An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Local People Inmachakel District, East Gojjam Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia
| dc.contributor.advisor | Lulekal, Ermias (PhD) | |
| dc.contributor.author | Yirsaw, Etagegnehu | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2019-09-18T11:49:07Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2023-11-09T15:32:30Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2019-09-18T11:49:07Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2023-11-09T15:32:30Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2018-08-08 | |
| dc.description.abstract | An Ethnobotanical study was conducted to document medicinal plants used by Local people and their indigenous knowledge in Machakel District, East Gojjam Zone of the Amhara Regional State. The study was conducted by involving 72 informants that were randomly selected from 12 selected kebles, from 72 (12 of them key informants). Ethnobotanical data were collected using semi-structured interview, field observation and group discussions. Data gathered were analyzed using descriptive statistics, preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, informant consensus and fidelity level. In this study, From 82 species,57 species were used for the treatment of only human health problems, 9 species are treated live stock ailments and 16 species are treated both human and live stock ailments.Asteraceae, which contributed 8 species, stood first followed by Lamiaceae. Most of the medicinal species were collected from the wild. 39 (47.5%) herbs, and the least were climbers 4 (4.8%) species.The most frequently used plant parts were leaves (35%) followed by roots (22.1%).The most frequent mode of preparation of plant medicine was pounding (34%) followed by powdering (29%). The most common route of administration was oral (37.6%) followed by dermal (34.1%). Fidelty level value showed that the most frequent diseases in the area are stomach ache, common cold and Evileye. In the study area Echinops kebericho was the mostscarce plant.Ranking of six species of plants showed that Ocimium lamifolium is the most preferred species by traditional healers for the treatment of Febrileillness. Euclayptus globulus was the most multipurpose species. Medicinal plant in the area is threatened by agricultural expansion. Documenting the collected plants and associated indigenous knowledge can be used together with modern sciences for developing management plans for conservation and sustainable use of medicinal plants in the area. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://10.90.10.223:4000/handle/123456789/19119 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | en_US |
| dc.publisher | Addis Ababa University | en_US |
| dc.subject | Ethnobotany | en_US |
| dc.subject | Evil Eye | en_US |
| dc.subject | Fidelity Level | en_US |
| dc.subject | Indigenous Knowledge | en_US |
| dc.subject | Machakel District | en_US |
| dc.subject | Medicinal Plants | en_US |
| dc.title | An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Local People Inmachakel District, East Gojjam Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |