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Table 2 Plant species used for induction of abortion in Tanzania

From: Erratum: Unsafe abortion in rural Tanzania – the use of traditional medicine from a patient and a provider perspective

 

Local name

Latin name

Effect on force of contraction

Effect on frequency of contraction

1

Akakurura

Bidens pilosa L.

++

0

2

Akaramata

Rubia cordifolia

+

+

3

Akashwagara

Ocimum suave Klilld.

++

+

4

Eitezi

Commelina africana L.

++

+

5

Ekijumbura

Obetia radula (Baker) B.D.Jacks.

+

+

6

Engenyi

Zehneria scabra (Linn. F.) Sond.E

0

+

7

Enkaka Aloe Vera

Aloe sp

0

+

8

Eyabia

Oldenlandia corymbosa L.

++

0

9

Eyabya no. 2

Macrotyloma axillare (E.Mey.) Verdc

0

0

10

Kaitampunu

Manihot esculenta Crantz

++

0

11

Kikikarabo

Triumfetta microphylla Wight & Arn

+

+

12

Muarobaini

Azadirachta indica A. Juss.

0

+

13

Omubabazi no. 1

Desmodium barbatum (L.) Benth

++

+

14

Omubabazi no.2

Sphaerogyne latilifolia Naudin

++

+

15

Omubirizi

Vernonia amygdalina Delile

0

0

16

Omudimu

Citrus sinensis (L.) Osbeck

0

0

17

Omujuna

Ricinus communis L.

+

0

18

Omushangati

Canthium sp.

0

+

19

Omutoma

Ficus thonningii Blume

0

0

20

Orwangwe

Cassia mimosoides L.

0

0

21

Webumbe

Biophytum helenae Buscal & Muschi

0

+