Abstract: For hundreds of years, medicinal plants have been a source of treatment of intestinal diseases which has remained as one of the major global health issues. The use of medicinal plants has significantly mitigated the impacts of the scarcity and shortages of drugs in public hospitals. This study was conducted to identify the medicinal plants used to manage intestinal diseases in Phoka area, an area with a diversity of plants in Rumphi district. A total of 20 traditional herbal practitioners were purposively sampled to collect information on the names of the medicinal plants for management of intestinal diseases, parts used and mode of administering the medicinal plants to the patient. This survey reveals that 20 woody species that are found in this area of Phoka are used to manage intestinal diseases. All the 20 species of the medicinal plants contain phytochemicals that are not known to the traditional herbal practitioners. Medicinal plants are a promising source of compounds that can be used for drug development of intestinal diseases.