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Table 2 List of traditional medicinal plants used to treat different livestock ailments among the agro-pastoralist communities of Fafan Zone

From: Botanical ethnoveterinary therapies used by agro-pastoralists of Fafan zone, Eastern Ethiopia

Scientific name

Family

Vernacular name

Part (s) used

Indication

Method of preparation and application

Livestock species treated

Voucher number

Abutilon anglosomaliae Cufod.

Malvaceae

Balanbaal

Leaf

Non-specific external wound

Grounded leaves are applied to wound and washed later

All Livestock

TF-05

Abutilon bidentatum Hochst. ex A.Rich.

Malvaceae

Maran

Root

Hyena/Jackal bite wound

Crushed root is applied to affected area

Cattle

TF-25

Leaf

Helminthiasis, Abdominal pain andSnake bite

Decoction drenched orally

Cattle, sheep and goat

Acacia mellifera (Vahl) Benth.

Mimosaceae

Bilcin

Bark and Root

Retained placenta

Crushed root and bark concocted with Acacia oerfota root is administered vaginally to clean uterus

Camel

TF-06

Bark

Infertility

Bark placed in vagina to kill semen from previous unsuccessful mating

Cattle

Acacia oerfota (Forssk.) Schweinf.

Mimosaceae

Gumar

Bark

Infertility

Bark placed in vagina to kill semen from previous unsuccessful mating

Cattle

TF-34

Sudden sickness

Bark crushed, mixed with water and drenched orally

Camel

Acacia tortilis (Forssk.) Galasso&Banfi

Mimosaceae

Madheedh

Gum

Non-specific external wound

Gum is applied to wound topically

All Livestock

TF-39

Adenium aculeatum (Forsk.)

Apocynaceae

Dhalaandhux

Stem/Root

Ringworm

Crushed root or stem dispersed in water is applied to lesions

Cattle

TF-20

Stem/Root

Coughing/Pasteurellosis

Decocted and drenched orally

Goat and Sheep

Adenium obesum (Forssk.) Roem. & Schult.

Apocynaceae

Aboobo wan Aad, Aboobo-gunweyn

Stem

Mange infestation

Inside of the stem which has been fermented for two days is applied to mange lesions

Camel

TF-37

Boscia minimifolia Chiov.

Capparaceae

Meygaag

Bark and Leaf

Bloat

Crushed bark and leaf mixed with water is drenched orally

Cattle

TF-31

Carullum speciosa N.E.Br .

Asclepiadaceae

Udaabeys

Leaf/Stem

Ringworm

Leaves/stem juice is applied to lesions

Cattle

TF-17

Leaf

Eye injury or infection

Powdered leaves mixed with oil is applied locally as ointment

Cattle, sheep and goat

Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.

Celastraceae

Jaad, qat

Leaf

Helminthiaisis/Diarrhoea

Crushed leaves mixed with water is used as oral drench or mixed with feed and fed

Sheep and goat

TF-28

Celosia polystachina

Amaranthaceae

laaleys

Leaf

Non-specific external wound

Crushed leaves mixed with oil is applied to wound

Cattle

TF-22

Cissus quadrangularis L.

Vitaceae

Gaad

Aerial part

Tick infestation and external wound

Crushed aerial part mixed with water is applied topically

Cattle and Camel

TF-02

Leaf

Mastitis, Helminthiaisis and Leach infestation

Crushed leaf mixed with water is drenched orally

Cattle and camel

Aerial part

Black leg

Decoction drenched orally

Cattle

Cistanche phelypae L. Cout.

Orobanchaceae

Qoodho-dameer

Leaf and root

Trypanosomiasis

Chopped, mixed with water and drenched orally

Camel

TF-08

Commiphora erlangeriana Engl.

Bursuraceace

Dhunkaal

Bark

Tick infestation

Bark crushed, mixed with water, left overnight and used as wash

Cattle, camel, sheep and goat

TF-03

Commiphora erythrea (Ehrenb.) Engl.

Burseraceae

Xagar

Leaf/Gum

Mange infestation and ring worm

Cooked gum with animal’s urine is applied to the lesion; Leaf and gum burnt and applied to lesion

Camel

TF-14

Commiphora ogadensis Chiov.

Burseraceae

Xagar-madow

Gum

Ringworm

Gum mixed with water is applied to the lesions

Cattle (Calf) and camel

TF-11

Commiphora serrulata Engl.

Burseraceae

Mukh

Leaf

Orf

Leaf concocted with C.drangularis and mixed with animal urine is cooked and applied to the lesions

Sheep and goat

TF-38

Crabbea velutina S. Moore

Acanthaceae

Gheg-maanyo

Leaf

Hyena/Jackal wounds

Grounded leaves applied to wound and washed after three days

Donkey

TF-23

Crotalaria albicaulis Franch.

Fabaceae

Gabal-daye

Leaf

Trypanosomiasis

Leaf extracted withwater and concocted with leaf ofC.phelypaef is drenched orally

Camel

TF-12

Cucumella kelleri (Cogn.) C.Jeffrey

Cucurbitaceae

Afgub, uneexo

Root

Infertility

Root is inserted into vagina with Acacia oerfota to attract bull

Camel

TF-40

Cucumis prophetarum L.

Cucurbitaceae

Qalfoon-idaad

Root

Infertility

Root inserted into vagina with A.oerfota to attract bull

Cattle and Camel

TF-26

Fruit

Swellings

Fruit is made warm and bandaged to affected area

All livestock

Retained placenta

Crushed and used to wash uterus

Cattle, sheep and goat

Cucumis pustulatus Hook. f.

Cucurbitaceae

Qalfoon

Fruit/Seed

Non-specific external wound

Fruit pulp and seed applied to wound

All Livestock

TF-41

Cyphostemma cyphopetalum (Fresen.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm.

Vitaceae

Carmo, carmo-waraaboz

Root

Non-specific external wound

Crushed root is applied topically as paste

Cattle, camel, sheep and goat

TF-49

Cyphostemma serpens (Hochst. ex A.Rich.) Desc.

Vitaceae

Carom

Root

Non-specific external wound

Powder of dried and crushed root is applied

All Livestock

TF-10

Dichrostachys cinerea Wight et Arn.

Mimosaceae

Warsamays

Stem

Hyena/Jackal bite wounds

Burned stem is applied to wound

All Livestock

TF-46

Echidnopsis dammaniana Sprenger

Asclepiadaceae

Riyo-dararis

Stem

Lice infestation and Snake bite

Crushed stem mixed with water is used as wash; Crushed and applied to affected area

Cattle (Calf)

TF-45

Entada leptostachya Harms

Mimosaceae

Gacma-dheere

Root

Coughing

Grounded root mixed with water is given intranasal; or mixed with feed and fed

Goat

TF-09

Euphorbia hirta L.

Euphorbiaceae

Caraba-nadh

Latex

Non-specific external wound

Latex/juice is applied to wound

All Livestock

TF-44

Euphorbia longispina Chiov.

Euphorbiaceae

Qabo

Latex

Non-specific external wound

Latex is applied to wound

All Livestock

TF-43

Euphorbia schizacantha Pax

Euphorbiaceae

Qabo-yare

Whole plant

Non-specific external wound

Whole plant crushed, dried and used as powder.

Juice also applied to the affected area

Cattle and camel

TF-42

Indigofera amorphoides Jaub. & Spach

Fabaceae

Meydhax-dheere

Root

Tick and Lice infestation

Crushed (broken) root is applied to ticks/lice

Cattle, sheep and goat

TF-18

Whole plant

Helminthiasis

Decoction drenched orally

Sheep and goat

Ipomoea cicatricosae L.

Convolvulaceae

Weylo-wad

Root

Joint diseases

Crushed root is applied topically

Cattle

TF-48

Jatropha spicata Pax

Euphorbiaceae

Mawe

Root

Non-specific external wound

Crushed root is applied topically to wound

All livestock

TF-15

Seed

Indigestion (impaction)

Seed decocted and drenched orally

Cattle, sheep and goat

Justica generifolia

Acanthaceae

Buuxiso

Leaf

Non-specific external wound

Crushed leaves is applied to wound

Cattle

TF-32

Kleinia abyssinica (A.Rich.) A.Berger,

Asteraceae

Godor-cad

Rhizome

Sexual impotency

Fresh rhizome is given to bulls to enhance libido

Cattle

TF-35

Lycium shawii Roem. & Schult.

Convolvulaceae

Surad

Root

Non-specific external wound /thorns

Crushed root applied near to site of embedded thorns

Camel

TF-29

Moringa borziana Mattei

Moringaceae

Mawe

Root

Coughing

Crushed root mixed with boiled water is drenched orally

Sheep and goat

TF-21

Pergularia daemia (Forssk.) Chiov.

Asclepiadaceae

Gees-riyaad

Leaf

Non-specific external wound

Leaf juice is applied to affected area

Cattle

TF-16

Psilotrichum gnaphalobryum (Hochst) Schintz

Amaranthaceae

Booga-dhaye

Leaf

Non-specific external wound

Crushed leaves concocted with Ipomoea cicatricosae is applied to wound

Donkey

TF-47

Pupalia lappcea L. Juss.

Amaranthaceae

Maro-boob, dhegmaanyo

Leaf, fruit or root

Retained placenta, painful joints and wound

Juice or paste is applied to lesion or affected area

Cattle, sheep and goat

TF-04

Salvadora persica L.

Salvadoraceae

Caday

Root

Non-specific external wound

Crushed root is applied topically

Cattle

TF-27

Sarcostemma andongense

Hiern

Asclepiadaceae

Xangey-dhurwaa

Leaf

Snake bite

Leaf juice is applied orally

All livestock

TF-30

Schinus molle L.

Anacardiace

Mirmiri

Leaf

Tick infestation

Crushed leaves rubbed on to ticks

Cattle and sheep

TF-01

Leaf

Eye injury/infection

Leaf Juice is applied topically

Cattle and sheep

Bark

Helminthiasis

Water extract of the bark is applied orally

Sheep and goat

Seddera pedunculataae (Balf.f.) Verdc

Convulvolaceae

Nagadh

Whole plant

Dermatophilosis (skin infection)

Crushed whole plant is applied topically

Cattle and camel

TF-33

Solanium dubium fresen

Solanaceae

Urudhi, Xunboox

Fruit

Non-specific external wound

Fruit juice is applied topically

Camel

TF-36

Solanum incanum L.

Solanaceae

Waniiye, xunboox, kiriiri

Fruit/Leaf

Tick infestation

Fruit/leaf sap concocted with leaf of Schinusmolle is applied on tick infested area

Cattle and camel

TF-07

Seed

infertility

Seed inserted into vagina to attract bull

Cattle

Leaf

Ring worm and swollen joints

Crushed parts extracted in water is applied locally

Cattle and camel

Fruit

Coughing/pneumonia/mastitis

Fruit sap is applied orally/nasally or locally

Goat

Solanum jubae Bitter

Solanaceae

Kiriiri, xunboox

Seeds, fruit, and root

Joint disease and Snake bite

Powder of dried and crushed parts is applied topically to the affected area

Cattle

TF-24

Withnia somnifera (L.) Dunal

Solanaceae

Guryo-fan

Leaf

Urinary abnormalities

Leaf concocted with Cissusquadrangularis and drenched orally

Cattle and camel

TF-13

Zanthoxylum chalybeum Engl.

Rutaceae

Geed-dixri

Fruit

Helminthiaisis

Powder of Crushed fruit mixed with water is applied orally as drench

Sheep

TF-19