Table 3.

List of ethnoveterinary plants used to treat animal ailments in the study area

Scientific name (family name)	Family	Local name	Part	Disease treated	Root of administration	The way the plant used	Way of preparation
Arundo donax(Hudson) Link	Poaceae	Shembeko	St	Bone fracture	Topical	Dry/fresh	Dried or fresh stem is applied through the affected organ and tilled
Rumex nepalensis Spreng	Polygonaceae	Tult	R	Loss of weight	Oral	Fresh	Crushed and then given to skinned cattle
Ricinus communis L	Euphorbiaceae	Gulo	R	Sudden sickness	Oral	Fresh	The root pounded and mixed with cold water
Nicotiana tabacum L	Solanaceae	Tinbaho	L	Leech	Oral	Fresh	The pounded leaf mixed with water, then given to drink
Agave sisalana Perrine ex Engel	Agavaceae	Kacha	LX	Leech	Nasal	Fresh	Its latex is mixed with the pounded leaf of Plectranthus amboinicus, then the fluid is filtered and given to the cattle through nose
Maytenus arbutifolia (A.Rich.) Wilezek	Celastraceae	Atat	L	Parasites	Oral	Fresh	Leaf decoctions are used to treat external parasites in both domestic and wild animals
Iusticia schimperiana Hochst. ex.Nees	Acanthaceae	Sensel	Wh	Laxative	Oral	Dry	The entire plant is crushed, pounded, and then combined with water before being consumed
Gossypium borbadense L	Malvaceae	Tit	L	Diarrhea	Oral	Fresh	Powdered and mixed with water and given to drunk
Euphorbia abyssinica Gmel Euphorbiaceae	Euphorbiaceae	Kulkual	LX	Rinderpest	Inhalation	Dry	Fumigating the affected cattle
Ficus carica L	Moraceae	Beles	L	Tail sore	Topical	Fresh	Latex of the plant applied on the tail sore /wound/ formed after operation
Ficus vasta Forssk	Moraceae	Warka		Loss of weight	Oral	Fresh	The leaf is crushed and boiled before being fed to skinned cattle

R root, L leaf, SB stem bark, Fr fruit, SD seed, Sh shoot, St stem, Wh whole plant, Br branches, Rh rhizome, Bu bulb, Lx latex