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Reference : HG 30

Author(s) : Gidey Yirga

Title : Use of traditional medicinal plants by indigenous people in Mekele town, capital city of Tigray regional state of Ethiopia Journal of Medicinal Plants Research Vol. 4(17), pp. 1799-1804, 4 September, 2010 http://www.academicjournals.org/JMPR

Reference HG 30 has information about 16 plants :

Aloe babatiensis Christian & I.Verd.

Official name : Aloe babatiensis Christian & I.Verd.

Family : Asphodelaceae

Symptoms : H(187)

Recipes : H(187) strain, fresh Aloe barbadensis, ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle

Official name : Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle

Family : Rutaceae

Symptoms : H(173)

Recipes : H(173) leprosy, fresh Citrus aurantifolia , ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Cordia abyssinica R. Br.

Official name : Cordia abyssinica R. Br.

Family : Boraginaceae

Symptoms : H(201)

Recipes : H(201) evil eye, fresh Cordia africana, ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del.

Official name : Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Del.

Family : Euphorbiaceae

Symptoms : H(038)

Recipes : H(038) urinary retention, fresh Croton macrostachyus, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Cucurbita pepo L.

Official name : Cucurbita pepo L.

Family : Cucurbitaceae

Symptoms : H(068)

Recipes : H(068) tape worm, dried Cucurbita pepo, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Datura inoxia Mill.

Official name : Datura inoxia Mill.

Family : Solanaceae

Symptoms : H(194)

Recipes : H(194) leshimaniasis, dried Datura innoxia, ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.

Official name : Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.

Family : Fabaceae

Symptoms : H(014)

Recipes : H(014) herpes-zoster, fresh Entada abyssinica, ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Olea europaea L.

Official name : Olea europaea L.

Family : Oleaceae

Symptoms : H(068)

Recipes : H(068) ascariasis, fresh Olea europaea, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Phytolacca dodecandra L'Hérit.

Official name : Phytolacca dodecandra L'Hérit.

Family : Phytolaccaceae

Symptoms : H(112)

Recipes : H(112) abortion, fresh Phytolacca dodecandra, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Rhus glutinosa Hochst. ex A.Rich

Official name : Rhus glutinosa Hochst. ex A.Rich

Family : Anacardiaceae

Symptoms : H(094)

Recipes : H(094) hemorrhoid, dried Rhus glutinosa, ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Schinus molle L.

Official name : Schinus molle L.

Family : Anacardiaceae

Symptoms : H(008)

Recipes : H(008) diarrhoea, fresh Schinus molle, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not registered

Solanum incanum L.

Official name : Solanum incanum L.

Family : Solanaceae

Synonyms : Solanum insanum L. , Solanum coagulans Forssk.

Symptoms : H(104)

Recipes : H(104) abdominal cramp/colic, fresh Solanum insanum, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

Official name : Trigonella foenum-graecum L.

Family : Fabaceae

Symptoms : H(014)

Recipes : H(014) urticaria, dried Trigonella foenum-graecum, RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Verbascum sinaiticum Benth.

Official name : Verbascum sinaiticum Benth.

Family : Scrophulariaceae

Symptoms : H(055)

Recipes : H(055) vomiting, dried Verbascum sinaiticum, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Vernonia amygdalina Delile

Official name : Vernonia amygdalina Delile

Family : Asteraceae

Synonyms : Vernonia senegalensis A. Chev. , Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch. Bip. Ex Walp.

Symptoms : H(057)

Recipes : H(057) goiter, dried Vernonia amygdalina, ONS., RNS., VO.

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Official name : Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Desf.

Family : Rhamnaceae

Synonyms : Ziziphus africana P. Mill. , Ziziphus sphaerocarpa Tul.

Symptoms : H(014)

Recipes : H(014) dandruff, fresh Ziziphus spina christi , ONS., RNS., local application

Region : East Africa (Bench-Maji Zone)

Country : Ethiopia (Mekele town, Tigray regional state)

Vernacular name : not communicated by the author