کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
2547263 1124052 2009 10 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Ethnobotanical study of knowledge and medicinal plants use by the people in Dek Island in Ethiopia
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم پزشکی و سلامت داروسازی، سم شناسی و علوم دارویی داروشناسی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Ethnobotanical study of knowledge and medicinal plants use by the people in Dek Island in Ethiopia
چکیده انگلیسی

Ethnopharmacological relevanceIt reveals the trend of knowledge of medicinal plants and the documentation serves as a baseline data for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies.Aim of the studyThe medicinal plants are the integral part of the variety of cultures in Ethiopia and have been used over many centuries. Hence, the aim of this study is to assess knowledge specifically with regard to gender and age, and to document medicinal plants used by the people in Dek Island.Materials and methodsThe ethnobotanical surveys and quantitative analytical methods were used to study the level of knowledge and medicinal plants use in Dek Island.ResultsThe male (mean = 5.75 ± 0.65; p < 0.001) and informants with ≥40 years of age (mean = 5.25 ± 0.56; p < 0.05) reported more medicinal plants. Age (p < 0.05) and sex (p < 0.05) have influence on knowledge of medicinal plants though sex (partial eta squared = 0.496) has stronger influence than age. The medicinal plants uses showed similarity with other studies conducted in different cultural setups and locations.ConclusionThe trend of knowledge loss in both age categories and sexes implicates the likely risk of loss of knowledge. The documented data could be useful for future phytochemical and pharmacological studies.

ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Ethnopharmacology - Volume 124, Issue 1, 6 July 2009, Pages 69–78
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