Ethnobotanical study of nutraceutical plants used to manage opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda

Ikinyom, Norah; Lamwaka, Alice Veronica; Malagala, Aloysius Tenywa; Ndyomugyenyi, Elly Kurobuza

doi:10.1186/s41182-023-00540-w

Table 3 Nutraceutical plants used to manage bacterial opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS and mode of preparation for quality control

From: Ethnobotanical study of nutraceutical plants used to manage opportunistic infections associated with HIV/AIDS in Acholi sub-region, Northern Uganda

Scientific name, family, Local name in native “Acholi dialect”	Accession number	Habit	Habitat	Conservation status	Bacterial opportunistic infection treated (uses)	Part used	Mode of preparation and administratn	Familiarity index	Fidelity level
Acacia hockii De Wild (Leguminoceae) Okuto-oriang	MHU 32118	Shrub	Bu	W/A	Cough. Diarrhea, stomachache	FL	Mix leaves in hot water, drink infusion	0.058	0.115
Aloe vera L. Aloaceae Ataka-rach	MHU 50969	Herb	Ho	Cu/A	Cough. Stomachache, diarrhea	S	Mix sap from leaves in cold water, drink	0.102	0.205
Bidens pilosa L Asteraceae Labika	MHU 51149	Herb	Rs	W/A	Cough, wounds, eye infection, ear infection	FL	Mix leaves in hot water, drink infusion	0.075	0.006
Bridelia scleroneura Mull.-Arg Phyllanthaceae Larwece	MHU 35756	Shrub	Bu	W/A	Diarrhea, cough.eye infection	FSB, FR	Boil bark or roots, drink decoction	0.065	0.26
Cajanus cajan L.Millsp. Leguminoceae Lapena	MHU 51151	Shrub	Ga	Cu/A	Cough. Diarrhea	FL	Chew Leaves	0.20	0.80
Cassia nigricans Vahl Leguminoseae Abanceng	MHU 32957	Shrub	Bu	W/A	Abdominal pain, cough, sore throat	FL	Mix leaves with hot water, drink infusion	0.045	0.09
Combretum collinum Fresen Combretaceae Oduku	MHU 34092	Tree	Fo	W/A	Diarrhea, stomachache, wounds	FR, FL	Boil roots or leaves, drink decoction	0.073	0.097
Eucalyptus globulus Labill Myrtaceae Kalatuc	MHU 51152	Tree	P	Cu/A	Cough	FL	Mix Leaves in hot water, drink infusion	0.203	0.405
Euphorbia tirucalli L Euphorbiaceae Kilajok	MHU 50984	Shrub	Bu	W/A	Eye infection, cough, eye infection, diarrhoea	S	Squeeze sap into eye	0.063	0.250
Ficus sycomorus L Moraceae Olam	MHU 37779	Tree	Bu	W/A	Syphilis, diarrhea, stomachache	FL,FSB	Boil leaves or bark in water, drink decoction	0.048	0.011
Mangifera indica L Anacardiaceae Muyeeme	MHU 41712	Tree	Ho	Cu/A	Cough, diarrhea, stomachache	FSB	Boil bark, drink decoction	0.188	0.750
Momordica foetida Schumach Cucurbitaceae Bomo	MHU 51150	Climber	Bu	W/A	Syphilis, diarrhea, stomachache	FR	Boil roots, drink decoction	0.075	0.008
Piliostigma thonningii (Schumach.) Milne.Redh Leguminaceae Ogali	MHU 35791	Tree	Bu	W/A	Cough, wounds, bloody diarrhea, stomachache	FL	Mix leaves in hot water, drink infusion	0.093	0.09
Solanum incanum L Solanaceae Ocok	MHU 32003	Shrub	Rs	W/A	Stomachache, ear infection, sore throat	FR,FL	Boil roots or leaves, drink decoction	0.078	0.310
Vernonia lasiopus O.Hoffm Asteraceace Labuka	MHU 35754	Shrub	Bu	W/R	Eye and ear infection, stomachache	S	Squeeze sap into ear, eye	0.048	0.095

Parts used: FL: fresh leaf, FR: fresh root, FSB: fresh stem bark FSe: fresh seed, FFr: fresh fruit, Bu: bulb, S: sap
Habitat: Bu—bushland, Gr—grassland, Ho—homestead, Rs—roadside, P—plantation Sw—swamp, Ga—garden, Fo—forest, Wo—woodland
Conservation status: W/A: wild and abundant, W/R: wild and rare, Cu/A: cultivated and abundant, Cu/R: cultivated and rare
Decoction: water extraction by boiling of dissolved plant material and drank
Infusion: plant material is added to hot water and left to stand for few minutes and drank

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