The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro-pastoral communities of Mieso District, eastern Ethiopia.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The populations in Ethiopia have developed their indigenous knowledge to use, manage and conserve wild edible plants (WEPs). In the eastern part of Ethiopia, wild edible plants are used as a means of survival during times of food shortage and as dietary supplements. Documenting the traditional and cultural use of wild food plants is a vital step in obtaining baseline data for investigating nutritional values and possible side effects, preserving indigenous knowledge, and ultimately interesting in wild edible plant conservation. However, their significance, management and utilization have not been documented in Mieso District. Therefore, this study aimed to provide documentation of wild edible plant use associated with ethnobotanical knowledge in Mieso District, eastern E

SUBMITTER: Tahir M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9948460 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature