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Author(s) :
Abera B.
Title :
Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by Oromo people, Ghimbi District, Southwest Ethiopia
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine,10:40 (2014)
http://www.ethnobiomed.com/content/10/1/40
Reference HA 63 has information about 54 plants :
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
Official name :
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(057)
Recipes :
H(057) goiter, leaf of Acacia abyssinica is smashed and the sap is made, local application.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
laaftoo (Oromo)
Acmella caulirhiza Delile
Official name :
Acmella caulirhiza Delile
Family :
Asteraceae
Synonyms :
Spilanthes mauritiana (A. Rich. ex Pers.) DC.
,
Spilanthes filicaulis (Schumach. & Thonn.) C.D.Adams
Symptoms :
H(155)
Recipes :
H(155) tonsilitis, flower of Acmella caulirhiza chewed and spitted on tonsillitis
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
gutichaa (Oromo)
Ajuga integrifolia Buch-Ham
Official name :
Ajuga integrifolia Buch-Ham
Family :
Lamiaceae
Synonyms :
Ajuga bracteosa Wallich ex Bentham
Symptoms :
H(099)
Recipes :
H(099) epilepsy, leaf of Ajuga integrifolia is pounded and mixed with nut oil, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
armaguusa (Oromo)
Albizia schimperiana Oliv.
Official name :
Albizia schimperiana Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(003)
Recipes :
Veq(003) swelling, root of Albizia schimperiana is powdered and the powder is rolled in clean cloth and tied to the neck of equines.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
imala (Oromo)
Albizia schimperiana Oliv.
Official name :
Albizia schimperiana Oliv.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) evil eye, root of Albizia schimperiana and Pterolobium stellatum is dried and powdered., in nose
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
imala (Oromo)
Allium sativum L.
Official name :
Allium sativum L.
Family :
Alliaceae
Symptoms :
H(051)
Recipes :
H(051) paludism, bulb of Allium sativum and rhizome of Ginger officinale are pounded and eaten with honey, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
qullubbii (Oromo)
Aloe macrocarpa Tod.
Official name :
Aloe macrocarpa Tod.
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(161)
Recipes :
H(161) warts, leaf of Aloe macrocarpa powdered and mixed with honey, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
hargisa (Oromo)
Aloe monticola Reynolds
Official name :
Aloe monticola Reynolds
Family :
Asphodelaceae
Symptoms :
H(041)
Recipes :
H(041) anthrax, root of Aloe monticola is pounded and mixed with cold water and local alcohol (tella), VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
hargisa (Oromo)
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Official name :
Amaranthus hybridus L.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Synonyms :
Amaranthus caudatus L.
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, leaf of Amaranthus caudatus (synonym of Amaranthus hybridus) is pounded and boiled.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
lyyaasuu (Oromo)
Artemisia abyssinica Sch.Bip ex Rich
Official name :
Artemisia abyssinica Sch.Bip ex Rich
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) evil spirit, crushed fresh root of Artemisia abyssinica homogenized in water and the patient smell and drink
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
ariti (Oromo)
Bersama abyssinica Fres.
Official name :
Bersama abyssinica Fres.
Family :
Melianthaceae
Synonyms :
Bersama abyssinica subsp. engleriana (Gürke) F.White
Symptoms :
H(004)
Recipes :
H(004) wound, leafy-stem of Bersama abyssinica is squeezed and creamed on wound
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
lolchiisaa (Oromo)
Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. & Coss.
Official name :
Brassica juncea (L.) Czernj. & Coss.
Family :
Brassicaceae
Symptoms :
H(018)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, concoction, dry pounded seed of Nigella sativa with pounded dry Brassica juncea and Echinops kebericho root, powder is mixed with H2O, nasal instilation
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
not registered by the authors
Buddleja polystachya Fresen.
Official name :
Buddleja polystachya Fresen.
Family :
Buddlejaceae
Synonyms :
Buddleja acuminata R. Br.
Symptoms :
Recipes :
Vb(001) eye disease, leaf of Buddleja polystachya chewed and spitted on cattle eye
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
hanfaaree (Oromo)
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth.
Official name :
Calpurnia aurea (Aiton) Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Synonyms :
Calpurnia subdecandra (L'Hérit.) Schweick.
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) skin disease, leaf of Calpurnia subdecandra (synonym of Calpurnia subdecandra) is smashed and rubbed on affected area
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
ceeqaa (Oromo)
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Official name :
Carissa edulis (Forssk.) Vahl
Family :
Apocynaceae
Synonyms :
Carissa xylopicron Thouars
,
Carissa pubescens A. DC.
,
Carissa spinarum L.
Symptoms :
H(018), H(033), H(100), H(104)
Recipes :
H(018) headache, H(033) impotence, H(100) gonorrhea, H(104) stomachache , Fresh root of Carissa spinarum (synonym of Carissa edulis) is pounded and mixed with tella (local alcohol)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
hagamsa (Oromo)
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Official name :
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Hook. f. ex Benth.
Family :
Rutaceae
Symptoms :
H(013)
Recipes :
H(013) skin irritation, leaves of Clausena anisata, Solanecio gigas and Justicia schimperiana are pounded together, local application
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
ulumaa’i (Oromo)
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Official name :
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R. Br. ex Vatke
Family :
Verbenaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) abdominal distension, leaves extraction with cold H2O of Clerodendrum myricoides, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
maraasisa (Oromo)
Coffea arabica L.
Official name :
Coffea arabica L.
Family :
Rubiaceae
Symptoms :
H(008)
Recipes :
H(008) diarrhea, roast the seeds of Coffea arabica, pounded and mixed with honey, VO.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
buna (Oromo)
Combretum paniculatum Vent.
Official name :
Combretum paniculatum Vent.
Family :
Combretaceae
Symptoms :
H(014)
Recipes :
H(014) ringworm, bark latex of Combretum paniculatum is pounded and mixed with soda and creamed on affected skin
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
baggii (Oromo)
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
Official name :
Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm.
Family :
Brassicaceae
Symptoms :
H(012)
Recipes :
H(012) bone fracture, leafy-stem of Coronopus didymus is collected and dried in sunlight, crushed and mixed with soup of sorghum
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Southwest Ethiopia
Vernacular name :
surumaa (Oromo)