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 9 List of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in single plant 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	PPU	CPU	MPA	RA	Col. No
Achyranthes aspera L	Amaranthaceae	Darguu araba	H	Fe, Fm, Tm	Diarrhoea (c)	Ro	F	Grind, add water and drenching	O	BK 67
Achyranthes aspera L	Amaranthaceae	Darguu araba	H	Fe, Fm, Tm	Equine diseases (d, h, m)	Ro	F	Grind, add water and drenching	N
Allium sativum L. **^	Amaryllidaceae	Qullubbii adii	H	Hg	Anthrax (c)	Bu	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 126
Aloe trichosantha A.Berger ***	Asphodelaceae	Hargiisa	H	Fm, Te, Hg, Rh	Mange/Alopecia (c)	La	F	Squeeze and drops	De	BK 10
					LSD (c)	La	F	Squeeze and drops	De
					Wound (c, g, s)	La	F	Squeeze and dropping	De
					Hump swelling (c)	Le	F	Heat and cauterization	De
Asparagus africanus Lam	Asparagaceae	Sariitii	C	Cf, Fe, PL, Rh	Wound (c, g, s)	Le	D	Grind and pasting	De	BK 05
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile	Zygophyllaceae	Baddannoo/Baddana	T	Cf, WL, PL, Rh	Anthrax (c)	Sb	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 06
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile	Zygophyllaceae	Baddannoo/Baddana	T	Cf, WL, PL, Rh	Blackleg (c)	St	F	Heat and cauterization	De
Calotropis procera (Aiton) Dryand	Apocynaceae	Buna gadhee	S	Rs, Rh	Wart (c)	La	F	Squeeze and dropping	De	BK 57
					Ringworm (c)	La	F	Squeeze and dropping	De
					Blackleg (c)	La	f	Squeeze, mix with butter and smearing	De
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth	Fabaceae	Ceekaa	S	WL, PL, Ri, Fe	Ticks infestation (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with small water and pasting	De	BK 40
					Lice (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with small water and pasting	De
					Prophylaxis against rabies (do, ca)	Se	F/D	Grind, mix with milk/blood and drops in nose and ear	O/N/E
					Rabies (All livestock)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Capparis fascicularis DC	Capparaceae	Goraa baddee	C	Ri, Rh	Eye disease (c, g, s)	Fr	F	Chew and spitting	Op
Capparis tomentosa Lam	Capparaceae	Goraa	C	Tm, Fm, WL, PL, Ri	Fattening and strengthen (c)	Fr	F	Raw and feeding	O	BK 31
Capsicum frutescens L. **^	Solanaceae	Mixmixa	H	Hg	When cow refuse its calf (c)	Fr	D	Grind and fumigating	N
Cissus quadrangularis L	Vitaceae	Cophii	C	Fe	Anthrax (c)	Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 117
Crinum abyssinicum Hochst. ex A.Rich	Amaryllidaceae	Burii waraabessaa	H	GL, WL, Ri	Rabies (All livestock)	Wp	F	Pound, add water, then drenching and spraying	O/De	BK 121
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile	Euphorbiaceae	Bakkanniisa	T	GL, WL, Ri, PL	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Ys	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O	BK 27
					Bloat (c)	Le	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
					Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
					Inappetence (c)	Ys	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
					Bone fracture (All livestock)	Le	F	Decoction and washing	De
					Dullness (c)	Sb	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich	Cucurbitaceae	Holotoo gurraattii	C	Fe, GL, FL	Bloat (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 54
					Blackleg (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O
					Diarrhoea (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O
					Mineral deficiency (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O
					Mange/Alopecia (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O
Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk	Boraginaceae	Maxxannee xafaa	H	Cf, GL	Inappetence (c)	Le	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O	BK 21
Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm	Vitaceae	Midhaan qochaa	C	Fe	BEF (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water, salt and skimmed milk, then drenching	O	BK 29
					Inappetence (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water, salt and skimmed milk/whey, then drenching	O
					Anthrax (c)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with water and drenching	O
					Lymphangitis (h)	Ro	F	Grind, mix with kerosene and butter/ghee and pasting	De
Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm	Vitaceae	Hindirifaa	C	Fe	Anthrax (c)	Ro	F	Decoction and drenching	O	BK 53
					Bloat (c)	Ro	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
					Colic (c)	Ro	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
					Prophylaxis against rabies (do, ca)	Ro	F	Grind, add milk/blood, drinking, nose and eardrops	O/N/E
					Diarrhoea (c)	Ro	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
Cyphostemma pannosum Vollesen	Vitaceae	Cophii	H	WL, Ri	BEF (c)	Le/R	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O	BK 180
					Equine diseases (d, h, m)	Le/R	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
					Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le/R	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
Datura stramonium L. **	Solanaceae	Manjii	H	Cf, GL, FL	Rabies (All livestock)	Le/Ro	F	Decoction and drenching	O	BK 149
Datura stramonium L. **	Solanaceae	Manjii	H	Cf, GL, FL	Wound (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with small water and pasting	O
Desmidorchis retrospiciens Ehrenb	Apocynaceae	Adaamii dooluu/ooluu	H	Rh	Constipation (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 12
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia (L.f.) J.G.West ***	Sapindaceae	Ittacha	S	Hs, Rh	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 38
Dombeya torrida (J. F. Gmel.) P. Bamps	Malvaceae	Daannisaa	T	PL, WL	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Decoction and drenching	O	BK 62
					Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Decoction and drenching	O
					Colic (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Colic in equine (d, h, m)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Echinops hispidus Fresen	Asteraceae	Sookorruu	H	Fe	Inappetence (c)	Wp	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O	BK 55
Foeniculum vulgare Mill	Apiaceae	Insilaalee	H	Cf, Fe, Hg	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Ro	F	Grind, add water and drenching	O	BK 59
Foeniculum vulgare Mill	Apiaceae	Insilaalee	H	Cf, Fe, Hg	Urine retention/urolithiasis (c)	Ro	F	Grind, add water and drenching	O
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) W.T.Aiton	Apocynaceae	Damma saree/Hanxiffachiisaa	S	Cf, GL, Fm, Rs	Ringworm (c)	Le	D	Grind, mix with butter and pasting	De	BK 183
					Foot and Mouth Disease (c)	Wp	D	Grind, mix with water, then drenching and pasting	O/De
					Scabies (c, g, s)	Le	D	Grind, mix with butter and pasting	De
					Wart (c)	Ro	D	Grind, mix with butter and pasting	De
Gossypium hirsutum L. **^	Malvaceae	Jirbii	S	Fe, Hs	Eye disease (c, g, s)	Se	D	Chew and spitting	Op
Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A.Rich	Malvaceae	Dhoqonuu	S	Ri	Retained placenta (c, g, s)	Sb	F/D	Soak in water and drenching	O	BK 37
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip	Asteraceae	Ebicha	S	Hs, Ri, Cf	Evil spirit (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix water and spraying	De	BK 49
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip	Asteraceae	Ebicha	S	Hs, Ri, Cf	Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O
Ipomoea carnea Jacq. **	Convolvulaceae	Saara	C	Fe	Rabies (All livestock)	Wp	F/D	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 107
Kalanchoe petitiana A.Rich. *	Crassulaceae	Luqqee	H	Fe, Rh, GL	Hump swelling (c)	Ro	F	Slice, cut dewlap and insert	De	BK 07
Kedrostis foetidissima Cogn	Cucurbitaceae	Manaabaasii/Tirinyii	C	Fe	Diarrhoea (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix water and salt, then drenching	O	BK 113
					Bloat (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix water and salt, then drenching	O
					Fattening and strengthening (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix water and salt, then drenching	O
					BEF (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix water and salt, then drenching	O
					Lice (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with small water and pasting	De
					Retained placenta (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Lymphangitis (h)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Linum usitatissimum L. **^	Linaceae	Talbaa	H	Cf	Retained placenta (c)	Se	D	Grind, add water and drenching	O	BK 182
Melia azedarach L. **^	Meliaceae	Miimmii	T	Hs	Colic (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 124
					Bloat (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Diarrhoea (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Inappetence (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Chicken diseases	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drinking	O
Momordica foetida Schumach	Cucurbitaceae	Gaallee quxusuu	C	Fe	Bloat (c)	Le	F	Pound, adding water and drenching	O	BK 114
Nicotiana tabacum L. **^	Solanaceae	Tamboo	H	Hg	Coughing (c, g, s)	Le	D	Grind, mix with small water and dropping	N	BK 148
Nicotiana tabacum L. **^	Solanaceae	Tamboo	H	Hg	Nasal discharge (c, g, s)	Le	D	Grind, mix with small water and dropping	N
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. **	Cactaceae	Adaamii	T	Fm, Fe, Gm	Emaciation (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 158
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill. **	Cactaceae	Adaamii	T	Fm, Fe, Gm	Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Oreosyce africana Hook.f	Cucurbitaceae	Dimmiigaa/Midhaan bofa	C	WL, PL, Rh	Anthrax (c)	Tu	F	Chop, grind, adding water and drenching	O	BK 66
Oreosyce africana Hook.f	Cucurbitaceae	Dimmiigaa/Midhaan bofa	C	WL, PL, Rh	AHS (h)	Tu	F	Chop, grind, adding water and drenching	O
Pappea capensis Eckl. & Zeyh	Sapindaceae	Biiqqaa	T	Cf	When cow refuse its calf (c)	Le	F	Chew and spitting	Su	BK 184
Persicaria decipiens (R. Br.) K.L.Wilson	Polygonaceae	Haxaawwii	H	We, Da	Emaciation (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 181
Persicaria decipiens (R. Br.) K.L.Wilson	Polygonaceae	Haxaawwii	H	We, Da	Retained placenta (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Phytolacca dodecandra L'Her	Phytolaccaceae	Andoodee	C	Fe, Fm, Ri	Ringworm (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and washing	De	BK 11
					Rabies (All livestock)	Ro	F	Crush, mix with small water and food, then drenching	O
					Submandibular oedema (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Eye disease (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and washing	Op
					Foot and Mouth Disease (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					BEF (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Constipation (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan	Fabaceae	Hallanqabeessa/Harangamaa	S	Ri, Rh	Evil eye (c)	Ro	F/D	Grind, add water, then drenching, burning and fumigation	O/N	BK 119
Searsia natalensis (Bernh. Ex C.Krauss) F.A.Barkley	Anacardiaceae	Daboobessa	S	PL, WL, Fm, Fe, Tm	When cow refuse its calf (c)	Le	F	Chew and suppositories	Su	BK 36
Senna didymobotrya (Fresen.) H.S.Irwin & Barneby ***	Fabaceae	Birbirraa	S	Fe, Fm	BEF (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water, salt and kerosene, then drenching	O	BK 139
					Inappetence (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Bloat (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	De
					Wound (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	De
Senna occidentalis (L.) Link **	Fabaceae	Shiwwaashiwwee/Baala bofaa	H	Fm, GL	Snake bite (All livestock)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 48
					Snake breath (All livestock)	Le	F	Decoction and washing	De
					Inappetence (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Colic (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Senna petersiana (Bolle) Lock	Fabaceae	Birbirraa	S	Cf, Rh	Rabies (All livestock)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 108
Solanum incanum L	Solanaceae	Hiddii	S	WL, PL, GL	Coughing (g, s)	Fr	F	Squeeze and dropping	N	BK 45
					Mouth disease (g, s)	Fr	F	Squeeze and pasting	De
					Nasal discharge (g, s)	Fr	F	Squeeze and dropping	N
					Ringworm (c)	Fr	F	Squeeze and dropping	N
Marsdenia schimperi Decne	Apocynaceae	Qaraanqabdoo	C	Rh, Fm, WL, Fe	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water, then drenching and pasting	O/De	BK 03
Vachellia sieberiana (DC.) Kyal. & Boatwr	Fabaceae	Fullisa	T	Cf, PL, WL	Dullness (c)	Le	F	Pound, mixing with water and drenching	O	BK 35
Vachellia tortilis (Frossk.) Gallaso & Banfi	Fabaceae	Addacha	T	Cf, PL, WL	Fattening and strengthening (c)	Fr	F/D	Raw and feeding	O	BK 41
Vachellia tortilis (Frossk.) Gallaso & Banfi	Fabaceae	Addacha	T	Cf, PL, WL	Inappetence (c)	Le	F	Pound, with water and drenching	O
Vepris nobilis (Dellile) Mziray	Rutaceae	Hadheessa	T	Cf, PL, WL	Anthrax (c)	Le	D	Grind, mix with water and dropping	N	BK 64
Verbascum sinaiticum Benth	Scrophulariaceae	Gurra harree	H	Rh	Diarrhoea (c)	Ro	F	Grind, add water and drenching	O	BK 60
					Bloat (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Mange/Alopecia (c)	Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Pasteurellosis (c)	Le/Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Inappetence (c)	Le/Ro	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
					Scabies (c, g, s)	Le	F	Pound, mix with small water and pasting	De
					Colic (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O
Verbena officinalis L	Verbenaceae	Qoricha Ijaa	H	Cf, Fm	Eye disease (c, g, s)	Le	F	Crush, mix with water and salt and dropping/spitting	Op	BK 90
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh	Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Pound, mix with water and drenching	O	BK 01
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	Waahallee/Daadhoo	S	Fm, Tm, WL, Hg, Rh	Evil eye (c)	Ro	F/D	Grind and tie on neck and fumigation	De/N
Xanthium spinosum L. **	Asteraceae	Arraba dubartii	H	Cf	Inappetence (c)	Wp	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O	BK 162
Ziziphus mucronata Willd	Rhamnaceae	Qurquraa	T	Cf, PL, WL	Diarrhoea (c)	Le	F	Pound, add water and drenching	O	BK 25
Ziziphus mucronata Willd	Rhamnaceae	Qurquraa	T	Cf, PL, WL	Mange/Alopecia (c)	Le	F	Pound, add water and washing	De

* = 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, do = 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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