@article{95857, keywords = {Ethnomedicine, informant consensus, snakebite}, author = {Zeynu A and Wondimu T and Demissew S}, title = {Herbal medicine used by the community of Koneba district in Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia.}, abstract = {

Background: Pastoral communities of the Afar people in northeastern Ethiopia use medicinal plants for various health problems. However, very limited scientific documents are found addressing ethnomedicinal knowledge of the community.

Objective: This study aimed at documenting herbal medicine and the associated knowledge from Koneba district of Afar Regional State, Ethiopia.

Methods: Purposive sampling method was used to select study sites and key informants. General informants were selected through simple random sampling methods. Semi-structured interviews and guided field walk were used to collect data while Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), Fidelity Level (FL) and Preference Ranking were used to analyze and verify data.

Results: A total of 67 medicinal plant species used to treat humans and livestock ailments were recorded and collected. Thirteen medicinal plant species were mentioned as effective medicine against snake bite (ICF; 0.68) while nine species used to treat malaria, common cold and fever (ICF: 0.67). (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm. was the most preferred species used to combat snakebite, which was prevalent in the area.

Conclusion: Snake bite, malaria, common cold and fever are common health problems in the study area. Efficient use of herbal medicine has minimized the impact of these diseases.

}, year = {2021}, journal = {African health sciences}, volume = {21}, pages = {410-417}, month = {03/2021}, issn = {1729-0503}, url = {https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8356579/pdf/AFHS2101-0410.pdf}, doi = {10.4314/ahs.v21i1.51}, language = {eng}, }