Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Oda, Bula Kere; Lulekal, Ermias; Warkineh, Bikila; Asfaw, Zemede; Debella, Asfaw

doi:10.1186/s13002-024-00665-0

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 10 List of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in poly-herbal remedy preparations/formulations

From: Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

Scientific name	Family name	Local name	LF	Habitats	Ailment treated and livestock types	PU	CPU	MPA	RA	Col. No
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh	Bloat (c), Colic (c), Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and salt, then drenching, drenching and pasting (in case of mange treatment)	O	BK 01
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip	Asteraceae	Ebicha	S	Hs, Ri, Cf		Le			O/De	BK 49
Asparagus africanus Lam	Asparagaceae	Sariitii	C	Cf, Fe, PL, Rh	Rabies (All livestock)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and milk, then drenching	O	BK 05
Datura stramonium L	Solanaceae	Manjii	H	Cf, GL, FL						BK 149
Phytolacca dodecandra L’Her	Phytolaccaceae	Andoodee	C	Fe, Fm, Ri	Prophylaxis against rabies (do, ca)	Le	F	Pound, mix with milk/blood, then drinking and drops in nose and ear	O/N/E	BK 11
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth	Fabaceae	Ceekaa	S	WL, PL, Ri, Fe		Se	F/D			BK 40
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drummond	Vitaceae	Hindirifaa	C	Fe		Ro	F/D			BK 53
Sida schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich	Malvaceae	Guftee	S	Fm, WL, PL, GL	Prophylaxis against rabies (do, ca)	Le	F	Pound, mix with milk/blood, then drinking and drops in nose and ear		BK 73
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth	Fabaceae	Ceekaa	S	WL, PL, Ri, Fe		Se	F/D			BK 40
Verbascum sinaiticum Benth	Scrophulariaceae	Gurra harree	H	Rh		Ro	F			Bk 60
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drummond	Vitaceae	Hindirifaa	C	Fe	Blackleg (c), Anthrax (c), BEF (c), LSD (c)	Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and salt, then drenching	O	BK 01
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh		Ro				BK 53
Dodonaea viscosa Subsp. angustifolia (L. f.) J.G.West ***	Sapindaceae	Ittacha	S	Hs, Rh		Le				BK 38
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich	Cucurbitaceae	Holotoo gurraattii	C	Fe, GL, FL		Ro				BK 54
Foeniculum vulgare Mill	Apiaceae	Insilaalee	H	Cf, Fe, Hg		Ro				BK 59
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip	Asteraceae	Ebicha	S	Hs, Ri, Cf		Le				BK 49
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile	Euphorbiaceae	Bakkanniisa	T	GL, WL, Ri, PL		Ys				BK 27
Marsdenia schimperi Decne	Apocynaceae	Qaraanqabdoo	C	Rh, Fm, WL, Fe		Le				BK 03
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drummond	Vitaceae	Hindirifaa	C	Fe	Rabies (All livestock)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 53
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. ***	Cucurbitaceae	Buqqee	H	Fe, Cf, Hg		Le/Fr	F			BK 143
Kedrostis foetidissima Cogn	Cucurbitaceae	Manaabaasii	C	Fe	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water, then drenching and pasting	O/D	BK 113
Verbascum sinaiticum Benth	Scrophulariaceae	Gurra harree	H	Rh		Ro				BK 60
Achyranthes aspera L	Amaranthaceae	Darguu arbaa	H	Fe		Ro				BK 67
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh		Le				BK 01
Cyphestemma pannosum Vollesen	Vitaceae	Cophii	H	Fe		R				BK 180
Oreosyce africana Hook.f	Cucurbitaceae	Dimmiigaa/Midhaan bofaa	C	WL, PL, Rh		Tu				BK 66
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh	Blackleg (c)	Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 01
Achyranthes aspera L	Amaranthaceae	Darguu arbaa	H	Fe, Fm, Tm		Ro				BK 67
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile	Zygophyllaceae	Baddannoo/Baddana	T	Cf, WL, PL, Rh		Sb				BK 06
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link	Fabaceae	Shiwwaashiwwee/Baala bofaa	H	Fm, GL	Anthrax (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and salt, then drenching	O	BK 48
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich	Cucurbitaceae	Holotoo gurraattii	C	Fe, GL, FL		Ro				BK 54
Ocimum gratissimum subsp. gratissimum	Lamiaceae	Haraamuu/Hancabbii	S	Fm, WL, PL, Hg		Ro				BK 08
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile	Euphorbiaceae	Bakkanniisa	T	GL, WL, Ri, PL	Many disease conditions (c)	Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 27
Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl. ***	Cucurbitaceae	Buqqee	H	Fe, Cf, Hg		Ro				BK 143
Viscum tuberculatum A.Rich	Santalaceae	Dheertuu Bakkanniisaa	S	Hp	Muscle stiffness/Ataxia (c), Inappetence (c)	Wp	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 02
Ziziphus mucronata Willd	Rhamnaceae	Qurquraa	T	Cf, PL, WL		Le				BK 25
Vachellia sieberiana (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr	Fabaceae	Fullisa	T	Cf, PL, WL		Le				BK 34
Searsia natalensis (Bernh. Ex C.Krauss) FA.Barkley	Anacardiaceae	Daboobessa	S	PL, WL, Fm, Fe		Le				BK 35
Loranthella schimperi (Tiegn.) S.Blanco & C.E.Wetzel	Loranthaceae	Dheertuu Baddannoo	S	Hp		Wp				BK 58
Tapinanthus globifer (A. Rich.) Tiegh	Loranthaceae	Dheertuu Daboobessaa	S	Hp		Wp				BK 81
Erianthemum dregei (Eckl. & Zeyh.) Tiegh	Loranthaceae	Dhertuu Dhaddachaa	S	Hp		Wp				BK 87
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip	Asteraceae	Ebicha	S	Hs, Ri, Cf	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water drenching and pasting	O/De	BK 49
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. **^	Cactaceae	Adaamii	T	Fm, Fe, Gm		Le				BK 158
Allium sativum L. **^	Amaryllidaceae	Qullubbii adii	H	Hg	Anthrax (c), Blackleg (c)	Bu	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 126
Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm	Vitaceae	Midhaan qochaa	C	Fe		Le				BK 29
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh	Bloat (c), BEF (c), Many disease conditions (c)	Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and salt, then drenching	O	BK 01
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link **	Fabaceae	Shiwwaashiwwee/Baala bofaa	H	Fm, GL		Le				BK 48
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link **	Fabaceae	Shiwwaashiwwee/Baala bofaa	H	Fm, GL	Colic in equines (d, h, m)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	N	BK 48
Hypoestes forskaolii (Vahl) R.Br	Acanthaceae	Darguu	H	Fm, Sa, Rh, GL, Fe		Le				BK 70
Kedrostis foetidissima Cogn	Cucurbitaceae	Manaabaasii	H	Fe		Le				BK 113
Melia azedarach L. **^	Meliaceae	Miimmii	H	Hs		Le				BK 124
Cyphestemma pannosum Vollesen	Vitaceae	Cophii	H	Fe		Le/R				BK 180
Phytolacca dodecandra L’Her	Phytolaccaceae	Andoodee	H	Fe, Fm, Ri	Rabies (All, animals)	Ro	F	Crush, mix with water, then drenching and spraying	O	BK 11
Carissa spinarum L	Apocynaceae	Agamsa	S	Fm, PL, WL		Ro				BK 33
Phytolacca dodecandra L’Her	Phytolaccaceae	Andoodee	C	Fe, Fm, Ri	Rabies (All animals), Anthrax (c)	Le	F	Pound, mixing with water and drenching	O	BK 11
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth	Fabaceae	Ceekaa	C	WL, PL, Ri, Fe		Le				BK 40
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	C	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh		Ro				BK 01

* = Endemic, ** = Exotic, *** = Semi-wild, **^ = Exotic and cultivated, LF = Life form (C = Climber, H = Herb, S = shrub, T = Tree), Habitats (Fe = Fences, Fm = Field margins, Tm = Termite mounds, Hg = Homegardens, Te = Terracing, Rh = Rocky hills, Cf = Crop fields, PL = Parklands, WL = Woodlands, Rs = Road sides, Ri = Riverines, GL = Grazing lands, Hs = Homesteads, Gm = Grave marker, We = Wetlands, Da = Damp areas, FL = Fallow lands, Hp = Host plants, Sa = Shade areas), Livestock types (c = cattle, g = goats, s = sheep, d = donkeys, h = horses, m = mules, dg = dogs, ca = cats), PPU = plant part used (Bu = Bulb, Fr = Fruit, La = Latex, Le/Ro = Leaves/Root, Le = Leaves, R = Root, St = Stem, Sb = Stem bark, Tu = Tuber, Wp = Whole part, Ys = Young shoot), CPU = Condition of parts used (D = Dry, F = Fresh, F/D = Fresh/Dry), MPA = Methods of Preparation and Application, RA = Routes of Administration (De = Dermal, De/N = Dermal/Nasal, N = Nasal, Op = Optical, O = Oral, O/De = Oral/Dermal, O/N = Oral/Nasal, O/N/E, Su = Suppositories)

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