2.10 Medicinal plants

Question 1

Globally, more than _% of the total world population depends on traditional or locally available plant medicines for their health care.

Answer 1

60

Question 2

(According to World Health Organization (WHO), nearly _ people in developing countries including Ethiopia believe in the efficiency of plant medicines and widely use them to overcome their health problems.

Answer 2

3.5 billion

Question 3

Ruta chalepensis, Abdominal pain

Answer 3

Teenadem

Question 4

Zingiber officinalis
- Tonsilitis , abdominal pain, cough

Answer 4

Jinjibil

Question 5

Hagenia abysinica
- Tapeworm

Answer 5

Ye–kosso Zaf

Question 6

Artemesia absinthium
- Unexplained stomach ache (Megagna)

Answer 6

Aritii

Question 7

Niglella sativa
- Intestinal parasites

Answer 7

Tikur Azmud

Question 8

Ocimum lamifolium
- Headache, General body illness ( Mich)

Answer 8

Damakesse

Question 9

Rosmarinus officinalis
- Bronchial asthma. Prostate disorder, inflammatory diseases

Answer 9

Rosemary

Question 10

Cymbopogen ciratus
- Used for stomach complaint

Answer 10

Tejsar

Question 11

Alium sativum
- Abdominal pain, toothache,
tonsillitis, common cold

Answer 11

Nechshinkurt

Question 12

Eucalyptus golbulus
- Common cold, fever with headache

Answer 12

Nech–Bahir zaf

Question 13

Curcurbita pepo
- Tapeworm

Answer 13

Dubba

Question 14

Trigonella foenumgraecum
- Mixed with garlic to treat asthma , used to treat gastritis

Answer 14

Abish

Question 15

Ocimum basilicum
- Abdominal pain

Answer 15

Besobilla

Question 16

Lepidium sativum
Treatment of diarrhea

Answer 16

Feto

Question 17

Lippia adoensis

Answer 17

Kosseret

Question 18

Thymus schimperi

Answer 18

Tossign

Question 19

Echinos kebericho

Answer 19

Kebericho

Question 20

Taverniera abyssinica

Answer 20

Dingetegna

Question 21

Moringa stenopetala

Answer 21

Shiferaw or Aleko