Table 1

Most frequently mentioned plant species in management of malaria by district in Central Kenya.

Kiambu District
Frequency
Maragwa District
Frequency
Murang'a District
Frequency
Nyeri District
Frequency
Thika District
Frequency

Caesalpinia volkensii
7
Caesalpinia volkensii
12
Caesalpinia volkensii
4
Olea europeaea
6
Ajuga remota
5
Rhoicissus tridentata
5
Fagaropsis angolensis
7
Strychnos henningsii
4
Ajuga remota
5
Caesalpinia volkensii
5
Aloe kedongensis
4
Strychnos henningsii
6
Aloe lateritia
4
Strychnos henningsii
5
Strychnos henningsii
3
Ajuga remota
3
Pentas longiflora
5
Ajuga remota
4
Rhamnus prinoides
3
Trimeria grandifolia
2
Senna didymobotrya
3
Warburgia ugandensis
5
Zanthoxylum chalybeum
2
Azardirachta indica
3
Warburgia ugandensis
2

Njoroge and Bussmann Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2006 2:8   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-2-8