Table 8 List of useful plants in Wof Ayzurish Forest and their detail uses
Plants scientific name | Family name | Local name | Ethnomedicinal use treating diseases with preparations | Other cultural, ecological and social use | Voucher No |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Achyranthes aspera L | Amaranthaceae | Telenj | Swelling = Leaves pounded with Asparagus africanus, Croton macrostachyus, Ehretia cymosa and spat | YT077 | |
Acmella caulirhiza Del | Asteraceae | Yemider berbere | Toothache = Chewed the stem and hold with cheek Tonsillitis = Squeezed the whole fresh parts and dropped through mouth | YT078 | |
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf | Apocynaceae | Merenz | Antifungal = Pounded fresh leaves, and painted on infected skin | Used for making different material | YT 05 |
Aloe pulcherrima Gilbert & Sebsebe | Asphodelaceae | Sete ret | Dandruff = Extracting the latex and creamed to the flaky scalp Wound = Extracted the latex and creamed on the wound Snake bite = Extracted the latex and swallowed before food | Employed for environmental purposes, including soil erosion control and ornamental applications | YT013 |
Andropogon abyssinicus Fresen | Poaceae | Gicha | Utilized as fodder, in social contexts such as holiday ceremonies, and for environmental purposes, including soil erosion prevention | YT081 | |
Asparagus africanus Lam | Asparagaceae | Serti/Yeset Kest | Swelling = Leaves ground with Osyris quadripartita, Jasminum abyssinicum, Searsia pyroides var. pyroides & Rosa abyssinica and spat Jaundices = Ground and powdered the dried leaves and used cream before smeared | Branches are utilized for cleaning milk containers | YT06 |
Bersama abyssinica Fresen | Melianthaceae | Azamir | Wound = Extracted the latex and smeared on the wound | The leaves serve as makeshift umbrellas for rural women, providing shade and protection from the sun, while other plant parts are utilized for fencing and as firewood | YT038 |
Bidens macroptera (Sch.Bip. ex Chiov.) Mesfin | Asteraceae | Adey abeba | Utilized for environmental purposes, including ornamental use and soil erosion control | YT085 | |
Bidens pilosa L | Asteraceae | Yeseytan Merfe | Intestinal problem = Crushed fresh leaves, mixed with water, filtered and drunk | YT086 | |
Buddleja polystachya Fresen | Loganiaceae | Anfar | Used for firewood, fencing, house construction materials, and charcoal production | YT018 | |
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth | Fabaceae | Digta | Diarrhea = Eat raw seed with Milk and local beverage (Tella) | Used for firewood | YT030 |
Carissa spinarum L | Apocynaceae | Agam | Snake bite = Pounded fresh root with roots of Euclea divinorum, homogenized in water and drunk | Utilized for purposes such as firewood, fencing, construction materials, agricultural tools, food, livestock fodder, ecological functions, and charcoal production | YT014 |
Clematis simensis Fresen | Ranunculaceae | Nech azo-hareg | Wound = Fresh leaves pounded, painted and tied on infected part | YT063 | |
Clutia abyssinica Jaub. and Spach | Euphorbiaceae | Fiyele fej | Diarrhea for livestock = Leaves pounded and drenching | Used for firewood | YT026 |
Cordia africana Lam | Boraginaceae | Wanza | Utilized for purposes such as house construction and furniture material, firewood, farm tools and fencing | YT058 | |
Crepis rueppellii Sch.Bip | Asteraceae | Yefiyel wotet | Febrile illness = Chewed fresh root or leaves and swallowed the sap | YT0100 | |
Croton macrostachyus Del | Euphorbiaceae | Bisana | Dandruff = Crushed the fresh leaves or bark and rubbed topically to the flaky scalp; Wound = Maceration the fresh leaves and washed by added salt Swelling (on leg) = Burnt dried bark and smeared on the leg Hemorrhage = Crushed dried leaves or bark, rubbed and hold | As construction material for houses, sources of firewood, fencing, and charcoal, as well as for environmental purposes such as support in terrace construction, and as resources for fodder and agricultural tools like plows | YT08 |
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich | Cucurbitaceae | Yemider embay | Abdominal cramp for both human and livestock = Chewed the fresh root and swallowed the sap | YT0101 | |
Cynoglossum coeruleum Hochst. ex A.DC | Boraginaceae | Fikru tena | Swelling = Ground the dried root and smeared on the swelling | YT0104 | |
Cyphostemma adenocaule (steud.ex A.Rich.) | Vitaceae | Milas lebileb | Abscess in livestock = Pounding the fresh leaves, mixed with water and drenching | YT0107 | |
Debregeasia saeneb (Forssk.) Hepper and Wood | Urticaceae | Ashosho | Used for fodder and fire wood | YT043 | |
Discopodium penninervium Hochst | Solanaceae | Ameraro | Employed for fencing, firewood, and environmental applications, including enhancing soil fertility | YT069 | |
Dodonaea viscosa subsp. angustifolia (L.f.) J.G.West | Sapindaceae | Kitkita | Snake bite = Crushed the root, mixed in water and drunk with Coffee/Tea | The smaller branches are utilized in crafting traditional items such as baskets and barns, while the stems serve purposes including fumigation, walking sticks, firewood, fodder, and various environmental applications | YT01 |
Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel.) P. Bamps | Sterculiaceae | Wolkefa | Its stem Yap is utilized for house construction, crafting agricultural tools, and as firewood | YT066 | |
Dregea rubicunda K. Schum | Asclepiadaceae | Kuando hareg | Skin cut and fungal disease = Crushed root and rubbed topically | YT056 | |
Ehretia cymosa Thonn | Boraginaceae | Gamea | Toothache = Chewed leaves and held with teeth | Utilized for producing firewood, crafting materials, and manufacturing agricultural tools such as yokes | YT061 |
Ekebergia capensis Sparrm | Meliaceae | Lol | The stem is utilized for various purposes, including construction materials for housing. Also as livestock fodder, firewood, charcoal production, and environmental applications | YT09 | |
Erica arborea L | Ericaceae | Asta | Utilized for fencing, as well as for firewood and charcoal production | YT023 | |
Eucalyptus camaldulensis Dehnh | Myrtaceae | Key bar-zaf | Utilized for fencing, firewood, charcoal production, agricultural tools such as plow beams, and materials like timber and walking sticks | YT017 | |
Eucalyptus globulus Labill | Myrtaceae | Nech bar-zaf | Common cold and febrile illness = Boiled the leaves and vapor the steam | Employed for fencing, firewood, charcoal production, agricultural tools such as plow beams, and as materials for walking sticks, house construction, and furniture | YT037 |
Euclea divinorum Hiern | Ebenaceae | Dedeho | Snake bite = Drunk the root decoction; pounded with & Carissa spinarum, mixed with water and drunk and taken orally | Utilized for fencing, firewood, and materials such as toothbrushes and house construction, as well as for ornamental purposes | YT029 |
Ficus sur Forssk | Moraceae | Shola | Employed for fencing, construction materials for housing, firewood, charcoal production, fodder, environmental purposes (such as ornamental use), and for its edible fruit | YT022 | |
Ficus vasta Forssk | Moraceae | Warka | Utilized for material purposes in house construction, as firewood, charcoal production, environmental (ornamental) applications, and for social uses in rituals | YT041 | |
Galiniera saxifraga (Hochst.) Bridson | Rubiaceae | Yetota kolet | Employed as firewood, construction material for housing, agricultural tools, and in charcoal production | YT021 | |
Galium simense Fresen | Rubiaceae | Ashikit | Febrile illness = Crushed the fresh leaves and rubbed topically | YT0115 | |
Grevillea robusta R. Br | Proteaceae | Gravilea | Utilized for fencing, construction materials for housing, firewood, charcoal production, and environmental applications, particularly ornamental use | YT044 | |
Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch. Bip | Asteraceae | Girawa | Blackleg = Pounding the fresh leaves, mixed with water and drenching | Employed as both firewood and livestock fodder | YT020 |
Gymnanthemum auriculiferum (Hiern) Isawumi | Asteraceae | Gujo | Utilized for fencing and as livestock fodder | YT024 | |
Helichrysum splendidum (Thunb.) Less | Malvaceae | Nechilo | Febrile illness and vomiting = Pounded the fresh leaves and rub the body; pounded the leaves, filtered and drunk | YT034 | |
Hyparrhenia hirta (L.) Stapf | Poaceae | Sembelet | Employed as fodder, for environmental purposes such as soil erosion protection, and for social uses in festivals and ceremonies | YT0121 | |
Jacaranda mimosifolia D. Don | Bignoniaceae | Yettemenja zaf | Utilized for fencing, as a material for crafting rifles and house construction, as firewood, in charcoal production, and for environmental purposes | YT070 | |
Jasminum abyssinicum Hochst | Oleaceae | Tembelel | Swelling = Crushed the fresh twigs and rubbed topically | Employed for fencing, as a material for crafting traditional baskets, and as a farm tool for tying agricultural implements | YT011 |
Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl | Cupressaceae | Yehabesha tsid | Utilized for fencing, as a material in construction and furniture making, as firewood, in charcoal production, and for environmental and social purposes | YT016 | |
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T. Anders | Oleaceae | Sensel | Jaundice = Drunk the leaves decoction Herpes zoster = Pounded fresh leaves and smeared Constipation = Chewed fresh leaves and swallowed the sap | Used for fencing purposes | YT046 |
Kalanchoe petitiana A. Rich | Crassulaceae | Endahula | Wound = Burnt the leaves and painted; smeared the concoction | YT0122 | |
Leonotis ocymifolia (Burm. F.) Iwarsson | Lamiaceae | Ras Kimer | Headache = Crushed/powdered the fresh or dried leaves, mixed in water and drunk | Utilized for fencing and fodder | YT042 |
Lippia adoensis Hoechst var. adoensis | Verbenaceae | Kese | Utilized for purposes such as fencing and fodder | YT027 | |
Maesa lanceolata Forssk | Myrsinaceae | Kelewa | Employed for fencing, as a material for baking bread using leaves, and as firewood | YT032 | |
Maytenus senegalensis (Lam.) | Celastraceae | Atat | Utilized for fencing, material, firewood and charcoal making | YT02 | |
Momordica foetida Schumach | Cucurbitaceae | Yamora misa | Swelling = Pounded the fresh leaves with Tragia doryode, Asparagus africanus and Jasminum abyssinicum spat | YT0131 | |
Myrica salicifolia A.Rich | Myricaceae | Shinet | Utilized for fencing, as a material for crafting traditional baskets and house construction, as firewood, fodder, and for environmental and social purposes | YT015 | |
Myrsine africana L | Myrsinaceae | Kechemo | Employed for fencing, as a material for crafting traditional baskets, and as firewood | YT045 | |
Nuxia congesta R. Br. ex Fresen | Loganiaceae | Askwar | Utilized for fencing, as a material for house construction, agricultural tools, firewood, and charcoal production | YT065 | |
Ocimum urticifolium Roth | Lamiaceae | Demakese | Febrile illness = Squeezed the smashed fresh leaves and drunk with coffee/tea or rubbed and sniffed | Used for firewood and fodder | YT025 |
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall.ex G. Don.) Cif | Oleaceae | Weiyra | Swelling = Pounded the fresh leaves and spat on swelling Febrile illness = Burnt dried leaves and inhaled the smoke | Employed as firewood, for fencing, as a material for crafting traditional baskets, barns, and walking sticks, as a farm tool (plow handle), in charcoal production, as fodder, for environmental purposes (ornamental use), and for social functions such as fumigation | YT04 |
Olinia rochetiana A. Juss | Oliniaceae | Tife | Jaundice = Drunk the decoction | Utilized as a material for house construction, fencing, firewood, and fodder | YT033 |
Osyris quadripartita Decn | Santalaceae | Keret | Swelling = Crushed the fresh leaves and spat; Herpes zoster = Ground the dried leaves, powdered and smeared Febrile illness = Squeezed the fresh leaves and rubbed the whole body Contraceptive methods = Eating raw seeds | Employed as firewood, for fencing, as a material for crafting walking sticks, and for environmental purposes | YT03 |
Pentas schimperiana (A. Rich.) Vatke | Rubiaceae | Woinagift | Common cold = Crushed the leaves and sniffed directly | YT074 | |
Phytolacca dodecandra L'Hér | Phytolaccaceae | Endod | Rabies = Crushed the dried or fresh root, mixed in water and drunk with honey | Used for fencing | YT028 |
Plectranthus cylindraceus Hochst. ex Benth | Lamiaceae | Tibtibo | Toothache = Chewed the fresh stem and swallowed the sap | YT0145 | |
Premna schimperi Engl | Lamiaceae | Chocho | Utilized as a material for house construction, fencing, agricultural tools, and firewood | YT019 | |
Psydrax schimperiana (A. Rich.) Bridson | Rubiaceae | Seged | Used for material, farm tool, and firewood making | YT047 | |
Pterolobium stellatum (Forssk.) Brenan | Fabaceae | kontir | Used for fencing and firewood | YT048 | |
Rhamnus prinoides L'Hér | Rhamnaceae | Gesho | Used for environmental purposes, including providing support during terrace construction | YT049 | |
Rhoicissus tridentata (L. f.) Wild & Drummond | Vitaceae | Jenfok | Employed for fencing, as a material for traditional roof thatching, and as firewood | YT040 | |
Rhynchosia elegans A. Rich | Fabaceae | Yeayt hareg | Febrile illness = Squeezed the smashed fresh leaves and rubbed topically | YT0150 | |
Ricinus comminus L | Euphorbiaceae | Gulo | Rectal prolapse = for the management of rectal prolapse by facilitating the reinsertion of the rectum using its leaves | Utilized as a material for cleaning fabric and as firewood | YT051 |
Rosa abyssinica Lindley | Rosaceae | Kega | The fruit is edible and is also used for fencing and as fodder | YT052 | |
Rubus volkensii Engl | Rosaceae | Enjori | Gastritis = Pounded fresh leaves with Salvia nilotica and swallowed before food (concoction) | The fruit is edible and is also used for fencing and as fodder | YT053 |
Rumex nepalensis Spreng | Polygonaceae | Tult | Dandruff = Burnt dried leaves and applied | YT0153 | |
Rumex nervosus Vahl | Polygonaceae | Embacho | Hemorrhage, Dandruff = Infusion the root and leaves | As fodder | YT012 |
Salvia nilotica Juss. ex Jacq | Lamiaceae | Hul geb | Febrile illness, cough = Squeezed the smashed fresh leaves and drunk with coffee/tea/milk/rubbed/sniffed | YT0156 | |
Satureja abyssinicum (Benth.) Kuntze | Lamiaceae | Salmot diresh | Headache, Febrile illness = The freshly crushed leaves were squeezed, and then sniffed | YT0157 | |
Scepocarpus hypselodendron (Hochst. Ex A.Rich.) T.Wells & A.K.Monro | Urticaceae | Arenkuta | Used for firewood | YT064 | |
Searsia pyroides var. pyroides | Anacardiaceae | Kimo | Snake bite = Crushed fresh leaves and root with Ehretia cymosa & Carissa Carissa spinarum and inserted on infected hole | Used for fencing, as a material for house construction, firewood, fodder, environmental purposes, and for its edible properties | YT010 |
Searsia retinorrhoea (Steud. ex Oliv.) Moffett | Anacardiaceae | Tilem | Jaundice = Crushed with Leaves of Ekebergia capensis and tied on the head | Employed for fencing, as a material for crafting walking sticks and house construction, as firewood, agricultural tools for plowing, charcoal production, fodder, and environmental purposes | YT050 |
Sida schimperiana Hochst. ex A. Rich | Malvaceae | Chifirig | Impotence = Chewed fresh root, swallowed the sap with honey | As material (stem as tooth brush) firewood | YT039 |
Silene macrosolen steud ex. Rich | Caryophyllaceae | Wegert | Febrile illness and evil spirit = Burnt dried root and inhaled the smoke | YT0162 | |
Solanecio gigas (Vatke) C. Jeffrey | Asteraceae | Yeshikoko gomen | Blackleg = Pounding fresh leaves, mixed with water and drenching | Used for fencing | YT059 |
Solanum marginatum L.f | Solanaceae | Geber embay | Skin cut = Crushed fresh leaves and rubbed topically | YT07 | |
Solanum villosum Mill | Solanaceae | Awati | Fruit is edible | YT054 | |
Stephania abyssinica (Dillon and A. Rich.) Walp | Menispermaceae | Engochit hareg | Febrile illness = Squeezed the smashed fresh leaves and drunk | Used for fencing | YT055 |
Syzygium guineense var. guineense (Wild.) DC | Myrtaceae | Dokima | The fruits are edible and are also used as firewood and construction materials | YT076 | |
Tragia doryodes M Gilber | Euphorbiaceae | Aleblabit | Ophthalmic infection = Pounded fresh leaves or root and smeared on the infected eye | YT0167 | |
Vachellia abyssinica (Hochst.ex Benth.) Kyal. & Boatwr | Fabaceae | Girar | Utilized for fencing, as a material for house construction and furniture, as a farm tool (broad blades), in charcoal production, as fodder, firewood, and for environmental purposes | YT035 | |
Vachellia seyal (Delile) P.J.H.Hurter | Fabaceae | Kesele | Employed for fencing, as a material for house construction and furniture, as firewood, and in charcoal production | YT062 | |
Verbascum sinaiticum Benth | Scrophulariaceae | Ketetina/Yehya joro | Abdominal pain (livestock) = Pounding fresh root, mixed with water and drenching | YT068 | |
Verbena officinalis L | Verbenaceae | Atuch | Dysentery in kids = Crushed fresh root, mixed in water and drunk with Coffee/Tea | YT0170 | |
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal | Solanaceae | Gizawa | Evil Eyes/Spirit and febrile illness = Crushed/powdered dried root, mixed in water and drunk; burnt and inhaled the smoke | YT060 | |
Zehneria scabra (Linn.f.) Sond | Cucurbitaceae | Hareg resa | Febrile illness = Boiled fresh leaves and vapor steam | YT0173 |