Insect repellent plants traditional usage practices in the Ethiopian malaria epidemic-prone setting: an ethnobotanical survey

Karunamoorthi, Kaliyaperumal; Hailu, Teklu

doi:10.1186/1746-4269-10-22

Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine

Table 3 Perception of the study participants regarding the traditional insect repellent plants accessibility, affordability, effectiveness and self reported plant specieses, which are scientifically reported and authenticated as insect repellent plants

From: Insect repellent plants traditional usage practices in the Ethiopian malaria epidemic-prone setting: an ethnobotanical survey

S. No.	Scientific name	Respondents using		Is it potentially useful?		Is it accessible?		Is it affordable?		Previously reported or authenticated.
S. No.	Scientific name	UR (n = 199)	Percent^a	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	Previously reported or authenticated.
1.	Allium sativum	62	31.2	85.4	14.6	80.6	19.4	88.7	11.3	Valerio and Maroli, [29]
2.	Aloe pulcherrima	66	33.2	93.9	06.1	78.7	21.3	68.1	31.9	Bekele et al., [30]
3.	Boswellia papyrifera	98	49.3	65.9	34.1	86.8	13.2	75.5	24.5	Karunamoorthi et al., [17]
4.	Brassica nigra	31	15.6	80.6	19.4	74.1	25.9	93.5	06.5	Bekele et al., [30]
5.	Buddleja polystachya	59	29.7	88.1	11.9	84.7	15.3	77.9	22.1	NA
6.	Carica papaya	56	28.2	78.6	21.4	85.8	14.2	92.8	07.2	Kazembe et al., [31]; Rawani et al., [32]
7.	Citrus aurantifolia	24	12.1	87.6	12.4	75.1	24.9	83.4	16.6	NA
8.	Citrus sinensis	69	34.7	84.1	15.9	94.2	05.8	89.9	10.1	Zewde and Jembere, [33]
9.	Colchicum autumnale	53	26.7	92.4	07.6	88.7	11.3	79.2	20.8	NA
10.	Croton macrostachyus	87	43.8	68.9	31.1	83.9	16.1	72.4	27.6	Karunamoorthi and Ilango, [3]
11.	Cupressus lusitanica	143	71.9	81.9	18.1	78.3	21.7	94.4	05.6	Karunamoorthi et al., [17]
12.	Echinops kebericho	60	30.2	88.3	11.7	95.1	4.9	90.1	09.9	Karunamoorthi et al., [15]
13.	Eucalyptus citriodora	59	29.7	89.9	10.1	84.7	15.3	81.3	18.7	Palsson and Jaenson, [29]
14.	Eucalyptus globulus	112	61.4	85.8	14.2	99.1	00.9	93.7	06.3	Kweka et al., [34]; Palsson and Jaenson, [29]
15.	Justicia schimperiana	57	28.7	92.9	07.1	87.8	12.2	80.8	19.2	NA
16.	Lepidium sativum	51	25.7	90.1	09.9	96.1	03.9	74.5	25.5	Karunamoorthi and Husen, [18]
17.	Ocimum lamiifolium	65	32.7	83.1	16.9	92.3	07.7	95.3	04.7	Bekele et al., [30]
18.	Ocimum suave	61	30.7	83.7	16.3	90.1	09.9	78.6	21.4	Kweka et al., [34]; Seyoum et al., [13];
19.	Olea europaea	58	29.1	84.4	15.6	89.7	10.3	87.9	12.1	Karunamoorthi et al., [15]
20.	Pavonia urens	47	23.7	93.7	06.3	89.3	10.7	80.9	19.1	NA
21.	Ricinus communis	54	27.2	88.9	11.1	92.5	07.5	83.3	16.7	Bekele et al., [30]
22.	Vernonia amygdalina	71	35.7	84.6	15.4	78.8	21.2	84.5	15.5	Onunkun, [35]
23.	Shita^b	43	21.7	95.4	04.6	88.4	11.6	81.4	18.6	Karunamoorthi and Husen, [18]
Total				1968.2	331.8	1994.8	305.2	1928.1	371.9
Percent				85.5	14.5	86.8	13.2	83.9	16.1

Note: UR: (use-record) the number of the respondents who claimed the use of plant as an insect repellent
^aPercent does not add up to 100, because of multiple responses.
^bShita is a mixture of various traditional repellent plant parts such as stem, root, resin, leaves and bark. It is widely available in the marketplace in the majority of the Ethiopian towns.
NA: Not available.

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