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Table 4 Reported methods of preparation of traditional medicine

From: Ethnomedicinal plant knowledge and practice of the Oromo ethnic group in southwestern Ethiopia

Methods of preparation

Frequency

Proportion (%)

Crushed

60

35.09

Squeezed

46

26.90

Powdered

20

11.70

Pounded

13

7.60

Concocted

12

7.02

Extracted with cold water

11

6.43

Decocted

4

2.34

Warmed

2

1.17

Smoked

1

0.58

Extracted by boiling stem

1

0.58

Enclosed in a piece of close

1

0.58