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Original Research

Ethnobotanical Assessment and Physicochemical Properties of Commonly Used Medicinal Plants in Jimma Zone, Southwest Ethiopia: Traditional Healers Based Cross-Sectional Study

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Pages 665-681 | Published online: 21 Dec 2020

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Figure 1 The Map of Jimma zone, Oromia Regional State.

Note: Adapted from Copyright ©2019 Belew S, Suleman S, Mohammed T, et al. Quality of fixed dose artemether/lumefantrine products in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Malar J.2019;18:236. doi:10.1186/s12936-019-2872-1. Citation9

Figure 1 The Map of Jimma zone, Oromia Regional State.Note: Adapted from Copyright ©2019 Belew S, Suleman S, Mohammed T, et al. Quality of fixed dose artemether/lumefantrine products in Jimma Zone, Ethiopia. Malar J.2019;18:236. doi:10.1186/s12936-019-2872-1. Citation9

Table 1 Botanical Identification of Medicinal Plants Collected from Traditional Healers in Jimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia

Table 2 Medicinal Plant Families in the Study Area with the Corresponding Numbers of Species

Figure 2 The medicinal plant parts used widely to treat human and livestock ailments.

Figure 2 The medicinal plant parts used widely to treat human and livestock ailments.

Table 3 Uses, Preparation Method and Route of Administration of Medicinal Plants Commonly Used in the Study Area

Table 4 Mode of Preparation of Medicinal Plants

Table 5 Ranking of 10 Medicinal Plants Known in the Study Area by the Traditional Healers as Responded by 10 Informants

Table 6 Healers’ Consensus Factor and Fidelity Levels

Table 7 Selected Medicinal Plants for Further Processing for Physicochemical Investigation

Table 8 Extractive Matters and Moisture Contents of the Selected Medicinal Plants in Southwest Ethiopia (Mean (%w/w) ± SD)

Figure 3 Total ash content, acid-insoluble ash, and water-soluble ash of the selected medicinal plants Southwest Ethiopia.

Figure 3 Total ash content, acid-insoluble ash, and water-soluble ash of the selected medicinal plants Southwest Ethiopia.