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Table 6 Routes of administration

From: Ethnomedicinal plants used to treat human ailments in the prehistoric place of Harla and Dengego valleys, eastern Ethiopia

Internal

No. of preparations

Percentage

External

No. of preparations

Percentage

Oral drink

64

45.7

Dermal ointment

17

12.1

Oral eaten

6

4.3

Dermal bandage

16

11.4

Eye/internal

4

2.9

Buccal cavity

11

7.9

Ear/internal

2

1.4

Herbal bath

9

6.4

Vaginal/Internal

1

0.7

Drenched

4

2.9

Total

77

55.10%

Dermal rubbing

2

1.4

 

Smoke bath

2

1.4

Steam bath

1

0.7

Massage

1

0.7

   

Total

63

44.90%