Study on the Diversity and Use of Wild Edible Plants in Bullen District Northwest Ethiopia

Table 4

Traditional medicinal importance of some wild edible plants for human in the study area ().

Scientific name	Treated health problem symptom	Part used	Habit	Number of citations	Participants cited for use (%)
Balanites aegyptiaca	Abdominal pain	Leaf/root	Tree	9	18.75
	Malaria	Root		1	2.08
	A kind of dermal swelling	Root		1	2.08
	Hypertension	Root		1	2.08
	Bichawoba	Root		1	2.08
Bidens pilosa	Tanea pedis	Leaf	Herb	1	2.08
Amaranthus hybridus	Tape worm	Leaf	Herb	12	25
Carissa spinarum	Tape worm	Root	Shrub	3	6.25
	Constipation	Fruit		1	2.08
	Gonorrhea	Fruit		3	6.25
Cordia africana	Diarrhea	Fruit	Tree	10	20.8
	Constipation	Fruit		2	4.1
	Abdominal ache	Fruit		1	2.08
Corchorus olitorius	Diarrhea	Leaf	Herb	1	2.08
Grewia bicolor	Venereal disease (syphilis)	Fruit	Shrub	2	4.1
	Constipation	Root		1	2.08
Gardenia ternifolia	Liver disease	Root	Shrub	1	2.08
	Abdominal ache (coli)	Root		2	4.1
	Abdominal distension	Root		1	2.08
Momordica foetida	Bronchitis	Leaf	climber	1	2.08
Ficus sur	Ring worm	Sap	Tree	1	2.08
Portulaca quadrifida	Diarrhea	Aerial part	Herb	4	8.3
	Abdominal distension	Aerial part		1	2.08
	Abdominal ache coli	Aerial part		1	2.08
Vernonia amygdalina	Abdominal pain	Leaf	Herb	2	4.1
Solanum nigrum	Abdominal pain	Leaf	Herb	3	6.25
	Malaria	Leaf		1	2.08
Tamarindus indica	Abdominal pain	Fruit	Tree	1	2.08
Ximenia americana	Abdominal pain	Fruit	Tree	1	2.08
	Gastritis	Fruit		1	2.08
	Wound (as ointment)	Fruit		1	2.08
Ziziphus abyssinica	Diarrhea	Root	Shrub	1	2.08
	Abdominal pan	Root		1	2.08

Note. Based on growth habit, the total number of medicinal wild edible plants in the study area: herb = 6, tree = 5, shrub = 4, and climber = 1.