Menispermaceae
Description
This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.
Menispermaceae
Cissampelos pareira L.
var 0 orbiculata (d. C.) Misquel.
Both the root and leaves are considered curative agents against snake bites and are also widely used in dressing wounds.
Stephania abyssinica (Qu-Dill. A. Roch.) Walpers
engotichit, ye-aitareg, Itse-Eyesus (A)
The extract of the whole plant is used to treat mastitis in cattle by natives and to treat syphilis and "kuruba" in man.
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