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. 2009 Sep 24;5:26. doi: 10.1186/1746-4269-5-26

Table 1.

Medicinal plants used to treat livestock diseases

Scientific name Family Voucher specimen no. Local name Habit Application part used Method of preparation Administration route Livestock treated
Biophytum abyssinicum A. Rich. Oxalidaceae THB-087 Denggo Herb To expel leech Above ground Fresh crushed above ground part homogenized in water adding salt Oral Cattle
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth. Fabaceae Cadhdhiw Shrub Snake bite Root, Stem or Leaf Any part of the plant crushed and homogenized in water to drink Oral Cattle
Grewia mollis Juss. Tiliaceae THB-051 Gumere Tree Constipation Bark Crushed fresh bark homogenized in water to drink adding salt Oral Cattle
Justicia betonica L. Acanthaceae Goppe dhaliyaa Herb Snake bite Root Fresh crushed root homogenized in water to drink Oral Cattle
Pavetta abyssinica Fresen. Rubiaceae THB-015 Bootha bekkaa Shrub Mitch & evil eye Leaf Crushed fresh leaf homogenized in water to drink and with the residue soak the whole body Oral & Skin Cattle
Pentas lanceolata (Forssk.) Defl. Subsp. quartiniana (A. Rich.) Verdc. Rubiaceae Mithaa Herb Snake bite Root Crushed fresh root homogenized in water to drink Oral Cattle
Phyllanthus sepialis Muell. Arg. Euphorbiaceae Cadhdho Shrub Snake bite Root, Stem or Leaf Any part of the plant crushed and homogenized in water to drink Oral Cattle
Setaria megaphylla (Steud.) Th. Dur. & Schinz Poaceae Daawaa Herb Snake bite Leaf Smell crushed fresh leaf then soak the whole body Nasal & skin Cattle
Solanum dasyphyllum Schumach.* Solonaceae THB-002 Buluwaa Herb Trypanosomiasi, cough Fruit Slices of fresh fruits homogenized in water adding salt Oral Cattle
Solanum incanum L. Solonaceae Buluwaa Shrub Cough Fruit The inner part of the fruit homogenized in water to drink Oral Cattle
Syzygium guineense subsp. Macrocarpum (Engl.) F. White Myrtaceae THB-169 Ocha Tree Diarrhea Bark Crushed fresh bark homogenized in water to drink Oral Cattle
Tetradenia riparia (Hochst. in C. Krauss) Codd* Lamiaceae THB-046 Hookko Shrub Diarrhoea, to improve milk content of cows Leaf Crushed fresh leaf homogenized in water and add salt Oral Cattle

Mitch: A disease of cattle with a common symptom of wound on the skin and make the hair remove easily

* Plants cultivated in homegardens with medicinal application