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Table 8 Livestock ailments that can be treated by medicinal plants

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

No.

Livestock ailment

No. of medicinal plants used to treat livestock ailment

1

Leech

12

2

Diarrhea and shivering

13

3

Bloating

11

4

Newcastle disease

7

5

Abdominal pain

7

6

Wound

5

7

Body swelling

5

8

Hornworm

4

9

Evil spirit

4

10

Bone fracture

4

11

Fleas and lice

3

12

Eye diseases

3

13

Anthrax

3

14

Ticks

3

15

Skin rash

2

16

Prolonged delivery

2

17

Fascioliasis

2

18

Blackleg

1

19

Urine retention

1

20

Rabies

1

21

Malaria

1

22

Cough

1

23

Evil eye

1

 

Total

96