Table 4:
Type of herbal medicine used by HAART patients and symptoms they treat
Type of herb taken
Mpafu/
jjlikiti/
Kasaana/
Mwooloola/
Ovakedo
Amapeera
Miyembe (leaves)
Other Herbs
Kadomola mixture
Plant roots and stems boiled
Kigagi
Biological names
Canarium schwcimfurthii
Erythrina abyssinica
Entanda abyssinica
Bersea Americana
Psidium guajava
Mangifera indica
Just mentioned as “others”
Molinga Herb
Muzukizi Herb
Kamwanyi Herb
Mululuza Herb
Boombo Herb
Naloongo Herb
Kikakala Herb
Nim tree Herb
Kanzironziro Herb
Olubirizi Herb
Musita Herb
Nakakasero Herb
Own Urine (morning personal
urine)
Ngetwa Herb
Olusazisazi Herb
Kambula Herb
Herbal Soap and jelly
Pressure herbs
115(85.2)
86(63.7)
84(62.2)
Aloe Vera
78(57.8)
76(56.3)
62(45.9)
Hibiscus
Hoslundia opposite
Oleifera
61(45.2)
41(30.4)
Dicliptere laxata
33(24.4)
31(23.0)
29(21.5)
26(19.3)
21(15.6)
21(15.6)
20(14.8)
20(14.8)
18(13.3)
17(12.6)
16(11.9)
Vernonia amygdalina
Memodica feotida
Justicia betonica
Psorospermum febrifugum
Vernonia amygdalina
Albizia cariaria
Consists of 54 herbs (mainly
from Tanzania)
Cassia occidentalis
Cardiospermum granflorum
-
Most of the herbs were boiled and orally administered
Symptoms treated
Fever, Cough,
Weakness
Can be mixture of food
juice, or bark trees and
stems
Don’t know name of herb
Bazukuza Bafu
Kamunye Herb
Responses
N=135 (%)
35(25.9)
Joint pains, Fever,
cough
Fever, Cough, oral
thrash, stomach
wounds, HIV pain,
appetite, Diarrhea,
body heat
Fever, cough, back ace
Fever
Fever, body heat,
energy
Anemia
Fever, stomach wounds
Fever, weakness,
appetite
Fever
Fever
Cough
Fever
Body weakness
Fever
15(11.1)
HIV generally
15(11.1)
Cough, fever, appetite,
stomach pain, headache
12(8.9)
9(6.7)
7(5.2)
4(3.0)
Skin rash
High blood pressure,