Abstract
AbstractMedicinal and aromatic plants are playing remarkable role in primary health care of human and livestock. This study was conducted in three districts of Eastern Hararghe to identify status a...
Highlights
Worldwide, it is estimated that up to 70,000 species are used in folk medicines (Farnsworth & Soejarto, 1991)
The numbers of medicinal and aromatic plant species used in some regions are impressive: In India, which is said to have probably the oldest, richest and most diverse cultural traditions in the use of medicinal plants, about 7,500 species are used in ethnomedicines (Shankar & Majumdar, 1997) which is half of the country’s 17,000 Indian native plant species
In China, the total numbers of medicinal plants used in different parts of the country add up to some 6,000 species according to Xiao (1991)
Summary
It is estimated that up to 70,000 species are used in folk medicines (Farnsworth & Soejarto, 1991). The number of medicinal and aromatic plant species varies in different countries which makes determining exactly the number of all medicinal and aromatic plant species used worldwide impossible. It can be stated, that at least every fourth plant is in use, a calculation based upon the estimated total number of 300–350,000 flowering plants (Lange, 2004). In Spain, it is estimated that 800 medicinal and aromatic plant species are used of which 450 species are associated with commercial use (Blanco & Breaux, 1997; Lange, 1998). There is no organized cultivation of plants species for medicinal purposes in Ethiopia except few aromatic species. This study was conducted to assess current status, utilization and associated challenges to medicinal and aromatic plants in Eastern Ethiopia
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