Medicinal plants used by traditional healers to treat malignancies and other human ailments in Dalle District, Sidama Zone, Ethiopia

Table 5 MPs used to treat jaundice in Megera and adjacent kebeles

Family	Scientific name	Vernacular name (Sidamu-afoo)	Distribution in the flora region	Altitude (meter)	Reference—flora of Ethiopia and Eritrea
Cucurbitaceae	Peponium vogelii (Hook.f.) Engl.	Surupha	SU IL, KF, SD, BA	1500-2100	Vol. 2; part II [76]
Cuppressaceae	Juniperus procera Hochst ex. Engl.	Hoomme	TU, GD, GJ, WU, SU, AR, SD, HA	1100-3500	Vol. 1 [81]
Menispermaceae	Stephania abyssinica Dillon and A.Rich.	Kalaala	TU, GD, GJ, WU, SU, AR, WG, KF, IL, GG, SD, HA	1450-3400	Vol. 2; part I [77]
Podocarpaceae	Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) Mirb.	Dagucho	TU, GD, GJ, WU, SU, AR, IL, KF, GG, WG, SD, BA, HA	1350-2900	Vol. 1 [81]
Polygonaceae	Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.	Shiishoone	TU, GD, GJ, SU, AR, WG, KF, IL, GG, SD, BA, HA	1200-3300	Vol. 2; part I [77]

Abbreviations: TU Tigray region above 1000 m contour, AF Afar region below 1000 m contour to Eritrean border in the east and Harerge border in the south, WU Welo region above 1000 m contour, GD Gondar region, WG Welega region, KF Kefa region, AR Arsi region, BA Bale region, GJ Gojam region, IL Ilubabor region, GG Gamo Gofa region, SD Sidamo region, HA Harerge region

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