Family and botanical name | Local name (Lango) | Voucher number | Growth form | Plant part (s) used | Mode of preparation and administration | FC | RFC | Reference to similar ethnobotanical use |
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Bignoniaceae Kigelia africana (Lam.) Benth | Yago | OB01 | Tr | Fr | Chopping 4–5 large fruits into small pieces and inserting into termite mounds or shred 4–5 large fruits into small pieces, soak for 1–2 days in 5 L of water and pouring into termite mounds | 162 | 0.43 |  |
Apiaceae Steganotaenia araliacea Hochst | Ibuc ibuc/ Ilwi ilwi | OB03 | Tr | R | Crushing approximately 5 kg of fresh roots, soak in 5 L of water and pouring into termite mounds after 1–2 days | 28 | 0.07 |  |
Asteraceae Vernonia amygdalina Delile | Okelo-okello | OB02 | SH | L, R | Crushing either a basinful of roots or fresh leaves, (approximately 3 kg), mixing with 5 L of water and pouring into termite mounds after 1–2 days | 70 | 0.18 | |
Tithonia diversifolia (Hemsl.) A. Gray | Akec akec | OB04 | Tr | L | Crushing leaves, mix with 5 L of water and pouring into termite mounds in 1–2 days | 38 | 0.10 | Osipitan and Oseyemi (2012); Anjarwalla et al. (2016); Isman (2017) |
Euphorbiaceae Euphorbia tirucalli L | Oligo | OB05 | Tr | S, Latex extract from Bark (B) | Crushing approximately 5 kg of tender stems, mix with 5 L of water and pour into termite mounds after 1–2 days, alternatively, extracting approximately 200 mls of latex by injuring stem bark, mixing with 2 L of water and applying immediately into termite mounds | 28 | 0.07 | Sileshi et al. (2009); Anjarwalla et al. (2016); Mwine et al. (2011) |
Euphorbia candelabrum Trémaux ex Kotschy | Epopong | OB09 | Tr | S | Crushing approximately 5 kg of succulent stems/parts, mixing with 5 L of water and pouring into termite mounds after 1–2 days | 28 | 0.07 | Mwine et al. (2011) |
Solanaceae Capsicum frutescens L | Alyera | OB06 | H | Fr | Crushing 4–5 mugful of fresh fruit, soak in 5 L of water for 1–2 days and pouring into termite mounds | 17 | 0.04 | Mwine et al. (2011) |
Nicotiana tabacum L | Taba | OB10 | SH | L | Soaking 2 mug full of dried leaves in 5 L of water for 1–2 days and pouring into termite mounds | 2 | 0.01 | Mwine et al. (2011) |
Verbenaceae Vitex doniana Sweet | Owelo | OB07 | Tr | S, B | Chopping stem into small pieces of 2–3 m long and inserting them into termite mounds | 11 | 0.03 |  |
Caricaceae Carica papaya L | Apapalo | OB08 | Tr | Fr | Chopping five to six immature fruits with whitish exudates and inserting into termite mounds | 9 | 0.02 | |
Caesalpiniaceae Senna siamea Lam | Agacia | OB11 | Tr | L, B, R | Crushing either a basin full of fresh leaves (about 3 kg of fresh leaves) or approximately 3 kg of fresh root/bark, soaking in 5 L of water for 1–2 days and pouring into termite mounds | 1 | 0.003 |  |