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Author(s) :
Bussmann Rainer, W., P.Swartzinsky, W. Aserat & P.Evangelista
Title :
Plant use in Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Region, Ethiopia.
Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine , 7:28 (2011)
Reference HB 48 has information about 239 plants :
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
Official name :
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vch(095), Vc(095) plant of Acacia abyssinica eaten by camels and goats.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
dadetsha
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
Official name :
Acacia abyssinica Hochst. ex Benth.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(203)
Recipes :
H(239) charcoal (preferred species), firewood
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
dadetsha
Acritochaete volkensii Pilg.
Official name :
Acritochaete volkensii Pilg.
Family :
Poaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of eaten by livestock and wildlife.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
garaba
Agrocharis incognita (C.Norman) Heywood & Jury
Official name :
Agrocharis incognita (C.Norman) Heywood & Jury
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
V(095), V(104)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Agrocharis incognita eaten by cattle.
Vb(104), root is crushed and given to livestock for stomach problems.
Vb(104), root is crushed and given to livestock for stomach problems.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Agrocharis incognita (C.Norman) Heywood & Jury
Official name :
Agrocharis incognita (C.Norman) Heywood & Jury
Family :
Apiaceae
Symptoms :
H(104)
Recipes :
H(104) root of Agrocharis incognita is crushed and eaten for stomach problems.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Alchemilla fischeri Engl.
Official name :
Alchemilla fischeri Engl.
Family :
Rosaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Alchemilla fischeri eaten by cattle and baboons.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
sedisa
Alchemilla kiwuensis Engl.
Official name :
Alchemilla kiwuensis Engl.
Family :
Rosaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Alchemilla kiwuensis eaten by cattle.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
sedisa
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk.
Official name :
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
H(095), H(104)
Recipes :
H(095) fruits eaten by children.
H(095) fruits eaten by humans
H(104), flowers for Honey; This honey has medicinal properties and is good for stomach problems.
H(095) fruits eaten by humans
H(104), flowers for Honey; This honey has medicinal properties and is good for stomach problems.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
aberra
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk.
Official name :
Allophylus abyssinicus (Hochst.) Radlk.
Family :
Sapindaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Allophylus abyssinicus eaten by cattle
V(095) fruits eaten by baboons.
V(095) fruits eaten by baboons.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
aberra
Amaranthus sp.
Official name :
Amaranthus sp.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
H(095), H(201)
Recipes :
H(095) food; cooked like cabbage in time of drought.
H(201) as remedy for spiritual pain. Inhaling the smell brings out the evil.
H(201) as remedy for spiritual pain. Inhaling the smell brings out the evil.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
ch'okene, rafu
Amaranthus sp.
Official name :
Amaranthus sp.
Family :
Amaranthaceae
Symptoms :
V(095), V(201)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Amaranthus sp eaten by cattle.
Vb(201), crushed and smeared on cattle for spiritual protection and "highsight".
Vb(201), crushed and smeared on cattle for spiritual protection and "highsight".
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
ch'okene
Anagallis arvensis L.
Official name :
Anagallis arvensis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Anagallis arvensis eaten by cattle
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
matane
Anagallis arvensis L.
Official name :
Anagallis arvensis L.
Family :
Fabaceae
Symptoms :
H(001)
Recipes :
H(001) applied to the eye to improve "fat yellow thing" in the eye.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
matane
Ardisiandra wettsteinii R. Wagner
Official name :
Ardisiandra wettsteinii R. Wagner
Family :
Primulaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
V(095) plant of eaten by mountain nyala.(antelope found in high altitude woodland in a small part of central Ethiopia)
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Official name :
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Family :
Caryophyllaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Arenaria serpyllifolia eaten by cattle.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Official name :
Arenaria serpyllifolia L.
Family :
Caryophyllaceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) medicine; for spiritual things with Arenaria serpyllifolia
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
not communicated by the authors
Argemone mexicana L.
Official name :
Argemone mexicana L.
Family :
Papaveraceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Véq(095) plant of Argemone mexicana eaten by donkeys.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
korehare
Artemisia absinthium L.
Official name :
Artemisia absinthium L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
H(201)
Recipes :
H(201) plant of Artemisia absinthium, remedy for spiritual pain. Inhaling the smell brings out the evil.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
ch'okone
Artemisia absinthium L.
Official name :
Artemisia absinthium L.
Family :
Asteraceae
Symptoms :
V(201)
Recipes :
Vb(201) plant of Artemisia absinthium crushed and smeared on cattle for spiritual protection and "highsight
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
ch'okone
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Official name :
Asparagus africanus Lam.
Family :
Asparagaceae
Symptoms :
V(095)
Recipes :
Vb(095) plant of Asparagus africanus, eaten by cattle and wildlife.
Region :
East Africa
Country :
Ethiopia (Odo-Bulu and Demaro, Bale Mountains Region)
Vernacular name :
seriti