Table 1 List of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants used for treatment of livestock ailments: scientific name; family; local name; growth form; ailment treated; plant parts used; condition of plant part uses; methods of preparation and application, route of administration, plant part mixed with and voucher number
From: Ethnoveterinary plants of Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Scientific name | Family | Local (Amharic) name | Growth form | Ailment treated | Part used | CPU | MP AP | RA | Part mixed with | Voucher no ermiasLX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achyranthes aspera L. | Amaranthaceae | Telenj | H | Nasal infection | R | F | 5 | Na | 104 | |
Ophthalmic infection | L | F | 4 | Op | ||||||
Minor bleeding | L | F | 3 | De | ||||||
Aeonium leucoblepharum Webb ex A. Richard | Crassulaceae | Yefeyel Dabo | H | Sore | L | F | 2 | De | 885 | |
Retained placenta/fetal membrane | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Allium sativum L. | Alliaceae | Nech Shinkurt | H | Blackleg | BU | F/D | 5 | O | 8, 11 | 828 |
Dermatophilosis | BU | F/D | 2 | De | ||||||
Mange | BU | F/D | 2 | De | ||||||
Scabies | BU | F/D | 2 | De | ||||||
Ringworm | BU | F/D | 2 | De | ||||||
Parasitic leech | BU | F/D | 5 | Na | ||||||
Lice infestation in chicken | BU | F | 4 | De | ||||||
Helminthiasis | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Apodytes dimidiata E. Mey. ex Arn | Icacinaceae | Yetemenja Inchet/Donga | T | Rabies | SB | F | 5 | O | 5 | 887 |
African horse sickness | SB | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Asparagus africanus Lam. | Asparagaceae | Seritie | S | Coccidiosis | R | F | 1 | O | 7 | 189 |
Calotropis procera (Ait.) Aitf | Asclepiadaceae | Kimbo | H | Mange | R | F | 4 | De | 894 | |
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth. | Fabaceae | Digita | S | Tick infestation | L | F | 4 | De | 76 | |
Helminthiasis | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Snake bite | R | F | 5 | O | 3, 11 | |||||
Sore | L | F/D | 3 | De | ||||||
Parasitic leech | BU | F/D | 5 | Na | ||||||
Carissa spinarum L. | Apocynaceae | Agam | S | Helminthiasis | R | F | 4 | O | 16 | |
Parasitic leech | L | F | 4 | De | ||||||
Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich. | Menispermaceae | Ingochit hareg | C | Cowdriosis | P | F | 5 | O | 14 | 888 |
CBPP | P | F | 5 | O | 40 | |||||
Clematis hirsuta Perr. & Guill. | Ranunculaceae | Azo hareg | C | Blackleg | R | F | 5 | O | 3, 8 | 18 |
Pleuropneumoniasis | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach | Euphorbiaceae | Feyele Fej | S | Bloody diarrhoea | L | F | 5 | O | 10 | |
Nasal infection | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Ophthalmic infection | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Mucal diarrhoea | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Bloat | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Croton macrostachyus Del. | Euphorbiaceae | Bisana | T | Ringworm | L | F | 4 | O | 17 | |
Dermatophilosis | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Mange | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Scabies | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Wound | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Minor bleeding | L | F | 3 | O | ||||||
Sore | L | F/D | 3 | O | ||||||
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. | Cucurbitaceae | Yemdr Imbuay | H | Coccidiosis | Fr, R | F/D | 1 | O | 68 | |
Cowdriosis | R | F | 5 | O | 3 | |||||
Hepatitis | Fr | F/D | 5 | O | ||||||
Wound | L&R | F | 3 | O | ||||||
Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper & Wood | Urticaceae | Wenz admek | S | Mange | R | F | 2 | O | 890 | |
Lumpy skin disease | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Scabies | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Discopodium penninervium Hochst. | Solanaceae | Ameraro | S | Blackleg | L | F | 5 | O | 606 | |
Wound | L | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Minor bleeding | L | F | 3 | O | ||||||
Dodonaea angustifolia L. f. | Sapindaceae | Kitkita | S | Bloat | RB | F/D | 5 | O | 20 | |
Sudden diarrhoea | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Ringworm | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Scabies | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Dracaena afromontana Mildbr. | Dracenaceae | Merko | S | Blackleg | R | F | 5 | O | 892 | |
Scabies | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Dermatophilosis | R | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Dregea schimperi (Decne.) Bullock | Asclepiadaceae | Yedikula Kend | C | Snake bite | R | F | 5 | O | 798 | |
Wound | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Embelia schimperi Vatke | Myrsinaceae | Inkoko | C | Bloat | Fr | F/D | 5 | O | 505 | |
Mucal diarrhoea | Fr | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Bloody diarrhoea | Fr | F/D | 5 | O | 4 | |||||
Gomphocarpus fruticosus (L.) Ait. F. | Asclepiadaceae | Ashkla Hareg | H | Bloat | P | F | 5 | O | 51 | 133 |
Poor appetite | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Sudden diarrhoea | Fr, R | F/D | 5 | O | ||||||
Hypericum quartinianum A. Rich. | Hypericaceae | Ameja | S | Snake bite | R | F | 5 | O | 889 | |
Minor bleeding | R | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Hypoestes aristata (Vahl.) Soland. | Acanthaceae | Telenj | H | Wound | L | F | 3 | O | 599 | |
Minor bleeding | L | F | 3 | O | ||||||
Inula confertiflora A. Rich.** | Asteraceae | Woynagift | S | Lumpy skin disease | L | F | 5 | O | 877 | |
Mange | R | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Ringworm | R | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Juniperus procera L. | Cupressaceae | Yeabesha Tsid | T | Retained placenta/fetal membrane | R | F | 5 | O | 874 | |
Leonotis ocymifolia (Burm.f.) Iwarsson | Lamiaceae | Ras Kimir | S | Anthrax | R | F | 5 | O | 26, 27 | 871 |
Blackleg | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Maesa lanceolata Forssk. | Myrsinaceae | Kelewa | S | Mange | Fr | F | 4 | O | 42 | |
Tick infestation | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Dermatophilosis | Fr | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Helminthiasis | Fr | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Parasitic Leech | Fr | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen. | Loganiaceae | Askwar | T | Calf pneumonia | L | F | 5 | O | 897 | |
Cowdriosis | SB | F | 5 | O | ||||||
CBPP | SB | F | 5 | O | 9 | |||||
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. | Lamiaceae | Dama Kessie | S | Bloat | L | F | 5 | O | 864 | |
Mucal diarrhoea | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Poor appetite | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Bloody diarrhoea | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Olea europaea L. subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G.Don) | Oleaceae | Woyra | T | Mange | St | F | 4 | O | 21, 41 | 19 |
Ringworm | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Lumpy skin disease | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Pavetta abyssinica Fresen. | Rubiaceae | Seged achawach | S | Blackleg | SB | F | 5 | O | 485 | |
Broken limb in calf | SB | F | 3 | O | ||||||
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Defiers. | Rubiaceae | Yejib Mirkuz | S | Anthrax | R | F | 5 | O | 30 | 213 |
Phytolacca dodecandra L' Herit. | Phytolaccaceae | Indod | S | Parasitic leech | L | F | 5 | O | 243 | |
Mange | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Helminthiasis | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Lice infestation in chicken | L | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Lumpy skin disease | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Plantago lanceolata L. | Plantaginaceae | Wusha milas tinishu | H | Rabies | R | F | 5 | O | 860 | |
Plantago palmata Hook.f. | Plantaginaceae | Wusha milas tiliku | H | Rabies | R | F | 5 | O | 895 | |
Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) Mirb. | Podocarpaceae | Zigba | T | Ringworm | SB | F | 2 | O | 197 | |
Mange | SB | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Polyscias fulva (Hiern) Harms | Araliaceae | Yezingero wonber | T | Minor bleeding | L | F | 2 | O | 823 | |
Ranunculus multifidus Forssk. | Ranunculaceae | H | Dermatophilosis | R | F | 4 | O | 858 | ||
Ricinus communis L. | Euphorbiaceae | Gulo | S | Mange | Fr | F | 4 | O | 21,33 | 33 |
Scabies | Fr | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Ringworm | Fr | F | 4 | O | ||||||
Retained placenta/fetal membrane | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Rubus steudnerii Schweinf. | Rosaceae | Amoch | S | Bloat | LT | F | 5 | O | 242 | |
Mucal diarrhoea | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Bloody diarrhoea | R | F | 5 | O | 32 | |||||
Blackleg | R | F/D | 5 | O | ||||||
Senecio myriocephalus Sch. Bip. exA. Rich.** | Asteraceae | Sibut | S | Pasteurellosis | R | F | 5 | O | 891 | |
Sida schimperiana Hochst. ex A. Rich. | Malvaceae | Garda | S | African horse sickness | R | F | 5 | O | 153 | |
Smilax aspera L. | Smilacaceae | Ashkla hareg | C | Snake bite | L | F | 5 | O | 853 | |
Solanecio gigas (Vatke) C. Jeffrey** | Asteraceae | Dengorita | T | Hepatitis | L | F | 5 | O | 531 | |
Stephania abyssinica (Dill. & A. Rich.) Walp. | Menispermaceae | Yeait hareg | H | CBPP | L | F | 5 | O | 130 | |
Calf pneumonia | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Tephrosia interrupta Hochst. & Steud ex Engl. | Fabaceae | Gerengere | S | Coccidiosis | R | F | 1 | O | 30 | 893 |
Thalictrum rhynchocarpum Dill. & Rich. | Ranunculaceae | Sire bizu | H | African horse sickness | R | F | 5 | O | 535 | |
Trichocladus ellipticus Eckl. & Zeyh. | Hamamelidaceae | Abil wuha | T | Ophthalmic infection | L | F | 4 | O | 896 | |
African horse sickness | R | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Triumfetta brachyceras K. Schum. | Tiliaceae | Leba Giraf | S | Ringworm | R | F/D | 2 | O | 886 | |
Dermatophilosis | R | F | 2 | O | ||||||
Vernonia amygdalina Del. | Asteraceae | Girawa | T | Retained placenta/fetal membrane | R | F | 5 | O | 22 | |
CBPP | L | F | 5 | O | ||||||
Withania somnifera (L.) Dun. | Solanaceae | Gizewa | S | Blackleg | R | F/D | 5 | O | 206 | |
Zingiber officinale Roscoe | Zingiberaceae | Zingibil | H | Bloat | Rh | F/D | 5 | O | ||
Bloody diarrhoea | Rh | F/D | 5 | O | 22 | 850 | ||||
Poor appetite | Rh | F/D | 5 | O | ||||||
Mucal diarrhoea | Rh | F/D | 5 | O | ||||||