Table 4 Availability, demand and prices of frequently traded diarrhea and cough herbals in Kampala (N = 65)
From: Herbal medicine used for the treatment of diarrhea and cough in Kampala city, Uganda
Species name | Disease treated | Availability in HM selling premises during survey | Demand | Availability in natural habitats | Average price, UGX (USD)/kga |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Citrus limon | Cough | Available (n = 28, 43.1%) Out of stock (n = 37, 56.9%) | H (n = 65, 100%) | Declining (n = 16, 24.6%) Rare (n = 49, 75.4%) | 16,000 (4.38) |
Momordica foetida | Cough, Diarrhea | Available (n = 50, 76.9%) Out of stock (n = 9, 14.1%) | H (n = 59, 91%) | Rare (n = 59, 91.0%) | 11,000 (3.01) |
Callistemon citrinus | Cough | Available (n = 47, 72.3%) Out of stock (n = 10, 15.7%) | H (n = 57, 88%) | Declining (n = 52, 80%) Rare (n = 5, 0.08%) | 10,000 (2.74) |
Entada abyssinica | Cough, Diarrhea | Available (n = 30, 46.2%) Out of stock (n = 10, 15.7%) | M (n = 58, 89.2%) R (n = 5, 0.77) | Declining (n = 3, 4.6%) Rare (n = 60, 92.3%) | 7000 (1.92) |
Cymbopogon flexuosus | Diarrhea | Available (n = 18, 27.7%) Out of stock (n = 37, 56.3%) | M (n = 11, 16.9%) L (n = 44, 67.7%) | Declining (n = 55, 84%) | 9500 (2.60) |
Conyza pyrrhopappa | Diarrhea | Available (n = 7, 20.5%) Out of stock (n = 46, 61.5.3%) | M (n = 5, 0.37%) L (n = 48, 78.3%) | Rare (n = 53, 82%) | 6000 (1.64) |
Azadirachta indica | Cough | Available (n = 16, 24.7%) Out of stock (n = 34, 52.3%) | H (n = 50, 77%) | Declining (n = 50, 77%) | 10,000 (2.74) |
Psidium guajava | Cough | Available (n = 31, 47.7%) Out of stock (n = 18, 27.7%) | H (n = 10, 15.4%) M (n = 39, 59.6%) | Abundant (n = 42, 64.6%) Declining (n = 7, 10.4%) | 7000 (1.92) |
Mangifera indica | Cough | Available (n = 44, 67.7%) Out of stock (n = 4, 7.3%) | M (n = 48, 75.0%) | Abundant (n = 48, 75.0%) | 5000 (1.37) |
Eucalyptus grandis | Cough | Available (n = 48, 74.0%) | H (n = 48, 74.0%) | Declining (n = 48, 74.0%) | 13,500 (3.70) |
Allium sativum | Cough | Available (n = 29, 44.6%) Out of stock (n = 12, 19.4%) | H (n = 41, 64%) | Abundant (n = 7, 10.8%) Declining (n = 8, 12.3%) Rare (n = 26, 40.9%) | 48,000 (13.15) |
Vernonia amygdalina | Cough | Available (n = 36, 55.4%) Out of stock (n = 4, 5.6%) | M (n = 40, 61%) | Abundant (n = 31, 47.7%) Declining (n = 9, 13.3%) | 5000 (1.37) |
Persea americana | Cough | Available (n = 27, 41.5%) Out of stock (n = 16, 24.5%) | M (n = 6, 9.2%) L (n = 37, 56.8%) | Abundant (n = 43, 66.0%) | 4000 (1.10) |
Syzygium cumini | Cough | Available (n = 30, 46.2%) Out of stock (n = 13, 19.8%) | M (n = 8, 12.3%) L (n = 35, 53.7%) | Abundant (n = 43, 66.0%) | 4000 (1.10) |
Citrus sinensis | Cough | Available (n = 43, 66.2%) Out of stock (n = 3, 4.8%) | H (n = 46, 71.0%) | Declining (n = 46, 71.0%) | 8000 (2.19) |
Aristolochia littoralis | Diarrhea | Available (n = 20, 30.8%) Out of stock (n = 25, 39.2%) | M (n = 12, 18.5%) L (n = 33, 51.5%) | Abundant (n = 20, 30.8%) Rare (n = 25, 39.2%) | 5500 (1.51) |