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Ailments and plant species, ethnobotany

ICF values of category of aliments

Category Species (%) All Species Use citations (%) All use citations ICF value
‘Mich’ and febrile diseases 6 9% 26 11% 0.80
Evil eye and satan beshita 13 20% 41 18% 0.70
Respiratory and throat infections 6 9% 15 7% 0.64
Rabies and internal disease 17 26% 45 20% 0.64
Gastrointestinal disorder and parasites infections 23 35% 60 26% 0.63
Venereal disease and impotence 7 11% 13 6% 0.50
External injuries and parasites infections 19 29% 33 14% 0.44
Snake bite 4 6% 6 3% 0.40
Swelling and cancer 9 14% 14 6% 0.38
Sensorial disease 4 6% 5 2% 0.25

FL value of medicinal plants

Species and Family Local name Therapeutical uses Fidelity level (FL)
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae Agam evil eye 100%
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Benth Rutaceae Limbche evil eye 100%
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf. Apocynaceae Yemerz Enchet ‘kusil, yetat merz’ 100%
Calpurnia aurea (Alt.) Benth. Fabaceae Digita diarrhea 100%
Ficus thonningii Blume. Moraceae Chibha ‘ayn bar teza’ 100%
Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Decoings ex Wild & Drummond Vitaceae Etse Zewe snake bite 100%
Sansevieria erythraeae Mattei Dracaenaceae Algeti/chiret ‘sinfete wesib’ 100%
Zehneria scabra Asteraceae Hareg Ressa (Este Sabek) ‘mich’, ‘kintarot’ 86%
Stephania abyssinica (Dillon. & A. Rich.) Walp. Menispermaceae Kib Kitel/Etse Eyesus stomachache/’kuruba’, babies’ sickness 80%
Phytolacca dodecandra L’Herit Phytolaceae Endod ‘wef beshita’, ‘kusil’ 75%
Verbena officinalis L. Verbenaceae Atuch stomachache, evil eye, snake bite 73%
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. Lamiaceae Dama Kesse ‘mich’, ‘kusil’ 67%
Croton marcostachyus Del. Euphorbiaceae Bissana gastrointestinal disorder, ‘wef beshita’ 63%
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex A. Nees) T. Anders Acanthaceae Sensel (Smiza) evil eye, ‘wef beshita’, ‘kuruba’ 63%
Capparis tomentosa Lam. Capparidaceae Gumero evil eye, ‘satan beshita, ‘tesbo beshita’ 57%
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich.Curcurbitaceae Yemidir Embuay stomachache, ‘kuruba’, ‘chiffea’, ‘majrat getr’, ‘nessr’, rabies, ‘wef beshita’ 50%
Plumbago zeylanicum L. Plumbaginaceae Amira coughing, ‘kurtimat’, cancer, swelling 40%
Dorstenia barnimianaSchweinf. Moraceae Work Bemeda cancer, rabies, syphilis, ‘wef beshita’, ‘yeahya kintarot’, ‘mushuro’ 22%

https://ethnobiomed.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/1746-4269-3-12

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Connie Dello Buono is based in Sunnyvale California. Her first ebook is about women's health, Birthing Ways Healing Ways and her recent one is about cancer prevention, Curated Healing Ways. She had helped women have holistic childbirth as childbirth educator, founded Motherhealth, to serve seniors in the bay area with holistic caregivers and blogs at www.clubalthea.com with more than 10,000 health and finance related posts. Connie trains her own caregivers, which are the favorites of most bay area seniors who are home bound and alone. She is active in the rehab and nursing facilities, volunteering on music and movement for seniors. She is a member of Lion's club and offered scholarships to students in the Philippines. She is active at churchinsunnyvale.us and has Fridays Bible home study in Sunnyvale using the recovery version of the Bible , free at biblesforamerica.us She loves dancing and teaching and her courses can be found at https://teachclub.com/@thriveafter60 She is California Life Insurance licensed providing life insurance for older adults with health issues and helping women retire safely with income for life. at menloassetca.com , she helps with 401k rollover. 3 Benefit plans - Mortgage protection using term life insurance to pay for mortgage balance in event of death - Final Expense plan using Single Issue Whole Life Insurance, with cash back, disability benefit and guaranteed in the presence of health issues - Fixed Index Annuity retirement plan for safe, accessibility, less fees, less taxes, avoids probate as it goes directly to beneficiaries, rate of return with no downside market participation. She brings compassion and understanding to the needs of her clients, bringing holistic approach in health and life insurance. Her goal is to free families from worries especially during covid with caregivers and life insurance in the presence of health issues, especially for women. She can be reached at 408-854-1883 , motherhealth@gmail.com

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