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Table 5 Major types of human health problems of the study area and number of plant species used

From: Medicinal plants potential and use by pastoral and agro-pastoral communities in Erer Valley of Babile Wereda, Eastern Ethiopia

No.

Type of disease

No. of medicinal plants used

No. of preparations

1

Gastrointestinal disorders and parasites

15

24

2

Wound, Tropical ulcer & body swolling - GOFLA

14

15

3

Malaria and fever

8

9

4

Mouth, teeth and throat infections

6

8

5

Haemorrhage

5

5

6

Fungal infection

5

5

7

Snake and carnivore bites

4

5

8

Eye diseases

4

4

9

Kidney infection

3

3

10

Constipation

3

3