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Asnake S, Teklehaymanot T, Hymete A, et al. Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Sidama People of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:9690164doi: 10.1155/2016/9690164.
Asnake, S., Teklehaymanot, T., Hymete, A., Erko, B., & Giday, M. (2016). Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Sidama People of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia. Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM, 20169690164. https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9690164
Asnake, Solomon, et al. "Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Sidama People of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia." Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM vol. 2016 (2016): 9690164. doi: https://doi.org/10.1155/2016/9690164
Asnake S, Teklehaymanot T, Hymete A, Erko B, Giday M. Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Sidama People of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:9690164. doi: 10.1155/2016/9690164. Epub 2016 Feb 18. PMID: 26989429; PMCID: PMC4775815.
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Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. 2016;2016:9690164. doi: 10.1155/2016/9690164. Epub 2016 Feb 18.

Survey of Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Malaria by Sidama People of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia.

Evidence-based complementary and alternative medicine : eCAM

Solomon Asnake, Tilahun Teklehaymanot, Ariaya Hymete, Berhanu Erko, Mirutse Giday

Affiliations

  1. Medicine and Health Science College, Hawassa University, P.O. Box 1560, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
  2. Aklilu Lemma Institute of Pathobiology, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
  3. School of Pharmacy, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 1176, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.

PMID: 26989429 PMCID: PMC4775815 DOI: 10.1155/2016/9690164

Abstract

In Ethiopia, malaria control has been complicated due to resistance of the parasite to the current drugs. Thus, new drugs are required against drug-resistant Plasmodium strains. Historically, many of the present antimalarial drugs were discovered from plants. This study was, therefore, conducted to document antimalarial plants utilized by Sidama people of Boricha District, Sidama Zone, South Region of Ethiopia. An ethnobotanical survey was carried out from September 2011 to February 2012. Data were collected through semistructured interview and field and market observations. Relative frequency of citation (RFC) was calculated and preference ranking exercises were conducted to estimate the importance of the reported medicinal plants in Boricha District. A total of 42 antimalarial plants belonging to 27 families were recorded in the study area. Leaf was the dominant plant part (59.0%) used in the preparation of remedies and oral (97.4%) was the major route of administration. Ajuga integrifolia scored the highest RFC value (0.80). The results of this study revealed the existence of rich knowledge on the use of medicinal plants in the study area to treat malaria. Thus, an attempt should be made to conserve and evaluate the claimed antimalarial medicinal plants with priority given to those that scored the highest RFC values.

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