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Table 6 Herbal medicines used for self-medication by the pregnant women by trimester, Addis Ababa, 2017 (n = 67)

From: Self-medication practice and associated factors among pregnant women in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Herbal medicines

n (%)a

Trimester, n

1st

2nd

3rd

Zingiber officinale (ginger)

5 (7.5%)

2

2

1

Allium sativum (garlic)

7 (10.5%)

6

1

 

Ocimum lamiifolium (basil or damakasie)

47 (70.2%)

26

18

3

Hagenia abyssinica (koso)

1 (1.5%)

1

  

Taverniera abyssinica (emergency herb)

1 (1.5%)

1

  

Ruta chalepensis (rue or tena adam)

15 (22.4%)

10

3

2

Lepidium sativum (peppergrass or feto)

4 (6%)

2

2

 

Coffea arabica linn (altet)

2 (3%)

1

1

 

Eucalyptus globulus (eucalyptus leaf)

1 (1.5%)

 

1

 

Brassica nigra (mustard seed)

1 (1.5%)

 

1

 

Others*

3 (4.5%)

2

1

 
  1. Others*, dign, shikukonina and roots
  2. aMore than one herbal medicine could be used by a pregnant woman