| Polygalaceae | Omudhiku | Stroke | 2 weeks, 4 -6 months |
Senna italic
| Fabaceae | Okatundangu | Abscess | depends |
Spirostachys africana
| Euphorbiaceae | Omuhongo | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Strychnos cocculoides
| Loganiaceae | Maguni | Culture bound syndrome | 2-3 Days |
Swartzia madagascariensis
| Fabaceae | Omukonati | Bleeding | 1 - 4 days |
Terminalia sericea
| Combretaceae | Omugolo | Leg pains | 2 -7days |
Tragia okanyua
| Euphorbiaceae | Okalilifa | Generalised oedema | 4 - 5 months |
Unidentified | Munzwe | Ear infection | 1 day | |
Unidentified | Xhangau | Diarrhoea | 2 - 3 days | |
Unidentified | !hare | Abdomen pain | 2 days | |
Unidentified | Guturoa | Worms | 2 - 3 days | |
Unidentified | Okayekaathithi | Meningitis | Vary | |
Unidentified | Oshihangena | Barren | Vary | |
Unidentified | Onzingankelo | High Blood Pressure | Vary | |
Unidentified | okasisiti | Fatigue | 4-5 days | |
Unidentified | Oshihangena | Easing birth | Few hours | |
Vangueria infausta
| Rubiaceae | Oshimbu | Dermatitis | 1 month |
Vigna dinteri
| Fabaceae | Muyimbo | Herpes | 1 year |
Ximenia americanum
| Olacaceae | Kakukuru | Scoliosis | 1 week |
Culture bound syndrome | 2-4 Days | |||
Gonorrhea | 2 -7days | |||
Ximenia caffra
| Olacaceae | Ompeke | Fertility/impotent | 1 day |
Culture bound syndrome | 2-5 Days | |||
Gonorrhea | 2 -7days | |||
Ziziphus mucronata
| Rhamnaceae | Mukekete | Gonorrhea | 2 -7days |
Plant parts used and mode of preparation
Life form and citied medicinal plants
Informant consensus
Ailment | Number of taxa (Nt) | Number of use reports (Nur) | FIC |
---|---|---|---|
Gastro-intestinal & Intestinal parasites | 8 | 21 | 0.65 |
Fever and headache | 2 | 5 | 0.75 |
Muscular-skeletal problems | 4 | 10 | 0.66 |
Weakness and dizziness | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
Cuts and wounds | 5 | 19 | 0.77 |
Cough and cold | 2 | 3 | 0.50 |
Respiratory problems | 2 | 4 | 0.66 |
Infectious & Transmitted diseases | 6 | 15 | 0.64 |
Cardiovascular problems | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
Impotence | 8 | 19 | 0.61 |
Birth problems | 3 | 10 | 0.77 |
Mental diseases | 6 | 26 | 0.80 |
Skin infection | 7 | 25 | 0.75 |
Snake bite | 1 | 2 | 1.00 |
Swelling | 1 | 3 | 1.00 |
Neurologic diseases | 8 | 21 | 0.65 |
Infection and Inflammation | 5 | 9 | 0.50 |
Medicinal plant | Local name | Therapeutic uses | Number of Informants | FL value (%) |
---|---|---|---|---|
Euclea divinorum
| Omudime | Bleeding | 5 | 100.00 |
Erythropheum africanum
| Mupako | Mental illnesses | 4 | 100.00 |
Baphia massaiensis
| Omulyambambi | Fertility or impotence | 4 | 100.00 |
Kohautia angolensis
| Omutingulula | Intestine cram | 8 | 100.00 |
Asparagus nelsii
| Okawekamuthithi | Eczema | 8 | 100.00 |
Clerodendrum ternatum
| Shanyu | Eczema | 5 | 100.00 |
Ricinus communis
| Olumono | Epilepsy | 4 | 100.00 |
Unidentified |
Xhangau
| Diarrhoea | 4 | 100.00 |
Diospyros lycoides
| Oshimumu | Bleeding, Worms | 6 | 83.33 |
Boscia albitrunc
| Munkudi | Chicken pox, Syphilis | 4 | 75.00 |
Ximenia caffra
| Ompeke | Gonorrhea, Culture bound syndrome, Fertility | 6 | 66.66 |
Pergularia daemia
| Eriko | Mental illnesses, Fertility or impotent, Snake bite | 6 | 66.66 |
Dregia macrantha
| Ondhingulula | Mental illnesses, Fertility or impotent, Erectile dysfunction | 8 | 62.50 |
Croton gratissimus
| Ongonyo | Tetanus, Lightening burn | 5 | 60.00 |
Pterocarpus angolensis
| Uguva | Leg pain, Coughing, Bleeding | 7 | 57.14 |
Acacia ataxacantha
| Mukoro | Headache, Bleeding, Pneumonia | 7 | 57.14 |
Kleinia longiflora
| Elangelamwali | Mental illnesses, Fertility or impotent, Colloid | 6 | 50.00 |