Traditional knowledge on the use of medicinal plants is in danger of extinction because of different changes taking place all over the world including Ethiopia and thus there is a need for its immediate documentation for the purpose of conservation, sustainable utilization and development. Thus, an ethnobotanical study was conducted in Dalomana District, Oromia Regional State of Ethiopia to document and analyze local knowledge on medicinal plants used for the treatment of animal diseases. The overall objective of the study were to investigate ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants used to treat livestock diseases in Dalomana district, Bale Zone, Oromia, Ethiopia. Data were collected between June, 2021 and February, 2022 mainly through semi-interviews conducted with purposively selected informants. Data collected mainly included demographic information of respondents, local names of medicinal plants, plant parts used, preparation methods, mode of applications, diseases treated, and habit and habitat of the reported plants. Based on data obtained through interviews, Informant Consensus Factor (ICF) values were computed. A total of 55 medicinal plants used to manage livestock ailment were reported by informants in the Dalomana District. Herbs were commonly used in the preparation of remedies. Leaf was the most frequently utilized plant part accounting for 49.1% of the total reported medicinal plants. The majority (69.0%) of the medicinal plants used in the study District were uncultivated ones mainly harvested from edges of forests and bushlands, roadsides, river banks and grasslands. High ICF values were obtained for ophthalmological (0.82), dermatological (0.79), febrile (0.77) and gastro-intestinal ailments (0.77). The current study shows that there is still rich traditional knowledge on the use of plants to control various animal diseases in study District. However, such claim needs to be scientifically verified with piriority given to medicinal plants used in the treatment of ailment catagories with high ICF values as such plants are considered to be good candidates for further pharmacological evaluations
Traditional medicine refers to health practices, approaches, knowledge and beliefs incorporating plant, animal and mineral-based medicines, spiritual therapies, manual techniques and exercises, applied singularly or in combination to treat, diagnose and prevent illnesses or maintain well-being. A reconnaissance survey was conducted between March 25 to May 5, 2022. The main objective of the study intends to examine the costs of input, total income and expenditure of traditional healer and identify the economic benefits of those applications of traditional medicine for the country Dalomana Southeastern, Ethiopia. The study sites were selected depending on recommendation from elders, local authorities, and altitudinal range. Thus, the study was carried out in eight PA from two agro-climatic zones. Dallo Manna. The income they generated from their jobs is recorded. The daily income is recorded. The major incomes are direct selling of the drugs as pharmacists and amount of earns they get from diagnosis and treatment of patients. Some practitioners also sell the other products which taken with drugs such as honey and other oil. The total benefit (profits) from the job is analyzed with an average of 650.8 birr daily generated as income and annually 237542 birr is estimated to be as total profit for traditional healer. Analysis of production cost structure revealed that the highest proportion of the production costs across the lead traditional healer for used health related technology and neglect technological and coset went to cost of labor (58%) and different technological activities (22%). As opposed to the traditionally used application of technology was produce more than normal amount of birr without applications., the current study indicated that reduced uses of technology for benefits increased yield per unit area but traditional healer challenged the researchers to improve the feasibility of using reduced seed rate for both row planting and broadcasting.
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