Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Ganta Afeshum District, Eastern Zone of Tigray, Northern Ethiopia

Table 5 Methods of application of medicinal plants

No.	Modes of application	Frequency	Percentage
1	Drinking	81	24.25
2	Smearing	76	22.75
3	Eating	35	10.48
4	Fumigation	34	10.18
5	Chewing	19	5.69
6	Tie	17	5.09
7	Swallowing	15	4.49
8	Sniffing	13	3.89
9	Rubbing	13	3.89
10	Dropping	12	3.59
11	Washing	8	2.39
12	Smelling	3	0.89
	Total	334	100

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