Assessment of traditional medicinal plant Ethnomedicinal value and its sustainable conservation Status used by indigenous people to treat Different Ailments in Babile District, Oromia Region, Ethiopia

Abstract

Ethno-botanical study of medicinal plant was conducted to study use and management of traditional medicinal plants by indigenous people in Babile woreda. The Semi-structure interviews, observation and questionnaires were employed to obtain data. A total of 12 species of traditional medicinal plants were identified for treating human and animal ailments. The medicinal plants preparation were administered through oral, dermal, and nasal route. Oral application was the highest and followed by dermal application. The most commonly plant part used for medicine preparation were leaf 5(41.7%), seed 1(8.3%) root 1(8.3%), sap 3(25%) and bulb 3(25%), rhizome 1(8.3%). Agricultural expansion, fire wood collection and use of plant for construction were reported as major threats to medicinal plants of the study area. In order to protect the traditional plants the indigenous people of the Babile Wored as are cultivated some plants in home garden, while other cultivated on the farm land.