Table 5 List of medicinal plants for treating both human and livestock diseases in the study area, Wonago Woreda

Acanthaceae

Justicia schimperiana (Hochst.ex A. Nees) T.Anders

Dummiuggae

Sh

Pounded fresh/dry leaves is concocted with bark of Croton macrostachyus is taken orally for three days.

Intestinal parasites

FM30

Asparagaceae

Asparagus africanus L.

'Uffae '

Sh

Powder of dry root with butter is applied on wound

Wound

FM206

Asteraceae

Vernonia auriculifera Hiern

Dangireto

Sh

Crushed, pounded and mix with cold water, one cup of the filtrate is given for adult, one-half of the cup for children for three days. For livestock Crushed, pounded root mixed with cold water is administered orally

Snake poison

FM144

Asteraceae

Xantium strumarium L.

Dehanekayae

H

The plant part squeezing it through clean locally made cloth for five days on affected part or wash the affected part for both diseases.

Skin infection

FM9

Boragnaceae

Cordia africana Lam.

Waddissa

T

Powdered dry root bark is sprinkled on burning charcoal and smoke is inhaled covered by cloth. For livestock root bark is smoked in the barn

Evil eye

FM167

Celastraceae

Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) Excell

Shekko

Sh

Powdered fresh/dry seed with water or butter is taken with coffee or tea as drink for five days.

Epilepsy

FM54

Powdered fresh/dry seed with Ocimum lamiifolium seed is take with coffee as drink

Headache

For livestock root powder mixed with leaf of Ocimum lamiifolium is administered orally

Febrile Disease

Malvaceae

Sida schimperiana Hochst. ex A.Rich

Gebresede

Sh

Crushed, pounded, and boiled with water and cooled for 2 hours and 2 glasses are served as a drink.

Epilepsy

FM170

For livestock leaf powder is mixed with water is administered orally for three days before grazing

Mental problem

Polygonaceae

Rumex nepalensis Spreng.

Dangago

H

Paste of fresh/dry stem powder with butter is applied topically

Wound

FM10

Rubiaceae

Pentas schimperiana (A. Rich) Vatke

Dibexxo

Sh

Fresh/dry root bark powder mixed with water is taken orally

Epilepsy(human) Mental problem (livestock)

FM78

Sapindaceae

Dodonaea angustifolia L.F.

Ittechhae

Sh

Crushed, pounded dry fruit with water is applied

Ectoparasite

FM83

Powdered dry fruit with water is given orally

Lymphatic swelling

Simaroubaceae

Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill

Kapparro

Sh

Powdered fresh root bark mixed with water is applied topically

Wound

FM202

Tiliaceae

Grewia ferruginea Hochst ex A. Rich

Ogomdii

Sh

Crushed, pounded fresh/dry root bark with roots of Ensete ventricosum and mixed with water and kept overnight is given orally

Cough

FM121

Verbenaceae

Lantana camara L.

Yewef kollo

Sh

Dry stem powder mixed with water is taken orally

Diarrhea

FM146