Plant Diversity and Ethnoveterinary Practices of Ethiopia: A Systematic Review

Table 4

Frequently treated diseases and DCF of major livestock ailments.

Livestock; disease	Vernacular; Name	N(Index)	Rank	Plant species (Amharic); (N=645)	LPS				Total
					Integrated		Pastoral
					Nur(Nt)	DCF	Nur(Nt)	DCF	DCF
Black leg	Aba gorba	43(0.188)		Justicia schimperiana (Sensel), Allium sativum (Nech Shinkurt), Lepidium sativum (Feto), Momordica foetida (Yekura hareg), Croton macrostachyus (Bisana), Solanum incanum (Embuay), Withania somnifera (Gizewa)	5.25(6)	0.15	3.53(14)	0.81	0.84
Diarrhea	Tekimat	25(0.110)		Ocimum lamifolium (Damakese), Olea europaea sub sp. (Weyira), Zingiber officinale (Zingible),	4(7)	0.5	2.41(15)	0.90	0.91
Wound	Kusil	18(0.079)		Caricapapaya (Papaya), Prunus Africana (Gebrch)	4(8)	0.57	3.88(13)	0.76	0.85
Bloat	Yehod meketet	17(0.073)		Lepidium sativum; Croton macrostachyus; Zingiber officinale	2.88(7)	0.69	1.12(9)	0.98	0.95
Internal Parasite	Yewist Tigegna	14(0.061)		Vernonia amygdalina (Gerawa); Hageniaabyssinica (Kosso);	3.75(5)	0.31	1.76(10)	0.92	0.9
External Parasite	Yewich Tigegna	13(0.057)		Calpurniaaurea (Hits awuts)	3.50(7)	0.58	2.47(15)	0.89	0.91
Mastitis	Yetut beshita	12(0.052)		Achayrentes aspera (Telenj); Clorodandrum myricoidos (Michi-ashit); Brucea antidysenterica (Weyinos/Yekola Wanza)	2.50(5)	0.63	1(7)	1	0.96

Note that plant species name under prentices represent Amharic language.