Evaluating Plant Leaf Tinctures against Maize Weevils (Sitophilus zeamais Motsch.) in Stored Maize (Zea mays L.) under Laboratory Conditions

Table 1

Medicinal and wild plants identified by key informants and medicinal practitioners.

Local names	Common names (English name)	Scientific names	Medicinal activities	Plant part	Frequency
Bisana	“Broad-leaved croton” or “rush foil”	Croton macrostachyus (Hochst)	Antimalarial and treating weevils	Leaf	45
Abalo	Waginos	Brucea antidysenterica (J.F.Mill.)	Against termites and weevils	Leaf	40
Neem	Neem	Azadirachta indica (A.Juss.)	Antimalarial	Leaf	33
Kulukual	Spurge	Euphorbia ampliphylla (Pax)	Against rabies	Fruit	14
Endode	Phytolaque	Phytolacca dodecandra (L’Herit)	Intestinal parasites	Leaf	21
Yeazohareg	Leather	Clematis hirsuta (Guill. & Perr.)	Kill weevils	Leaf	19
Mitmita	Bell pepper	Capsicum annuum (L)	Antimalarial	Leaf	12
Bahirzafe	“Fever tree” and “blue gum tree”	Eucalyptus globules (L)	Kill ants	Leaf	16
Koke	Peach	Prunus persica (L)	Antiallergic	Fruit	9
Nechshenkurt	Cultivated garlic	Allium sativum (L)	Antimalarial	Leaf	6
Tembelele	Forest Jasmine	Jasminum abyssinicum (Hochst)	Antifungus	Root	6
Keberecho	Kebericho Mesfin	Echinops kebericho (Mesfin)	Kill ants	Root	8
Fern	Sword fern or Boston fern	Nephrolepis exaltata (L)	Kill mosquitos	Leaf	36
Yeharegresa	Bryonia scabra L.f	Zehneria scabra (L.) Sond	Antimalarial and anemia	Leaf	8
Tejsar	Lemon grass	Cymbopogon citratus (Stapf)	Kill weevils	Leaf	11
Kitkita	Hopbush	Dodonaea angustifolia (L)	Antimalarial	Leaf	5
Papaya	Papaya pawpaw	Carica papaya (L)	Hepatitis and antimalarial	Leaf	41

Sources: key informants and traditional medicine practitioners.