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    Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used in Indigenous People in Lemo Woreda Hadiya Zone SNNPR Ethiopia
    (Addis Ababa University, 2021-08-22) Abayneh, Iyasu; Lulekal, Ermias (PhD)
    Medicinal plants have not been well studied, tested or documented in the study area. Most of the information is steel in the hands of the traditional healers. This study was carried out 25 February-March 20, 2018 to explore ethnobotanical information on the use medicinal plants in lemo district people in 12 kebeles. The ethnobotanical techniques used to collect and analyze data were: semi - structured interview, guided field walk and observation, group discussion, preference raking and paired comparison, direct matrix ranking, informants’ consensus factor and fidelity level combined with descriptive statistical analysis. Ninety informants (60 males and 30 females) from 12 kebeles were Included in the study. A total of 60 ethnomedicinal plant species belonging to 55genera and 34 families were collected, identified and documented in this study. Most commonly used plant families are Asteraceae followed by Lamiaceae. The highest informant consensus factor (0.83) was associated with problems caused by gastro-intestinal parasites. Dermal diseases (0.77), emergency diseases (0.70) and organ diseases (0.65) stood 1st2nd, 3rd and 4th respectively. Preference ranking, paired comparison, direct matrix ranking and fidelity level index showed the efficacy, popularity and preference people have for some species over the other for different uses and in treating ailments. Deforestation, land degradation, overgrazing, increasing of population number and fuel wood are the main threats of medicinal plants identified by informants of the study area.