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      The Use of Medicinal Plants for the Treatment of Toothache in Ethiopia

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          This paper presents a review of relevant medicinal plants used for toothache treatment in Ethiopia. This finding is based on a review of the literature published in scientific journals. A total of 130 medicinal plants, distributed in 117 genera and 62 families, are reported in the reviewed literature. Of the 130 species of medicinal plants reported in the literature, ninety-two (70.7%) were obtained from the wild whereas twelve (9.2%) were from home gardens. Shrubs (34.6%) were the primary source of medicinal plants, followed by herbs (30%). The Asteraceae came out as a leading family with 12 medicinal species while the Fabaceae followed with nine. Some findings include the predominance of root material used (31%), followed by leaves (29%). This study demonstrates the importance of traditional medicines in the treatment of toothache in Ethiopia. It is essential for the health of users to phytochemically demonstrate the effects of medicinal plants for their possible therapeutic applications. Hence, future phytochemical and pharmaceutical studies should give due consideration on frequently reported medicinal plants in order to produce natural drugs that could be effective in toothache treatment and without side effects.

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                Contributors
                Journal
                Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
                Evid Based Complement Alternat Med
                ECAM
                Evidence-based Complementary and Alternative Medicine : eCAM
                Hindawi
                1741-427X
                1741-4288
                2019
                20 August 2019
                20 August 2019
                : 2019
                : 2645174
                Affiliations
                1Department of Biology, Maddawalabu University, P.O. Box 247, Robe, Ethiopia
                2Department of Biology, Ambo University, P.O. Box 19, Ambo, Ethiopia
                3Department of Clinical Pharmacy, Jimma University, P.O. Box 378, Jimma, Ethiopia
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                Academic Editor: Carlos H. G. Martins

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                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8574-1091
                https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6453-9118
                Article
                10.1155/2019/2645174
                6721409
                e29aff1d-519c-4521-89a7-cf8a56edfa69
                Copyright © 2019 Moa Megersa et al.

                This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.

                History
                : 22 March 2019
                : 8 July 2019
                : 28 July 2019
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                Complementary & Alternative medicine
                Complementary & Alternative medicine

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