Table 3 Medicinal plants used to treat only human diseases
From: Local people’s interaction with Wejig-Mahgo-Waren Massif Forest in Southern Tigray, Ethiopia
Scientific name | Voucher codes | Family name | Tigrigna name | Habit | Part used | Used for | Preparation and application | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Abutilon longicuspe Hochst. ex A. Rich | MH 109 | Malvaceae | Sa’da buwak | S | L | Cholera | Crush and drink | |
Acacia etbaica Schweinf | MH 120 | Fabaceae | Seraw | T | R/L | Cancer | Crush and tie on the infected part | |
L | Gulhay* | Crush and drink | ||||||
Acacia senegal (L.) Willd | MH 141 | Fabaceae | Sewansa | T | B | Troma | Crush, boil, smoke and drink a cup of glass | |
Achyranthes aspera L | MH 057 | Amaranthaceae | Machelo | H | R/L | Gulhay* | Chew, swallow and drink | |
L | Tonsillitis | Chew and swallow | ||||||
R | Snakebite | Chew | ||||||
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf | MH 067 | Apocynaceae | Merenz | T | L | Malaria | Crush, drink juice and apply to nose | |
L | Degehabe* | Crush and drink | ||||||
Aloe camperi Schweinf | MH 302 | Aloaceae | Ere | S | L | Malaria | Crush, drink juice in a cup of glass | |
Argemone mexicana L | MH 077 | Papaveraceae | Medafe | H | La | Wound | Smearing latex to the affected part | |
Artemisia abyssinica Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich | MH 128 | Asteraceae | Chena baria | H | L | Headache | Crush and apply to nose | |
Asparagus africanus Lam | MH 044 | Asparagaceae | Kestenosto | WC | R/L | Dandruff | Crush, mix with butter and rub on the head | |
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Del | MH 019 | Balanitaceae | Bedeno | T | L | Cholera | Crush and drink in cup of glass | |
L | Gulhay* | Crush and drink | ||||||
L | Hangnail | Crush, mix with butter and tie on the infected part | ||||||
L | Dandruff | Crush, mix with butter and rub on the head | ||||||
R | Anthrax | Crush, mix with honey and tie on the infected part | ||||||
R | Tonsillitis | Chew and swallow | ||||||
Becium grandiflorum (Lam.) Pic.Serm | MH 013 | Lamiaceae | Tebeb | S | L | Blood clotting | Crush, immediate tie with fresh juice | |
YS | Febrile | Crush and drink in cup of glass | ||||||
Bidens pilosa L | MH 011 | Asteraceae | Tselim Teneg | H | L | Anthrax | Crush, mix with Commicarpus pedunculosus leaf, Heliotropium strigosum leaf with honey and rub/tie on the infected part | |
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth | MH 001 | Fabaceae | Chrenchah | S | L | Evil eye | Crush, mix with fresh water taken at the morning from the source and wash the whole body | |
Capparis tomentosa Lam | MH 075 | Capparidaceae | Harengama | WC | R | Evil eye | Crush and smoke | |
Carissa spinarum L | MH 062 | Apocynaceae | Egam | S | R | Febrile | Crush and smoke | |
Clematis simensis Fresen | MH 025 | Ranunculaceae | Hareghazo | HC | R/L | Chibti* | Crush and drink in cup of glass | |
R | Cancer | Crush, mix with butter and tie on the infected | ||||||
R/L | Kidney | Crush, mix with honey and drink in small amount | ||||||
L | Cancer | Crush and tie | ||||||
L | Dislocated | Crush and tie | ||||||
R | Paralyze | Mix with Kniphophia pumila root, Plectranthus punctatus leaf and stored together for three days and wash the damage person | ||||||
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) Vatke | MH 021 | Lamiaceae | Shewha | S | R | Snakebite | Chew, crush and drink | |
Clutia lanceolata Forssk | MH 023 | Euphorbiaceae | Hirtmtmo | S | L | Berle* | Crush, mix Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata bark, Asparagus africanus fruit and mix with butter and rub on the infected part | |
Commicarpus pedunculosus (A.Rich.) Cufod | MH 022 | Nyctaginaceae | Ezni anchwa | H | L | Swollen | Crush and rub/tie on the infected part | |
Crotalaria incana L | MH 280 | Fabaceae | Shamto amrakut | S | L | Bullet | Crush, dried, mix with butter and rub on the affected part | |
L | Anthrax | Crush, mix with honey and tie in the infected part | ||||||
Cyphostemma adenocaule (Steud. ex A. Rich.) Descoings ex Wild and Drummond | MH 017 | Vitaceae | Aserkuka | HC | R | Fumigation | Crush and smoke | |
Datura stramonium L | MH 169 | Solanaceae | Mestenagr | H | L | Hemorrhoid | Crush and tie on the infected part | |
L | Tuberculosis | Crush and tie on the infected part | ||||||
L | Werchi* | Crush, mix with butter and rub | ||||||
L | Wound | Crush and tie on the infected part | ||||||
F | Toothache | Burn, mix with butter and smoke | ||||||
Dodonaea angustifolia L. f | MH 059 | Sapindaceae | Tahses | S | L | Swollen | Crush and drink | |
L | Hibri semay* | Crush, mix with honey and rub on the infected part | ||||||
Echinops pappi Chiov | MH 193 | Asteraceae | Dander | S | R | Headache | Chew | |
Eucalyptus globulus Labill | MH 049 | Myrtaceae | Tseada bahirzaf | T | L | Asthma | Boil and smoke | |
L | Febrile | Boil and smoke | ||||||
Euclea racemosa subsp. schimperi (A. DC.) White | MH 102 | Ebenaceae | Kuleo | S | R | Goiter | Chew | |
Euphorbia petitiana A. Rich | MH 176 | Euphorbiaceae | Hinzuqzuq | H | R | Jaundice | Crush, mix with butter and drink | |
Grewia mollis A. Juss | MH 150 | Tiliaceae | Rewey | T | L | Toothache | Crush and tie | |
L | Bonbelea* | Crush and drink with cup of glass | ||||||
Heliotropium strigosum Willd | MH 066 | Boraginaceae | Amam gmel | H | L | Wound | Crush and tie in fresh on the affected part | |
Juniperus procera Hochst. ex Endl | MH 060 | Cupressaceae | Tshdi adi | T | L | Amoeba | Crush, mix with water, filter and drink | |
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T. Anders | MH 061 | Acanthaceae | Shmeda | S | L | Jaundice | Crush, filter and mix with cheese and drink small cup of glass | |
Jaundice | Crush and drink with small amount | |||||||
Kalanchoe petitiana A. Rich | MH 036 | Crassulaceae | Awo awo zbei | H | L | Swollen | Crush and drink | |
Evulitis | Crush and apply to nose, drink, mix with butter and tie | |||||||
Laggera tomentosa (Sch. Bip. ex A. Rich.) Oliv. and Hiern | MH 099 | Asteraceae | Kaskanso | S | L | Satan | Crush, mix with water and wash every morning | |
Leucas abyssinica (Benth.) Briq | MH 047 | Lamiaceae | Shiwa qerni | S | L | Wekei* | Crush and drink with cup of glass | |
L | Snakebite | Crush and drink | ||||||
Myrica salicifolia A. Rich | MH 034 | Myricaceae | Shinet | T | B | Cancer | Crush, dried and smoke through nose | |
B | Cough | Crush, dried/fresh and smoke | ||||||
Myrsine africana L | MH 046 | Myrsinaceae | Qechemo | S | F | Tapeworm | Crush and drink in cup of glass | |
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata (Wall. ex G. Don) Cif | MH 079 | Oleaceae | Awlie | T | L | Febrile | Crush and smoke | |
L/B | Cholera | Crush and drink | ||||||
S | Typhus | Burn and smoke | ||||||
L | Shanbu* | Crush and drink | ||||||
L | Fnfan* | Curl the leaf and insert through anus | ||||||
L | Eye infection | Crush and smoke | ||||||
L | Stomachache | Crush, mix with water and drink | ||||||
Phytolacca dodecandera L ‘Herit | MH 133 | Phytolaccaceae | Shibti | S | R | Jaundice | Crush, filter and drink with small cup | |
Podocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) R. B. ex. Mirb | MH 065 | Podocarpaceae | Zigba | T | L | Evil eye | Crush, mix with water and wash the body | |
L | Intelligence | Crush, mix water and wash the whole body | ||||||
S | Evil eye | Tie on the neck | ||||||
L | Satan | Crush, mix with water and wash | ||||||
B | Evil eye | Crush, mix with Rumex nervosus and wash | ||||||
Rhus natalensis Krauss | MH 118 | Anacardiaceae | Atami | S | YS | Hebri semay* | Crush, mix white shiny stone and butter and then rub on the infected part | |
Rubus apetalous Poir | MH 270 | Rosaceae | Mongolil | S | R | Cancer | Crush and tie | |
Rumex nepalensis Spreng | MH 071 | Polygonaceae | Dengele | H | R/L | Degehabe* | Crush and drink | |
L | Evil eye | Crush, mix with fresh water and wash the whole body | ||||||
L | Itching | Crush and wash | ||||||
Solanum marginatum L.f | MH 090 | Solanaceae | Engule dogae | S | R | Typhus | Crush and drink every three days in small amount | |
Verbascum sinaiticum Benth | MH 009 | Scrophulariaceae | Trnake | H | R | Jaundice | Crush, filter and drink a cup of glass | |
R | Jaundice | Crush and drink | ||||||
L/R | Bullet | Crush and tie | ||||||
R | Jaundice | Crush, mix with cheese and drink one cup of glass for every three morning | ||||||
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal | MH 082 | Solanaceae | Gulho | S | R | Malaria | Burn and smoke | |
L/R | Satan | Crush and smoke | ||||||
L | Wound | Crush and rub | ||||||
R | Febrile | Crush and smoke | ||||||
R | Dislocated | Crush, mix with butter and rub on the affected part | ||||||
Zehneria scabra (Linn. f) Sond | MH 070 | Cucurbitaceae | Hareg resha | HC | L | Febrile | Crush and smoke | |