Wendimu Abenezer, Tekalign Wondimagegnehu, Bojago Elias, Abrham Yitbarek
Wolaita Sodo University, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Biology Department, PO Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Wolaita Sodo University, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, Environmental Science Department, PO Box 138, Wolaita Sodo, Ethiopia.
Heliyon. 2024 Mar 13;10(6):e27528. doi: 10.1016/j.heliyon.2024.e27528. eCollection 2024 Mar 30.
A wide range of floral resources are used in Ethiopia for primary healthcare. Unfortunately, due to inadequate documentation and the fact that they were verbally passed down from one generation to the next, these indigenous medicinal practices are being forgotten. The study's goal was to identify and record indigenous peoples' traditional knowledge of plant usage in the Abala Abaya District of Wolaita, Ethiopia.
The collection of ethnobotanical data used a cross-sectional research design involving focus group discussions and semistructured questionnaires between January 2021 and April 2022. From each selected kebele (ward; smallest administrative unit), 50 informants (a total of 200) were selected as representative sample using a systematic random sampling technique.
More than 50 different human and animal illnesses have been documented to be treated by seventy-two species of plants grouped in thirty-two families. The most abundant families were Poaceae and Asteraceae (8 taxa in each). The two most often used plant parts were leaf (29%) and herbs (54%), respectively. Oral administration was the most typical mode of delivery (75%). For treating stomachache in the category of gastrointestinal illnesses, (Bruce) J.F.Gmel got the greatest fidelity level scores (FL = 100%).
In Abala Abaya District, there is broad access to traditional medicinal plants that can treat ailments in both humans and animals. This study, therefore, might be a baseline piece of information for further botanical related studies in the region. Plants with the highest FL values are highly recommended for novel drug discovery.
在埃塞俄比亚，多种花卉资源被用于初级医疗保健。不幸的是，由于记录不足以及这些知识是通过口口相传流传下来的，这些本土药用方法正逐渐被遗忘。该研究的目的是识别并记录埃塞俄比亚沃莱塔阿巴拉阿巴亚地区原住民关于植物使用的传统知识。
民族植物学数据的收集采用横断面研究设计，在2021年1月至2022年4月期间进行焦点小组讨论和半结构化问卷调查。从每个选定的凯贝勒（区；最小行政单位），使用系统随机抽样技术选取50名信息提供者（共200名）作为代表性样本。
已记录到72种分属于32个科的植物可治疗50多种不同的人类和动物疾病。最丰富的科是禾本科和菊科（各有8个分类单元）。最常用的两个植物部位分别是叶（29%）和草本植物（54%）。口服是最常见的给药方式（75%）。在胃肠道疾病类别中，用于治疗胃痛的 （布鲁斯）J.F.格梅尔的保真度水平得分最高（FL = 100%）。
在阿巴拉阿巴亚地区，有广泛的传统药用植物可用于治疗人类和动物的疾病。因此，本研究可能是该地区进一步开展植物学相关研究的基础信息。强烈推荐具有最高FL值的植物用于新药研发。
