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This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.

Liliaceae

Aloe spp. (Aloe vera L.)

erret (A)

argeber (Som)

There are many species of Aloe in the dry parts of Ethiopia and they provide quite a show when they are in bloom, with colors ranging from light yellow to deep red.

The fresh juice of the thick leaves is cathartic and cooling and is used in the treatment of fever, spleen and liver troubles. It is also used for knee troubles in old age.

The sap is also used in eye treatment. Mothers with suckling babies apply the juice of the plant on their teats to cause their babies to quit sucking because of its bitter taste like Ajuga remota Benth.

Salted, chopped erret is an excellent food for goats and sheep.

Asparagus sp.

Tuberous roots are used as cooling medicine as well as in venereal diseases.

 

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