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This item is from "Some Common Medicinal And Poisonous Plants Used In Ethiopian Folk Medicine" work, by Amare Getahun.

Aristolochiaceae

Aristolochia bracteata Retz.

ghaga (Arabic)

boro, grerbaad, ged-hurguma (Som)

Plant used to treat leg itches in Kalaffo (Ogaden), E. Ethiopia.

This vine is a common weed in irrigated fields particularly in citrus farms.

 

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