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Table 6 Solvents and ingredients used in the preparation of traditional medicines

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

No.

Solvents and ingredients

Frequency

Percentage

1

Water

43

34.4

2

Honey

28

22.4

3

Butter

19

15.2

4

Cereal oils

7

5.6

5

Tella/teji/brzi

6

4.8

6

Milk/ergo

5

4

7

Tea/coffee

4

3.2

8

Animal fat

4

3.2

9

Animal urine

1

0.8

10

Animal bile

1

0.8

11

others

7

5.6

 

Total

125

100