Ethnobotanical study of plants used in management of livestock health problems by Afar people of Ada’ar District, Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Giday, Mirutse; Teklehaymanot, Tilahun

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-9-8

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 1 Medicinal plants of the Afar people in Ada’ar District

From: Ethnobotanical study of plants used in management of livestock health problems by Afar people of Ada’ar District, Afar Regional State, Ethiopia

Scientific name	Family	Local name	Habit	Part used	Local disease name	English disease name	Animal treated	Administration route	Voucher No.
Acacia nilotica (L.) Willd. ex Del.	Fabaceae	kenselto	tree	fruit	gublo	CCP¹P	goat	oral	MG-TT-11
					uruga	diarrhea	Goat, sheep	oral, nasal
Acacia oerfota (Forssk.) Schweinf.	Fabaceae	goronto	shrub	bark	geno	sudden sickness	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-14, MG-TT-5
Acalypha fruticosa Forssk.	Euphorbiaceae	subahi	shrub	leaf	indahi	CCPP	sheep	oral	MG-TT-12
Acalypha indica L.	Euphorbiaceae	baro berbere	herb	whole part	geno	anthrax	cattle, camel	oral	MG-TT-38
				leaf	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral
Aerva javanica (Burm.f) Schultes	Amaranthaceae	alyaito	shrub	root	intibiaki	ophthalmic infection	goat	ophthalmic	MG-TT-10
Aloe trichosantha Berger	Aloaceae	ureita	shrub	leaf	geno	anthrax	goat	oral, nasal	MG-TT-15
				leaf	gublo	CCPP	goat	oral, nasal
				leaf	gublo	CBPP²	cattle	oral, nasal
Argemone mexicana L.	Solanaceae	baro bangi	herb	leaf	abeb	FMD³	cattle	oral	MG-TT-45
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del.	Balanitaceae	uda	tree	root	finoita	bloat	animals	oral	MG-TT-54
				root	geno	anthrax	cattle, goat, camel	oral
				root	geno	colic	cattle	oral, nasal
				above ground	geno	sudden sickness	goat, cattle	oral, nasal
				root	geremole	trypanosomiasis	camel	oral, nasal
				root	indahi	CCPP	goat	oral, nasal	MG-TT-19
				root	sole	diarrhoea	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-2
Balanites rotundifolia (van Tieghem) Blatter	Balanitaceae	uda	shrub	root bark	kahiw	pneumonia	camel	nasal	MG-TT-49
Barleria acanthoides Vahl	Acanthaceae	ganselto	shrub	root	harayiti	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular, ophthalmic	MG-TT-47
Boscia coriacea Pax	Capparidaceae	urma	shrub	leaf	abeli	babesia	cattle	nasal	MG-TT-24
				leaf	geno	anthrax	cattle	nasal
				leaf	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-1, MG-TT-22
Boscia senegalensis Lam. ex Poiret	Capparidaceae	aitineba	shrub	leaf & fruit	arba	tympanic bloat	cattle	oral	MG-TT-48
Bourreria orbicularis (Hutch. & E.A. Bruce) Thulin	Boraginaceae	ulageita	shrub	leaf, bark	dale	wound	animals	local on wound, oral	MG-TT-16
				leaf & bark	harayita	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal
Cadaba farinosa Forssk.	Capparidaceae	dinibayto	shrub	root	lahi biyak	pastereulosis	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular	MG-TT-29
Cadaba glandulosa Forssk.	Capparidaceae	udodoita	shrub	leaf	geno	pneumonia	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-30
				leaf	uruga	diarrhoea	cattle	oral, nasal
Cadaba rotundifolia Forssk.	Capparidaceae	angelita	shrub	leaf	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-07, MG-TT-25
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Aitf.	Apocynaceae	gela'eto	shrub	branch, seed	abel	babesia	goat, sheep	nasal, auricular, oral	MG-TT-33
				latex	aray mude	blackleg	cattle	local on legs
				root	geno	colic	cattle	oral, nasal
				latex	-	prophylaxis for different diseases	cattle	local on skin
Caralluma sp	Asclepiadaceae	uramo	herb	leaf, stem, whole part, branch	ladore, haraimude	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular	MG-TT-17
				above ground	lahi biyak	pastereulosis	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular
				flower	gublo	CBPP	cattle	oral, nasal
Cissus quadrangularis L.	Vitaceae	Musriga, yaey’eto	climber	leaf, above ground, stem	Harayiti, ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular	MG-TT-9, MG-TT-26
Citrullus colocynthis (L.) Schrad.	Cucurbitaceae	dearteba	trailing herb	fruit	kehu	pneumonia	camel	oral, nasal, auricular
				root & leaf	sengite	CBPP	cattle, goat	oral & nasal	MG-TT-8
Cocculus pendulus (J.R. & G. Forst) Diels	Menspermaceae	hayofto	climber	root	finoita	bloat	animals	oral	MG-TT-50
Commicarpus helenae (J.A. Schultes) Meikle	Nyctaginaceae	kerbeti	herb	whole part	abeli	babesia	goat	nasal, auricular, oral	MG-TT-36
Cordia sp.	Boraginaceae	hulten taya'e	climber	above ground	harayita	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-21
Datura stramonium L.	Solanaceae	gali dimak	herb	fruit, leaf	andelityo	nerve problem	camel	oral	MG-TT-51
Dobera glabra (Forssk.) Pair.	Salvadoraceae	garsa, garsaito	shrub	leaf	geno	sudden sickness	cattle, goat	oral, nasal	MG-TT-20
				leaf	kilem	tick infestation	cattle, goat, camel, sheep	oral, local on skin	MG-TT-3
				leaf	ladore	blackleg	cattle	nasal, auricular
				leaf	geno	bloat	cattle	oral
Euphorbia sp.	Euphorbiaceae	engda'eto	shrub	whole part	sura'ito	CCPP	goat, sheep	oral, nasal	MG-TT-6, MG-TT-52
				whole part, root	uruga, kehu	diarrhoea	sheep, goat	oral, nasal
				stem	sengite	CBPP	cattle, goat	oral, nasal
Grewia villosa Willd.	Tiliaceae	habeleyta	shrub	bark	alhe	delayed placenta	camel	oral	MG-TT-32
Heliotropium longiflorum (ADC. in DC.) Jaub. & Spach.	Boraginaceae	am'ada		leaf	indahi	CCPP	sheep	oral	MG-TT-34
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T. Anders.	Acanthaceae	werabikela	shrub	leaf	tele	wound	animals	local on wound	MG-TT-39
				leaf	-	snake bite	animals	oral
Kanahia laniflora (Forssk.) R. Br.	Asclepiadaceae	we'a amhala	shrub	leaf	geno	sudden sickness	cattle, goat	oral, nasal	MG-TT-27
Kleinia squarrosa Cufod.	Asteraceae	bisilto	shrub	stem	endahi	diarrhoea	goat	oral	MG-TT-42
Lantana camara L.	Verbenaceae	dat'hara	shrub	leaf	abeb	FMD	cattle	oral	MG-TT-44
Monadenium sp.	Euphorbiaceae	dargudi	shrub	whole part	haraiti	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular	MG-TT-43
Pergularia tomentosa L.	Asclepiadaceae	ageraboya	shrub	exudate	abeli	babesia	goat	oral	MG-TT-41
Salvadora persica L.	Salvadoraceae	ada'ito	shrub	leaf	dale	wound	cattle, camel, goat	local on skin	MG-TT-18
				leaf	geno	sudden sickness	cattle, goat	oral, nasal	MG-TT-4, MG-TT-18
				leaf, above ground	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular	MG-TT-18
Seddera bagshawei Rendle	Convolvulaceae	bekil tefere	shrub	whole part	finoita	bloat	cattle, goat, sheep, camel	oral	MG-TT-46
Senna alexandrina Mill.	Fabaceae	airogit, senoyta meka	shrub	leaf	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral	MG-TT-13, MG-TT-35
				leaf	sindera	orf	goat, sheep	oral, nasal	MG-TT-28
				leaf	-	skin infection	donkey	oral
Sericocomopsis pallida (S. Moore) Schinz	Amaranthaceae	admegarto	shrub	root	gublo	CBPP	cattle	oral, local on skin	MG-TT-53
Solanum hastifolium Hochst. ex Dunal in DC.	Solanaceae	askena	shrub	root	abeli	babesia	goat	oral, nasal, auricular	MG-TT-13
Solanum incanum L.	Solanaceae	kolodo'ita, wakere ku'us	shrub	fruit	kehu	pneumonia	camel	oral	MG-TT-23
				fruit	goshin, sura'ito	CCPP	goat	nasal
Trianthema portulacastrum L.	Aizoaceae	abure	herb	leaf	antibia	ophthalmic infection	animals	ophthalmic	MG-TT-40
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal	Solanaceae	kokerabito, ubalto	shrub	leaf	shelaitu	listeriosis	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-37
				above ground	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal, auricular
Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.	Rhamnaceae	kusra	shrub	leaf	alhe	delayed placenta	camel	oral	MG-TT-31
-	-	ademudu	shrub	whole part	sindera	orf	sheep, goat	oral, nasal
-	-	asahada	tree	stem, above ground	kehu	pneumonia	camel	oral, nasal, auricular
-	Asclepiadaceae	ata'ali	herb	whole part	haraita	blackleg	cattle	nasal
-	Cucurbitaceae	kuranda geita	climber	root	aray mude	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal	MG-TT-55
-	-	muyaito	shrub	branch	Indahi, sura’ito	CCPP	goat	oral, nasal
				branch	ladore	blackleg	cattle	oral, nasal
-	-	sokoli	shrub	above ground	geno	sudden sickness	cattle, goat	oral, nasal

¹CCPP = contagious caprine pleuropneumonia.
²CBPP = contagious bovine pleuropneumonia.
³FMD = foot-and-mouth disease.

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