An ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Wonago Woreda, SNNPR, Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Medicinal plants are the integral part of the variety of cultures in Ethiopia and have been used over many centuries. Hence, the aim of this study is to document the medicinal plants in the natural vegetation and home gardens in Wonago Woreda, Gedeo Zone, Southern Nations, Nationalities and Peoples Regional State (SNNPR).

Materials and methods

Thirty healers were selected to collect data on management of medicinal plants using semi-structured interview, group discussion, and field observation. The distribution of plant species in the study areas was surveyed, and preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, priority ranking of factors and Informant consensus factor (ICF) were calculated.

Results

The informants categorized the vegetation into five community ty

SUBMITTER: Mesfin F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC2769162 | biostudies-literature | 2009 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature