College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Bishoftu, Ethiopia.
Vet Med Sci. 2023 Nov;9(6):2660-2675. doi: 10.1002/vms3.1277. Epub 2023 Sep 19.
Ethiopia is one of the countries with richest fauna used for medicinal purpose. The Jimma Arjo community has knowledge and practice of utilizing this medicinal animal for treatment of human and animal ailments.
The objective of this research is to assess animals and their products used for treatment of human and animal ailment METHODS: A cross-sectional ethnozoological survey was conducted using a semi structured questionnaire among purposively selected traditional healers resided in Jimma Arjo district. The data collected was entered in Microsoft excel spread sheet and analysed using SPSS statistical software. Fidelity level (FL), use value and informant consensus factor was determined.
A total of 33 animal species was found to be used for treating 40 human ailments and different livestock disease confirmed by 36 informants of different ages, sexes and educational backgrounds. The majority of animals (63.63%) were mammals followed by birds (15.15%). Most of the respondents were male, married and aged 55 years and above. Most of the healers learn ethnozoological practice from the father (36.11%) followed by mother (19.44%). The traditional practice is accepted by (72.22%) of the community where 61.11% of the healers are not willing to transfer their knowledge to other. For most of the healers, the reason to practice traditional healing was for treating one's own family or animals (41.67%). The FL was found 100% for honey from Apis mellifera and Trigona spp. for asthma, Cynopterus sphinx for viral skin disease and Crocuta crocuta for bad sprit treatment. In this study, honey from A. mellifera, Hystrix cristata and Sus scrofa domesticus were reported to cure different ailments.
This study indicated wide use of medicinal animals and their products which could be used as an alternative and complementary medicine or a basis for in developing new drugs because the existing drugs especially antimicrobials are under threat due to the development of resistance by microbes.
埃塞俄比亚是拥有最丰富药用动物资源的国家之一。吉马阿乔社区拥有利用这些药用动物治疗人类和动物疾病的知识和实践。
本研究旨在评估用于治疗人类和动物疾病的动物及其产品。
采用半结构式问卷，对吉马阿乔区的传统治疗师进行了横断面民族动物学调查。收集的数据输入 Microsoft excel 电子表格中，并使用 SPSS 统计软件进行分析。确定了保真度水平（FL）、使用值和信息共识因素。
共发现 33 种动物用于治疗 40 种人类疾病和不同的牲畜疾病，这一结果得到了 36 名不同年龄、性别和教育背景的不同信息提供者的证实。大多数动物（63.63%）是哺乳动物，其次是鸟类（15.15%）。大多数受访者是男性、已婚且年龄在 55 岁以上。大多数治疗师是从父亲（36.11%）而不是母亲（19.44%）那里学习民族动物学实践的。传统实践被（72.22%）社区所接受，其中 61.11%的治疗师不愿意将他们的知识传授给其他人。对大多数治疗师来说，从事传统治疗的原因是为了治疗自己的家人或动物（41.67%）。FL 被发现对 Apis mellifera 和 Trigona spp.的蜂蜜治疗哮喘、Cynopterus sphinx 治疗病毒性皮肤病和 Crocuta crocuta 治疗恶灵有 100%的疗效。在这项研究中，报道了 A. mellifera、Hystrix cristata 和 Sus scrofa domesticus 的蜂蜜可治疗不同的疾病。
本研究表明，广泛使用药用动物及其产品，可以作为替代和补充医学的基础，或为开发新药提供依据，因为现有的药物，特别是抗生素，由于微生物产生抗药性，正受到威胁。
