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Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and their utilization by indigenous and local communities of Dugda District, Central Rift Valley, Ethiopia

2024; BioMed Central; Volume: 20; Issue: 1 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1186/s13002-024-00665-0

1746-4269

Bula Kere Oda, Ermias Lulekal, Bikila Warkineh, Zemede Asfaw, Asfaw Debella,

Rangeland Management and Livestock Ecology

Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants have been used by the people of Dugda District in the primary health care system to treat various livestock ailments for generations, particularly, in underserved rural areas. However, these ethnoveterinary practices and medicinal plants are dwindling without proper documentation, due to undergoing socio-cultural and environmental changes. Hence, this study aimed at inventory and analysis of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants and the associated indigenous and local knowledge used in the treatment of livestock health problems in Dugda District.