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Table 2 Side effects, antidotes and contra-indications of some plants used for traditional malaria treatment in Ethiopia

From: Systematic review on traditional medicinal plants used for the treatment of malaria in Ethiopia: trends and perspectives

Species

Side effects

Antidotes

Contra-indication

Croton macrostachyus

Diarrhoea, vomiting, headache, urination

Teff injera and porridge

Pregnant women

Hagenia abyssinica

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Shiro Wot

 

Aloe sp.

Nausea, vomiting, diarrhoea

–

Pregnant women

Euphorbia abyssinica

Headache, diarrhoea, vomiting

Coffee and milk, red teff porridge, a lot of aguat

Pregnant women

Anethum graveolens

Vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea

–

–

Asparagus africanus

Vomiting, nausea, diarrhoea

–

–

Aloe otallensis

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Honey

–

Cadaba farinose

Headache

Shoforo

–

Canthium pseudosetiflorum

Vomiting

Shoforo

–

Cyperus distans

Nausea and vomiting

Shoforo

–

Hypoestes forskaoli

Headache, heartburn, nausea/vomiting and nightmare

Juice of Sansevieria ehrenbergii

–

Phytolacca dodecandra

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Milk, red teff porridge, coffee, Tela

Children, pregnant women, patient with hepatitis

Justice schimperiana

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Milk, red teff porridge

Children, pregnant women

Andrachne aspera

–

–

Pregnant women

Gnidia involucrata

–

–

Patient with hepatitis, babies/old people, pregnant women

Ajuga integrifolia

Vomiting and diarrhoea

Boiled coffee, milk or barley soup

Pregnant women, physically weak person