Diversity and Distribution of Traditional Medicinal Plants in Hadero Tunto Zuria Woreda, Kembata Zone of Central Ethiopia
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2024-07
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Addis Ababa University
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Medicinal Plants has long history of use in Ethiopian and in the world for treatment of different kinds of human and livestock diseases and by its effectiveness of healing ability. 80% of Ethiopian peoples of rural area depend on traditional medicine. As reported in many studies approximately 800 species grown in Ethiopia are used to relief about medicinal conditions. The study was carried out in Hadero Tunto Zuria Woreda, Kembata zone, Central Ethiopia. The study was conducted from March 13 to June 30 2023 G.C. Three kebeles namely ( Ha Chacho, Mendoye and Galbe) were selected purposively . The main objective of this study was to document list and use of medicinal plants, distribution and indigenous knowledge of the people in the study area. The purposive and random sampling methods were used to select the three selected kebeles and informants, semi- structured interview was used to collect information from informants. There was diversity of MP from herb up to large trees i.e shrubs were used by (28%) and herbs by (42%) are more dominantly used when compared to trees (19%) and grasses. Also from plant parts leaves and root were used (42%) and (24%) other plants. There was no even distribution of medicinal plants in the different climatic zones, the major plant distribution were seen in high land, mid land and low land (50%) followed by mid land and low land together, high land and mid land (17%).Majority of medicinal plants were mainly found in the forest habitat and in cultivated areas as well as in market places. From 100 medicinal plants identified 72% were used to treat human ailment followed by 16% were used to treat livestock and 12% for both. Some medicinal plants were used to treat both livestock and human disease. The reason to select the area’s were, the potential wealth for the presence of many medicinal plants reported to use the MP to alleviate many human and livestock aliments. Descriptive statics, graphs, tables methods were used to analyse the results. The result was different from kebele to kebele because of conservation habit difference of MP in each kebeles, attitude difference and chance of key healer presence in each kebeles, attitude difference to acquire the knowledge from parent and other, this was the matter for result difference in age group, gender. There is a need for to enhancing the conservation of medicinal plants and bring attitudinal change of young generation to use medicinal plants and interest to learn the knowledge of medicinal plant from elders. The government bodies need to give prior attention in the study area towards Exsitu and insitu conservation of medicinal plants and bring attitudinal change of youth generation for continuity of the knowledge across generations.
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Distribution, Diversity, Traditional, Medicinal, Conservation, Ethiopia