Table 1 Medicinal plants used to treat livestock diseases
Scientific name | Family | Voucher specimen no. | Local name | Habit | Application | part used | Method of preparation | Administration route | Livestock treated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Biophytum abyssinicum A. Rich. | Oxalidaceae | THB-087 | Denggo | Herb | To expel leech | Above ground | Fresh crushed above ground part homogenized in water adding salt | Oral | Cattle |
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth. | Fabaceae | Â | Cadhdhiw | Shrub | Snake bite | Root, Stem or Leaf | Any part of the plant crushed and homogenized in water to drink | Oral | Cattle |
Grewia mollis Juss. | Tiliaceae | THB-051 | Gumere | Tree | Constipation | Bark | Crushed fresh bark homogenized in water to drink adding salt | Oral | Cattle |
Justicia betonica L. | Acanthaceae | Â | Goppe dhaliyaa | Herb | Snake bite | Root | Fresh crushed root homogenized in water to drink | Oral | Cattle |
Pavetta abyssinica Fresen. | Rubiaceae | THB-015 | Bootha bekkaa | Shrub | Mitch & evil eye | Leaf | Crushed fresh leaf homogenized in water to drink and with the residue soak the whole body | Oral & Skin | Cattle |
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Defl. Subsp. quartiniana (A. Rich.) Verdc. | Rubiaceae | Â | Mithaa | Herb | Snake bite | Root | Crushed fresh root homogenized in water to drink | Oral | Cattle |
Phyllanthus sepialis Muell. Arg. | Euphorbiaceae | Â | Cadhdho | Shrub | Snake bite | Root, Stem or Leaf | Any part of the plant crushed and homogenized in water to drink | Oral | Cattle |
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) Th. Dur. & Schinz | Poaceae | Â | Daawaa | Herb | Snake bite | Leaf | Smell crushed fresh leaf then soak the whole body | Nasal & skin | Cattle |
Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach.* | Solonaceae | THB-002 | Buluwaa | Herb | Trypanosomiasi, cough | Fruit | Slices of fresh fruits homogenized in water adding salt | Oral | Cattle |
Solanum incanum L. | Solonaceae | Â | Buluwaa | Shrub | Cough | Fruit | The inner part of the fruit homogenized in water to drink | Oral | Cattle |
Syzygium guineense subsp. Macrocarpum (Engl.) F. White | Myrtaceae | THB-169 | Ocha | Tree | Diarrhea | Bark | Crushed fresh bark homogenized in water to drink | Oral | Cattle |
Tetradenia riparia (Hochst. in C. Krauss) Codd* | Lamiaceae | THB-046 | Hookko | Shrub | Diarrhoea, to improve milk content of cows | Leaf | Crushed fresh leaf homogenized in water and add salt | Oral | Cattle |