An Ethnobotanical Survey of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by Communities to Treat Various Diseases around Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 9

Medicinal plants which are marketable.

Scientific name	Common name	Use
Ruta chalepensis	Tenadam	Spice
Capsicum annuum	Karia	Spice and food
Allium sativum	Nech shinekurte	Spice and food
Lippia adoensis	Koseret	Spice
Echinops kebericho	Keberecho	Fragrance
Rhamnus prinoides	Gesho	Beverage
Ziziphus spina-christi	Geba (qurequra)	Food (fruit) and firewood
Thymus schimperi	Tosign	Medicine
Nigella sativa	Tekur azemude	Food and spice
Citrus aurantifolia	Lomi	Food
Olea europaea	Woyera	Construction and to smoke beverage material
Zingiber officinale	Zenegebel	Spice
Vicia faba	Bakila	Food
Cicer arietinum	Shinbera	Food
Myrtus communis	Adese	Spice
Otostegia integrifolia	Tunget	“Matent”: smoke beverage material
Trigonella foenumgraecum	Abish	Food and spice
Lycopersicon esculentum	Timatim	Food
Linum usitatissimum	Teleba	Food
Carthamus tinctorius	Suf	Food
Sesamum orientale	Selite	Food
Lepidium sativum	Feto	Food
Brassica carinata	Gomenezer	Food
Guizotia abyssinica	Noog	Food
Lens culinaris	Miser	Food
Coffea arabica	Bunna	Stimulate
Brassica nigra	Senafech	Food
Cymbopogon citratus	Tej sar	Fragrance