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Table 2 Ten most frequently reported diseases and species with high PRK

From: Ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plant species used by communities around Mabira and Mpanga Central Forest Reserves, Uganda

S/N

Plant species

Number of diseases

PRK

1

Hoslundia opposita Vahl.

22

71

2

Mangifera indica L.

4

57

3

Momordica foetida Schumach.

13

57

4

Bryophyllum pinnatum (Lam.) Oken

18

54

5

Piptadeniastrum africanum (Hook.f) Brenan

15

50

6

Dracaena steudneri Engl.

12

46

7

Erythrina abyssinica DC.

10

46

8

Bidens pilosa L.

7

46

9

Tetradenia riparia (Hochst.) Codd

7

43

10

Mstroxylon aethiopicum Sprague.

14

36