Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Diarrhoeal Related Diseases in Ethiopia

<table class="fixed-width table-group" id="tab3"><tr><td><table class="table"><colgroup><col style="width:10.40em"/><col style="width:10.94em"/><col style="width:5.61em"/></colgroup><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr class="thead"><td class="align_left">Method of preparation </td><td class="align_center">Number of preparations </td><td class="align_center">Percentage</td></tr><tr><td class="thead-hr" colspan="3"><hr/></td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Crushing</td><td class="align_center">53</td><td class="align_center">38.2</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Decoction</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">21.5</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Powdered</td><td class="align_center">14</td><td class="align_center">10.1</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Chewing</td><td class="align_center">7</td><td class="align_center">5.0</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Concoction</td><td class="align_center">5</td><td class="align_center">3.6</td></tr><tr><td class="align_left">Others</td><td class="align_center">30</td><td class="align_center">21.5</td></tr><tr class="table-tr"><td colspan="3"><hr class="tbody-hr"/></td></tr></table></td></tr></table>

<div>Method of preparation of traditional medicine in Ethiopia.</div>

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Table 3: Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Diarrhoeal Related Diseases in Ethiopia 