Table 5 Commonly used herbal medicines by pregnant women in Debre Tabor Town, Ethiopia, 2019
Common name | Scientific name | Most common indications | Formulations |
|---|---|---|---|
Ginger | Zingiber officinale | Nausea, vomiting and abdominal crump | The dried and crushed ginger are taken as a tea on a daily basis |
NechiBahrzaf | Eucalyptus globulus | Common cold | Fresh leaves are socked in a hot water for some time and fumigation |
Tenaadam | Rutachalepensis | Fever, pneumonia | The Fresh leaves are socked in a tea or a coffee for some time and drunk |
Telba/linseed | Linumusitatissimum | To facilitate delivery and peptic ulcer diseases | The seed is mixed with boiling water and drunk |
Moringa | Moringastenopetala | Hypertension & diabetic Mellitus | The dried leaves of Moringa are crushed and taken as a tea on a daily basis |