Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by people around Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia

Teklehaymanot, Tilahun; Giday, Mirutse; Medhin, Girmay; Mekonnen, Yalemtsehay

doi:10.1016/j.jep.2006.11.019

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“…In some regions of Debre Libanos, Ethiopia, it was verified by Teklehaymanot et al (2007) that young people are flock to the urban centers in search of employment and education and thus that the traditional knowledge of plants is concentrated in the few experts in the region. In the community studied, it has been reported by informants that in recent decades, many young people have migrated to urban centers in other states in search of employment.…”

Section: The Influence Of Age On Local Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

“…Such knowledge is derived from experience caring for the health of their families, greater contact with agriculture and the management of gardens; there is a greater number of perennial species in these anthropogenic areas (Voeks, 2007). Teklehaymanot et al (2007), studying the knowledge and use of medicinal plants in Ethiopia, reported that men are the most knowledgeable about plants. With a result similar to that found in the Dusun medicine, at Brunei Darussalam, there was a distinction between gender roles in the healing system.…”

Section: Dynamics Of Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In a Rmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Silva¹,

Ramos²,

Hanazaki³

et al. 2011

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

111

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Human beings have accumulated rich experience with natural resources over time, but such knowledge can be strongly infl uenced by several factors, such as age, sex and occupation. This study focuses on the infl uence of these factors on knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in northeastern Brazil. Data were collected through semi-structured interviews with 102 people, with the number of plants and uses cited studied for quantitative analysis. Through this research, it was possible to show that the social variables studied (age, sex and informants occupation) have contributed to the formation of different patterns of knowledge regarding medicinal resources. The results indicate that awareness of this dynamic is necessary for the proper implementation of projects where the goal is the sustainable use of natural resources (because it indicates the different levels of knowledge within a community), for studies intended to discover new drugs (because it indicates the peculiarities of certain groups), and for biodiversity conservation strategies.

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Section: The Influence Of Age On Local Knowledgementioning

confidence: 99%

Section: Dynamics Of Traditional Knowledge Of Medicinal Plants In a Rmentioning

confidence: 99%

Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Silva¹,

Ramos²,

Hanazaki³

et al. 2011

Rev. bras. farmacogn.

111

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“…Traditionally, this medicinal plant has been used in treating different infectious and non infectious diseases such as fever, headache, stomachache, malaria, and cough (Toma et al, 2015). Small air-dried pieces of E. kebericho root were added to fire brands placed on specially prepared earthen or metallic crucible-like materials to repel mosquitoes and snakes as well as getting relief from headache, typhus and spiritual illness of Ethiopian folk belief (Karunamoothi et al, 2009;Teklehaymanot et al, 2007).…”

Section: Introductionmentioning

confidence: 99%

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF Echinops kebericho AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AND FUNGI

Ameya¹,

Gure²,

Dessalegn³

2016

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Background: Traditional medicine remains the primary source of health care in developing countries. Echinops kebericho Mesfin is a well known endemic medicinal plant in Ethiopia and is traditionally used to treat both infectious and non-infectious diseases. The aim of this study was to evaluate antibacterial and antifungal activities of water, ethanol and methanol based crude extracts of E. kebericho Mesfin against selected human pathogenic bacteria and fungi. Materials and methods: Crude extracts of E. kebericho Mesfin were prepared by maceration method. Disc diffusion assay of the extracts was carried out in four different concentrations against three different bacterial species and two clinically isolated fungal species. Agar dilution method was used to determine minimum inhibitory concentration, minimum bactericidal and fungicidal concentrations of the extracts. Results: Water based extracts exhibited the lowest antimicrobial activity when compared the ethanol and methanol based extracts (P< 0.05). Among the tested microorganisms, S. aureus, C. albicans and A. flavus were the most sensitive to alcohol based extracts. The minimum inhibitory concentration of the alcohol based extract ranged from 3.12 to 25µg/ml while those of the water based extracts were 100µg/ml and above. The lowest bactericidal and fungicidal concentrations of the ethanol and methanol based extracts were observed to be 6.25µg/ml against S. aureus and C. albicans and 37.5µg/ml against E. coli. Conclusions: The traditional use of E. kebericho by local people in treating various types of infectious and non-infectious diseases was supported by this study. Antimicrobial activity of the medicinal plant varied with those of extraction solvents and against tested microorganisms.

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“…In Ghana and widely within Africa, medicinal plants have been reported used by many communities for the management of a wide range of diseases (Asase et al, 2005(Asase et al, , 2010Agyare et al, 2009;Shrestha & Dhillion, 2003;Tabuti, 2008;Teklehaymanot et al, 2007). The use of medicinal plants for healing was the main method of treating various illnesses before the advent of orthodox medicine in Ghana (Abbiw, 1990).…”

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confidence: 99%

Ethnopharmacological use of plants by Sisala traditional healers in northwest Ghana

Wodah¹,

Asase

2012

Pharmaceutical Biology

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Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by people around Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia

Cited by 320 publications

References 6 publications

Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

Dynamics of traditional knowledge of medicinal plants in a rural community in the Brazilian semi-arid region

ANTIMICROBIAL ACTIVITY OF Echinops kebericho AGAINST HUMAN PATHOGENIC BACTERIA AND FUNGI

Ethnopharmacological use of plants by Sisala traditional healers in northwest Ghana

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