Table 1 Plants frequentlya used in herbal products submitted for market authorization in Tanzania (2009–2020) (N = 84)
Botanical name | Number of products containing the plant | Botanical name | Number of products containing the plant |
|---|---|---|---|
Zingiber officinale | 22 | Mentha piperita | 4 |
Glycyrrhiza glabra | 17 | Mentha arvensis | 4 |
Piper longum | 14 | Mentha sylvestris | 4 |
Adhatoda vasica | 13 | Mucuna pruriens | 4 |
Terminalia bellirica | 12 | Picrorhiza kurroa | 4 |
Eucalyptus globulus | 11 | Capsicum annum | 3 |
Curcuma longa | 8 | Cichorium intybus | 3 |
Cinnamomum camphora | 8 | Commiphora mukul | 3 |
Ocimum sanctum | 8 | Embelia ribes | 3 |
Piper nigrum | 8 | Emblica officinalis | 3 |
Aloe barbadensis | 6 | Alpinia galanga | 3 |
Terminalia chebula | 6 | Myroxylon balsamum | 3 |
Boerhavia diffusa | 5 | Pinus roxburghi | 3 |
Cinnamomum zeylanicum | 5 | Piper cubeba | 3 |
Gaultheria procumbens | 5 | Plumbago zeylanica | 3 |
Syzygium aromaticum | 5 | Syncarpia glomulifera | 3 |
Withania somnifera | 5 | Solanum xanthocarpum | 3 |
Asparagus racemosus | 4 | Tinospora cordifolia | 3 |
Eclipta alba | 4 | Vitex negundo | 3 |