Medicinal plants of the Meinit ethnic group of Ethiopia: An ethnobotanical study

Diversity, Knowledge, and Use of Plants in Traditional Treatment of Diabetes in the Republic of Benin

“…Leaves were often revealed in many ethnobotanical studies to be the most preferred part of plant for the preparation of remedies, followed by root and bark. This is probably because leaves are easy to collect compared with roots, flowers, and fruits (Giday et al 2009, Telefo et al 2011. This observation may also be due to the fact that leaves are the main photosynthetic organs containing photosynthates, which might be responsible for active principles (Bhattarai et al 2006).…”

In VivoAntimalarial Activity of the 80%Methanolic Root Bark Extract and Solvent Fractions ofGardenia ternifoliaSchumach. & Thonn. (Rubiaceae) againstPlasmodium berghei

“…(Rubiaceae) is a shrub or small tree about 5 to 10 m high [17, 18]. In Ethiopia, stem and root barks of G. ternifolia are taken as a remedy for malaria [19, 20]. In addition, the plant is used medicinally by tribal healers to treat hemorrhoid lesions [21], gum bleeding [22], and stomachache [23] in human and ulcerative lymphangitis in livestock [24].…”

In Vitro Antibacterial Effects of Chloroform, Methanol and Water Extracts of Croton Macrostachyus Stem Bark Against Escherichia Coli and Staphylococcus Aureus Standard and Clinical Strains

“…C. macrostachyus is commonly named as 'Bisana' in Amharic, Ethiopia and it is an important medicinal plant in East Africa including Ethiopia (Abraham et al, 2016). It is traditionally used for the treatment of wounds (Teklehaymanot and Giday, 2007;Giday et al, 2009;Abraham et al, 2016) malaria, rabies, and gonorrhea Tineaversi color, diarrhea, hepatitis, jaundice, and scabies (Teklehaymanot and Giday, 2007).…”