Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

Table 8 List of medicinal plants used as wild edible plants in Habru District

Scientific names	Local Name	Family names	Growth habit	Edible plant part	Method of preparation
Carissa spinarum L.	Agam	Apocynaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Cordia africana Lam	Wanza	Boraginaceae	Tree	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill	Beles, Qulqual	Cactaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Euclea racemosa L.	Dedeho	Ebenaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Ficus sur Forssk	Sholla	Moraceae	Tree	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Ficus vasta Forssk	Warka	Moraceae	Tree	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Rumex nervosus Vahl	Embacho	Polygonaceae	Perenial herb	Inner part of stem, leaves and tender shoots	Young tender shoots, leaves and inner part of stem eaten fresh & raw
Ziziphus spina-christi Desf	Kurkura, Geba	Rhamnaceae	Tree	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Rhamnus prinoides L'Hér	Gesho	Rhamnaceae	Shrub	Leave, Stem and bark	To flavor traditional alcoholic drinks (Tela and Tej)
Rosa abyssinica R.Br. ex Lindl	Kega	Rosaceae	Shrub	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle	Lomi	Rutaceae	Tree	Fruit	Ripe fruit eaten raw

ISSN: 1746-4269