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

Table 4 Fidelity levels of the frequently reported plants and their major uses

Plant species	Family	Therapeutic use	N_p	N	FL (%)
Bidens Pilosa L.	Asteraceae	Wounds	7	7	100
Erythrina abyssinica DC	Fabaceae	Cough	10	16	63
Mangifera indica L.	Anacardiaceae	Cough	16	20	80
Psidium guajava L.	Myrtaceae	Cough	6	10	60
Callistemon citrinus (Curtis) Skeels	Myrtaceae	Cough	4	4	100
Vernonia cinerea (L)Less	Asteraceae	Sore throat	4	7	57
Psorospermum febrifugum Spach	Clusiaceae	Skin infections	4	7	57
Entada abyssinica A. Rich	Fabaceae	Skin infections	4	6	67
Dracaena steudneri Engl.	Dracaenaceae	Syphilis	7	15	47

Key: Column 4: Np- number of respondents who use a species for a specific ailment
Column 5: N- total number of informants who mentioned the plant for any other use
Column 6: FL fidelity level

ISSN: 1349-4147