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Table 14 Mode of administration of the plant remedies

From: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia

Mode of administration

Number of medicinal plant parts used in each case

Percent of total

Oral

157

44.9

Dermal

132

37.7

Dermal, nasal and oral

14

4.0

Dermal and oral

15

4.3

Optical

10

2.9

Nasal

9

2.6

Ear

8

2.3

Vaginal

2

0.6

Dermal and nasal; nasal and ear; nasal and oral

1

0.9