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Table 4 List of traditional medicinal plants used to treat both human and animal ailment

From: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used in Artuma Fursi district, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Scientific name

Family

Local name

Habit

Collection code

Source

Part

Used for

Diseas treated

RA

Cp

Way of preparation

Capparis tomentosa Lame.

Capparidaceae

Gimero

S

MY 10

W

SB

Ca

Epidemic

O/N

F

The bark is crushed and placed on the red hot charcoal and used to fumigate smokes

L

R

HU

Asthma

O

Decoction of the leaves is used for the treatment of asthma.

Carissa spinarum L.

Apocynaceae

Agam

S

MY 13

W

R

HU

Evil eye

N

D

Fugmenting smoke of dried root

SD

Ca

Eye infection

E

The charcoal powder is mixed with fresh butter and water, and then stained the affected part of the eye.

Cicer arietinumL.

Fabaceae

Shimbra

H

MY 17

HO

Wh

HU

Malaria

O

D

Powderd boiled and drunk

SD

Ca

Leech

O

F

Smashed, mixed in water and given for cattle

Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke.

Lamiaceae

Misrich

S

MY 22

HO & W

F & L

HU

Malaria

O

D

The leaf and fruits, bulb of garlic, fruits and leaf of rue are mixed powdered and soaked in honey for one day one glass

L

HU

Vomiting

F

Five leaves pound with water and crushed, squeezed drunk

R

Ca

Consepstion

Crushed and pounded and then given orall

R

HU

Evil eye

O

F

Squeeze and drink orally

SB

HU

Wound leg

O

F

Heat on fire and put on the wound

Croton macrostachyus Del.

Euphorbiaceae

Bisana

T

MY 28

W

L

HU

Ring worm

DM

F

The shoot is crushed and squeezed in water then directly dropping the juices on injured part.

L

HU

Cut

D

The shoot is crushed, powdered and mixed with butter and creamed injured parts

SB

HU

Malaria

O

D

The steam bark is crushed, powdered soaked in honey and one glass is taken orally

HU

Blood clot

DM

D

Squeeze and tie on the area

LX

Ca

Wound

DM

F

Paint the wound area

Dodonaea angustiflia L.f.

Sapindaceae

Kitkita

S

MY 33

W

L

CA

Bone fracture

D

D

The leaf is crushed, powdered, mixed with butter and creamed the wound or affected part

HU

Wound

The leaf is crushed, powdered, mixed with butter and creamed the wound

HU

Dysentry

O

F

The leaf is crushed, soaked in water with sugar, decanted and one can is taken orally.

HU

Malria

D

The leaf and fruits mixed with onefourth of bulb of garlic, fruits and leaf of rue powdered, soaked in honey and one glass daily

Ehretia cymosa Thonn

Boraginaceae

5Wulaga7

T

MY 36

W

L

Ca

Leech

N

F

The fresh leaves of Ehretia cymosa is pounded, squeezed then applied nasally

HU

Toothache

O

F

Crushed and put with leaves of Calpurnia aurea

Ficus vasta Forssk.

Moraceae

Warka

T

MY 42

W

L

Ca

Loss of weight

O

F

The leaf is crushed, boiled and given for skinned cattle

SB

HU

Eczema

D

The infusion of the bark is applied on the affected part

L

HU

Wound

DM

F

Placed on fire and attach on affected site

HU

Ascaris

O

F

Squeezed and drink half cup amount

HU

Common cold

  

Fresh leaf pound is diluted with water and given orally

HU

Common cold

O

F

Squeezed and drink in cup

HU

Malaria

O

 

The branches are boiled with rhizome of zinger and bulbs of garlic in the tea and one cup is taken continuously

HU

Abdomenal pain

O

 

The root is chewed and the fluid is swallowed

HU

Tonsillitis

O

F

The seed are squeezed taken orally

HU

Stomachache

O

F

Chew and swallow

  1. S shrub, T tree, H herb, C climber, R root, L leaf, SB stem bark,Fr fruit, SD seed, Sh shoot, St stem, Wh whole plant, Br branches, Rh rhizome, Bu bulb, Lx latex, Uf used for, Hu human, Ca cattle, Ra route of administration, O oral, D dermal, N nasal, E eye, Er ear, An anal, Cp condition of plant used, F fresh, D dry, D/F dry or fresh