Table 2 Methods of plant identification and people’s preferences
From: Ethnobotanical perspective of antimalarial plants: traditional knowledge based study
Plant species | Families | Method of interview | Positive response (n) | PK (%) | PR | PIa | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Field (√) | Vaidya/hakim (*) | House to house (#) | ||||||
Abrus precatorius Linn. | Fabaceae | # | 26 | 30.6 | 3 | Fair | ||
Acacia farnesiana (L.) Willd. | Fabaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Achyranthes aspera Linn. | Amaranthaceae | √ | * | 30 | 35.1 | 1 | Fair | |
Adhatoda vasica Nees | Acanthaceae | √ | * | # | 49 | 57.3 | 1 | Good |
Aerva lanata (L.) Juss. ex Schult. | Amaranthaceae | √ | # | 6 | 7.1 | 2 | Poor | |
Alstonia scholaris (L.) R.Br. | Apocyanaceae | * | 29 | 34.1 | 1 | Fair | ||
Alternanthera sessilis (L.) R.Br. exDC. | Amaranthaceae | # | 6 | 7.1 | 2 | Poor | ||
Amaranthus spinosus Linn. | Amaranthaceae | √ | 4 | 4.7 | 3 | Poor | ||
Ammannia baccifera Linn. | Lythraceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Andrographis paniculata Wall. ex Nees | Acanthaceae | √ | * | # | 46 | 53.8 | 1 | Good |
Asteracantha longifolia (L.) Nees | Acanthaceae | # | 8 | 9.4 | 3 | Poor | ||
Azardirachta indica A.Juss | Meliaceae | √ | # | 27 | 31.8 | 1 | Fair | |
Barleria prionitis Linn. | Acanthaceae | # | 12 | 14.1 | 2 | Poor | ||
Bauhinia variegata Linn. | Fabaceae | √ | * | # | 43 | 50.3 | 1 | Good |
Boerhaavia diffusa L.nom.cons. | Nyctaginaceae | * | 26 | 30.6 | 1 | Fair | ||
Caesalpinia crista (Linn.) | Fabaceae | * | 28 | 32.9 | 2 | Fair | ||
Carica papaya Linn. | Caricaceae | √ | * | # | 45 | 52.7 | 1 | Good |
Cassia fistula Linn. | Fabaceae | √ | * | # | 51 | 59.7 | 1 | Good |
Cissampelos pareira Linn. | Menispermaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Citrus medica Linn. | Rutaceae | # | 11 | 12.9 | 2 | Poor | ||
Clerodendron infortunatum Linn. | Verbenaceae | √ | # | 9 | 10.6 | 2 | Poor | |
Cosmos sulphureus Cav. | Asteraceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Cuscuta reflexa Roxb. | Convolvulaceae | * | 32 | 37.6 | 1 | Fair | ||
Cyperus scariosus Br. | Cyperaceae | * | 28 | 32.9 | 2 | Fair | ||
Datura metel Linn. | Solanaceae | √ | 11 | 12.9 | 2 | Poor | ||
Eclipta prostrata (Linn.)Linn | Asteraceae | √ | # | 17 | 20.0 | 1 | Poor | |
Erythrina variegata Linn. | Fabaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Jatropha gossypifolia Linn. | Euphorbiaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Lantana camara Linn | Verbenaceae | √ | # | 13 | 15.3 | 1 | Poor | |
Leucas aspera (Willd.) Link. | Lamiaceae | # | 26 | 30.6 | 2 | Fair | ||
Ludwigia octovalvis (Jacq.) P.H. Raven | Onagraceae | # | 7 | 8.2 | 3 | Poor | ||
Magnolia grandiflora Linn. | Magnoliaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Momordica charantia Linn. | Cucurbitaceae | # | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | Poor | ||
Murraya koenigii (L.) Sprengel | Rutaceae | √ | 8 | 9.4 | 2 | Poor | ||
Nyctanthes arbor-tristis Linn. | Oleaceae | * | 10 | 11.8 | 1 | Poor | ||
Ocimum sanctum Linn. | Lamiaceae | # | 28 | 32.9 | 1 | Fair | ||
Oenanthe javanica (BL.) DC. | Apiaceae | √ | # | 13 | 15.3 | 2 | Poor | |
Piper longum Linn. | Piperaceae | * | # | 30 | 35.1 | 1 | Fair | |
Pongamia pinnata (L.) Pierre | Fabaceae | * | # | 45 | 52.7 | 1 | Good | |
Putranjiva roxburghii (Wall.) | Euphorbiaceae | √ | # | 27 | 31.8 | 2 | Fair | |
Rauvolfia serpentine (Linn.) Benth. | Apocynaceae | √ | 4 | 4.7 | 3 | Poor | ||
Scoparia dulcis Linn. | Scrophulariaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 2 | Unknown | ||
Sida rhombifolia Linn. | Malvaceae | √ | # | 5 | 5.9 | 2 | Poor | |
Solanum indicum Linn. | Solanaceae | √ | * | 12 | 14.1 | 1 | Poor | |
Stephania japonica (Thunb.) Miers | Menispermaceae | √ | 3 | 3.5 | 3 | Poor | ||
Streblus asper Lour. | Moraceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Swertia chirata Buch.Ham | Gentianaceae | √ | * | # | 48 | 56.2 | 1 | Good |
Tinospora cordifolia (Thunb.) Miers. | Menispermaceae | √ | * | # | 43 | 50.3 | 1 | Good |
Vandellia sessiliflora Benth. | Scrophulariaceae | √ | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | ||
Vernonia cinerea (Linn.) Less. | Asteraceae | √ | # | 0 | 0 | 3 | Unknown | |
Xanthium strumarium Linn. | Asteraceae | √ | * | 20 | 23.5 | 2 | Poor | |