Ethnopharmacological study of traditional medicinal plants used by the people in Metema district, northwestern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicinal plants are used by more than 80% of Ethiopians. The Metema District, shaped by various ethnicities and settlement histories, remains underexplored. This study aimed to document and analyze medicinal plant use and associated traditional knowledge in the local population.

Methods

Data were collected through semi-structured interviews, guided field walks, and focus-group discussions. A total of 110 informants participated in the study, using various sampling techniques. The informant consensus factor (ICF) and direct matrix ranking (DMR) were computed along with descriptive statistics to analyze the basic ethnobotanical data.

Results

In this study, 85 therapeutic plants were utilized to treat 13 disease categories. The three ethnic groups shared 21.1

SUBMITTER: Tadesse D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11931033 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature