Table 2.
Medicinal value of parts of H. abyssinica in the study sites
| BALE | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bark | Flower | Root | Leaf | Wood |
| Fever/cough | Intestinal worms (tape worm) | Stomachache | Diarrhea | Stomachache (reddish color liquid from the sapwood) |
| Stomachache | For healing wound | Typhoid | ||
| Cold (bronchitis) | Epilepsy* | Cough | ||
| Livestock disease (thin/skinny body) | Evil eye | Livestock disease (mixed with Juniperus procera) | ||
| KOFELE | ||||
| Bark | Flower | Root | Leaf | Wood |
| Dermatology | Intestinal worms (tape worm) | Stomachache | Diarrhea | Stomachache (reddish color liquid from the sapwood) |
| Malaria | Hepatitis* | Severe abdominal pain | Livestock disease | |
| Stomachache | Sexually Transmitted Diseases (STDs) | Throat disease | ||
| Livestock disease | Problems related to Bile | Cancer (mixed with other plants)* | ||
| DEBARK | ||||
| Bark | Flower | Root | Leaf/seeds | Wood |
| Livestock disease | Intestinal worms (tape worm) | Severe stomach pain | For healing injured part (human/livestock) | |
* Information obtained from traditional healers