Research Article

The Status of Ethnobotanical Knowledge of Medicinal Plants and the Impacts of Resettlement in Delanta, Northwestern Wello, Northern Ethiopia

Table 2

Frequency of plant parts used and route of administration of remedy from TMPs.

Plants partsFrequencyPercentageRoute of administrationFrequency Percentage

Leaf only7532.6Oral101 43.9
Root only5021.7Dermal66 28.7
Fruit only166.9Nasal 26 11.3
Seed only 156.5Optical 11 4.8
Whole plant 156.5Oral and dermal 10 4.3
Latex only 125.2Dermal and nasal 8 3.5
Stem only 83.5Oral and nasal5 2.2
Aboveground parts 73.0Vaginal 2 0.9
Bulb62.6 Anal1 0.4
Root and stem52.2Total 230 100.0
Stem bark only52.2
Rhizome only31.3
Root and stem bark 31.3
Flower only20.9
Fruit and seed20.9
Shoot only20.9
Tuber20.9
Leaf and stem 10.4
Root and leaf10.4
Total 230100.0