Practices of ethnoveterinary medicine and ethnobotanical knowledge of plants used to treat livestock diseases, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia

Traditional ethnobotanical knowledge and ethnomedicinal use of plants in the Tropical Rift Valley of Ethiopia

“…Contrarily, the most widely used plant parts in the Burji [ 50 ], South Omo [ 51 ], and Hadiya Zone [ 53 ] areas were roots. In keeping with the present research, other reports have argued that harvesting aerial components, like leaves, is less harmful to medicinal plants than harvesting roots and bark [ 33 , 54 , 55 ]. Due to its accessibility and ease of drug preparation, people might prefer it.…”

“…Weight gain, urinary trouble, rabies, malaria, inflammation, hypertension, hemorrhoids, gastritis, febrile illness, diarrhea, diabetes, bloating, asthmatic, and amoebic dysentery are among the illnesses treated. In different parts of the country, the same things were reported [ 2 , 33 , 35 , 36 ]. Locals more regularly cure human illnesses using medicinal plants rather than do animal illnesses.…”

“…With eight plant species, the Asteraceae and Poaceae plant families were found to be the most prevalent in the current study. In other similar studies conducted in Ethiopia [ 33 , [38] , [39] , [40] , [41] ]. Asteraceae and Poaceae were discovered to be the primary suppliers of medicinal plants.…”

“…Age-related increases in knowledge may be caused by a number of variables, so each one should be carefully taken into account. Given that they have more time to learn new things, it makes natural that elderly individuals would possess greater knowledge about therapeutic plants than younger individuals [ 33 ]. According to studies carried out in various regions, industrialization (being able to access to advanced medical and educational systems) and changes in the environment have affected the transfer of traditional medicinal plant knowledge to the next generations.…”

“…Wendimu et al have demonstrated that documenting traditional knowledge can inform conservation efforts and sustainable management practices, ensuring the safeguarding of valuable medicinal plant resources. Ethnobotanical investigations have the potential to lead to the identification of new medicinal plant sources or the comprehension of the mechanisms behind traditional remedies [ 33 ]. For instance, these studies have contributed to the development of significant drugs such as reserpine from the Rauvolfia serpentine (L.) Benth.…”