Plant Species Composition and Conservation Values at Dilla University Botanical and Ecotourism Garden, Dilla, Ethiopia

Table 4

Ethnobotanical uses of plants collected from DUBEG that used for the treatment of human diseases.

Scientific names	Habit	Diseases treated	References
Ajuga integrifolia Buch. Ham.	Herb	Antihypotensive, elephantiasis, breast massage	[19]
Allium sativum L.	Herb	Abdominal pain, malaria, “Mitch”	[20]
Aloe sps	Herb	Skin disease, gastritis	[19]
Artemisia absinthium L.	Herb	Evil eye	[21]
Asparagus africanus Lam. (Sarittii)	Climber	Sexual impotency	[22]
Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile	Tree	Stomachache, diarrhea, headache	[19]
Bersama abyssinica Fresen.	Tree	Antimalaria, taeniafuge, wound treatment	[14, 20–23]
Brucea antidysenterica J. F. Mill	Tree	Anticancer, antimalaria, external parasite, parasiticdisease in children	[18, 20, 22]
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth.	Shrub	Amoebic dysentery stomachache	[22]
Carissa spinarum L.	Shrub	Gonorrhea	[21]
Casimiroa edulis La Llave	Tree	Gastritis, stomachache	[19]
Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl.	Shrub	Hypertension	[14, 21]
Citrus aurantiifolia (Christm.) Swingle	Shrub	Hypertension, skin cutting, cough, gastritis, low blood pressure, hypertension	[14, 21]
Clausena anisata (Willd). Benth.	Shrub	Skin irritation	[20]
Coffea arabica L.	Shrub	Gastritis, “fancho,” worms, alleviate stress and headache	[19, 22]
Combretum collinum Fresen. subsp. binderianum (Kotschy) Okafor	Tree	Obstructed labour	[18]
Combretum molle R. Br. Ex G. Don	Tree	Malaria	[21]
Cordia africana Lam.	Tree	Malaria, diarrhea, dental problem, stomachache	[13, 21]
Croton macrostachyus Del	Tree	Malaria, diarrhea, chiffea, black leg, taenicide, haemostatic	[16, 21]
Cucurbita pepo L.	Herb	Gonorrhea	[20]
Cynodon dactylon (L.) pers.	Grass	Wound healing, snake bites	[22]
Datura stramonium L.	Herb	Skin wounds, toothache, malaria, dingetegna, wart	[20–22]
Dodonaea angustifolia L.f.	Shrub	Skin wounds, thyroid, snake bite	[21]
Echinops kebericho Mesfin	Herb	Cough, headache	[19, 21, 22]
Embelia schimperi Vatke	Liana	Taenicide	[22]
Ensete ventricosum Welw.	Herb	Amoebic dysentery, chiffea, placenta delay, weight gain	[19, 21]
Entada abyssinica Steud. ex A. Rich.	Tree	Treat children diarrhea	[18]
Erythrina abyssinica Lam. ex DC.	Tree	Abdominal distention, and cramp	[20]
Eucalyptus globulus Labill.	Tree	Headache, Mitch, stomach-ache, cough, common cold, influenza, allergic	[19, 20]
Euphorbia abyssinica Gmel.	Tree	Hemorrhoid, skin wounds, gastro-intestinal, ascaris, gonorrhea	[20–22]
Euphorbia tirucalli L.	Shrub	Evil eye, epilepsy	[21]
Ficus sur Forssk.	Tree	Stomach ache	[19]
Ficus sycomorus L.	Tree	Hepatitis	[20]
Ficus vasta Forssk.	Tree	Stomachache, bloody urine, toothache	[19]
Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J. F.Gmelin	Tree	Diarrhea, weight gain, cancer, taenifuge	[19, 22]
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst.ex Nees) T. Anders.	Shrub	Rabies	[20]
Kalanchoe lanceolata (Forssk.) Pers.	Herb	Epistaxis (nasal bleeding)	[22]
Lantana camara L.	Shrub	“Chirt”	[19]
Leonotis ocymifolia (Burm. f.) Iwarsson	Shrub	Ascaricide	[22]
Lepidium sativum L	Herb	Mich, malaria, cough	[21]
Lippia adoensis Hochst. ex Walp	Shrub	Stomachache	[19]
Maesa lanceolata Forssk.	Tree	Snake bite, eye disease, elephantiasis	[20–22]
Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod	Tree	Amoeba, hypertension, malaria	[19]
Nicotiana tabacum L	Herb	Hemorrhoid, diarrhea, gonorrhea, toothache, snakebite, headache, tick	[21]
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. Ex. Benth	Shrub	Mich, evil eye, cancer, anthelmintic	[21, 22]
Ocimum gratissimum L.	Herb	Allergic	[20]
Olea europaea L. subsp.cuspidata (Wall. ExG.Don) Cif.,L’ Olivicoltore	Tree	Hemorrhoid, skin wounds, scabies	[21]
Osyris quadripartita Decn	Shrub	Stomachache, cough, swelling	[19]
Phytolacca dodecandra L’H’ erit.	Liana	Sinus, anemia	[20]
Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm	Tree	Benign prostatic hyperplasia, prostate gland hypertrophy	[20]
Psidum guava L.	Tree	Eye disease, gastritis, worms, headache	[19]
Rhamnus prinoides L’Herit	Shrub	Chiffea, snakebiteQuaqucha, stom ach-ache,gastritis, wound, fever in children	[18, 19, 21]
Rhus natalensis Krauss	Tree	Malaria, cough	[21]
Rubus steudneri Schweinf.	Liana	Child cleaning, abortion	[19, 22]
Rumex abyssinicus Jacq.	Herb	Stomachache, kintarot, fever	[19, 22]
Rumex nepalensis Spreng.	Herb	Quaquchia, amoebic, dysentery, hypertension, hemorrhoid	[18, 21]
Ruta chalepensis L.	Herb	Stomachache, mich, malaria, evil eye, amoeba, headache, gonorrhea	[18, 19, 21]
Salix mucronata Thunb. (S. subserrata Willd)	Tree	Tooth abstraction	[22]
Salvia nilotica Jacq	Herb	Haemorrhoids, diarrhea	[21]
Schinus molle L.	Tree	Toothache, Mitch, housefly	[19]
Solanum incanum L.	Herb	Gonorrhoea, haemorrhoid, rabies, contraceptive, prenatal abortion	[21]
Stephania abyssinica (Dillon & N. Rich.) Walp	Climber	Stomach ache in children	[18]
Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC.	Tree	Malaria, hemorrhoid, internal worms, snake bite, gonorrhoea	[21]
Terminalia brownii Fresen.	Tree	Anthrax, skin wounds	[21]
Thymus schimperi Ronnigeer	Herb	Cough medicine	[22]
Trigonella foenum-graecum L	Herb	Headache, stomach-ache	[22]
Verbena officinalis L.	Herb	Stomachache, amoeba, gonorrhoea, headache	[21, 22]
Vernonia amygdalina Del.	Tree	Anti-dysentery	[22]
Vernonia hymenolepis A. Rich.	Shrub	Antitumor	[22]
Xymenia americana L.	Shrub	Menstruation problem	[18]
Zingeber officinale Rosc	Herb	Eye disease, thermal burns, anthelmintic	[19, 22]
Ziziphus spina-christi L.	Tree	Haemorrhage	[18]