This paper gives an account of 57 medicinal plants which were identified after interviewing Rwandese traditional healers in refugee camps in Ngara District, Kagera region, Tanzania. The plants were used by the healers to perform their traditional medical practice in the camps.

Refugee camps Ngara Kinyarwanda Rwandese traditional healers Kirundi Medicinal plants

refugee mormodica foetida extract vernonia amygdalina extract senecio mannii extract zehneira minutiflora extract micturition disorder clutia abyssinica extract Vernonia human Guizotia Cyathula Mormodica hygrophila spiciformis extract acalypha villicaulis extract convulsion lagenaria sphaerica extract Pennisetum purpureum rhus vulgaris extract Malaria intoxication markhamia lutea extract Senecio Rhus vulgaris Lagenaria sphaerica Acalypha vernonia fontinalis extract Gynandropsis gynandra crassocephalum vitellinum extract Dicoma anomala harungana madagascariensis extract medical practice helichrysum odoratissimum extract Dicoma Ocimum Euphorbia Leucas martinicensis menorrhagia Clutia Hygrophila ocimum urticifolium extract Markhamia lutea gonorrhea Conyza aegyptiaca coleus kilimandschari extract guizotia scabra extract traditional medicine cyathula cylindrica extract Harungana madagascariensis leucas martinicensis extract Conyza conyza aegyptiaca extract dicoma anomala extract blumea brevipes extract Rhus gynandropsis gynandra extract Blumea brevipes Coleus kilimandschari pennisetum purpureum extract postpartum hemorrhage thurnbergia alata extract euphorbia tirucali extract diarrhea Coleus Fontinalis Leonotis nepetifolia Euphorbia tirucali Article Helichrysum odoratissimum Guizotia scabra leonotis nepetifolia extract Vernonia amygdalina Markhamia Tanzania burn Rwanda unclassified drug leprosy intestine infection abortion plant extract medicinal plant Crassocephalum liver disease scabies Constipation infertility kidney disease unindexed drug