An Ethnobotanical Survey of a Dryland Botanical Garden and Its Environs in Kenya: The Mutomo Hill Plant Sanctuary

Table 5

Plant species with ethnoveterinary applications in Mutomo hill plant sanctuary and its environs. Where possible, literature citing ethnoveterinary uses of the reported plant species has been indicated.

Plant species	Part used	Ethnomedicinal applications	Disease treated	Reported ethnoveterinary uses
Commiphora baluensis	Bark	An infusion	Diarrhea in poultry	Diarrhea in chicken [64]
Commiphora habessinica	Exudate	Applied on areas infested with ticks	Deticking agent in goats and cattle	Is antiseptic [64]
Boscia coriacea	Leaves, root	An infusion is administered orally. The leaves are burnt and ground into a powder which is applied into the eyes	Diarrhea in goats and cattle. Partial blindness and eye injuries in cattle	Bile problems in poultry [40]
Kleinia squarrosa	Aerial parts	An infusion	Diarrhea in poultry	Literature not found
Launaea cornuta	Aerial parts	An infusion	Liver diseases in poultry	Diarrhea and coccidiosis in chicken [1, 64]
Croton megalocarpus	Leaves	An infusion	Liver disease in poultry	Diarrhea, dysentery, and swollen heads in poultry [74]
Albizia anthelmintica	Bark	An infusion is administered orally. Dried bark is ground into a powder which is applied into eyes	Liver diseases in poultry, eye injuries in cattle	Deworming and diarrhea in livestock [64]
Plumbago zeylanica	Roots, aerial parts	The roots are burnt and ground into a powder which is applied into injured eyes. An infusion from aerial parts is administered orally in poultry	Eye injury in cattle, lung and liver diseases in poultry	Literature not found
Cissus quadrangularis	Stem	An infusion is administered orally. The plant is sometimes mixed with the bark of Commiphora baluensis and Albizia anthelmintica	Diarrhea in poultry	Gall diseases, east coast fever, lung trouble, and diarrhea in cattle [64, 65]
Cissus rotundifolia	Leaves	An infusion	Diarrhea in poultry	Bloat, black quarter and anaplasmosis [1]
Aloe secundiflora	Exudate	An infusion	Diarrhea in poultry	Coccidiosis in chicken and diarrhea in livestock [1, 40, 64]