Boraginaceae
Description
This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.
Boraginaceae
Cordia africana Lam.
( C. abyssinica R. Br.)
wanza (A)
auchi (T)
wodessa (G)
uaddichio (Sid)
mokota (Wol)
This is a very graceful shade tree that produces white blossoms and edible yellow fruits, both of which are attractive.
Wood ash mixed with butter is used for skin troubles locally referred to as "Spider disease" because they believe the spider causes the skin trouble by depositing its urine or other forms of excretion on the skin while they are asleep.
Heliotropium geometricum
A weedy herb of pastures and eroded poor, dry sites that blooms the year round. It may prove a suitable hedge plant in semi-arid areas and poor sandy grounds.
The leaves are crushed and the volatile sap or vapors inhaled for the treatment of fever and influenza.
Heliotropium ovalifolium Forsk
dubj-goreyalle (Som)
Plant is rubbed on the wound of a scorpion sting.
Heliotropium sp.
habak-hid (Som)
Plant extract administered orally to women following childbirth for quick expulsion of the placenta.
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