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 | ||||
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 | ||||
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 |
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 |
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 |
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 |