The Neglected Traditional Enset (Ensete ventricosum) Crop Landraces for the Sustainable Livelihood of the Local People in Southern Ethiopia

Table 8

Enset landraces, part/s used for treatment, disease type, medicinal use, and preparation methods.

The name of the landrace	Parts used	Used to treat disease or injury	Methods of preparation
Arkiya	Corm	To cure a cough; to dry an abscess; to restore normal body function	The corm is boiled and eaten with milk
Lochingiya	Corm	Used to join the broken body (bone), for lung disease and cough, to harden the damaged organ	The corm is boiled and eaten with cheese
Badadiya	Corm and pseudostem	To repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk production for the mammary gland of the woman	The corm is sliced and boiled, and the starchy powder, bulla, is eaten with milk
Kataniya	Corm and pseudostem	To dry the wounds of humans and cattle	The corm is boiled and given to cattle with salt
Boza	Corm and pseudostem	For fattening of livestock; For the normal functioning of the body	Corticated and given to the livestock
Argama	Corm	For the normal functioning of the body	The corm is boiled and eaten with milk
Aguntha	Corm	Used to join the broken body (bone), for lung disease and cough, to harden the damaged organ	The corm is boiled and eaten with cheese
Mataka	Corm and pseudostem	To repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk production for the mammary gland of the woman	The corm is sliced and boiled, and the starchy powder, bulla, is eaten with milk