Assessment of Traditional Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Human Diseases in Oromia Region, West Shewa Zone: Jeldu Woreda, Ethiopia

Thesis Overview

<p> </p><div>1. INTRODUCTION </div><div> </div><div>1.1 Background </div><div> </div><div>The usage of medicinal plants presents a significant aspect of the traditional medicine which is imbedded in the culture of people of developing countries [1,2]. In many developing countries, medicinal plants have not been well studied, tested, or documented. Most of the information is still in the hands of traditional</div><div>healers and knowledge of healers is either lost or </div><div>passed to next generation by word of mouth [3, </div><div>4]. The extent of the experience of traditional </div><div>medicine practice based on medicinal plants </div><div>should be documented through botanical surveys </div><div>[5]. Botanical collection and documentation of the </div><div>associated ethnobotanical knowledge should be </div><div>carried out before such rich heritages are lost </div><div>due to various anthropogenic and other natural </div><div>causes [6]. Awareness creation among the </div><div>traditional healers and community at large is </div><div>essential to preserve the indigenous medicinal </div><div>plant species and for conservation and </div><div>sustainable use of medicinal plants in the area </div><div>[7]. </div><div> </div><div>Recently, traditional medicine is recognised </div><div>throughout the world as a credible healthcare </div><div>resource and about 80% of the world's </div><div>population depends on traditional medicine for </div><div>the treatment of different ailments [8,9]. The </div><div>World Health Organization (WHO) considers that </div><div>traditional medicine is an important contributor to </div><div>its health goals and has been encouraging its </div><div>development through testing herbs’ toxicities and </div><div>improving methods of herb collection, drying and </div><div>conservation [10,11]. </div><div> </div><div>This study aimed to survey the currently used </div><div>plants by herbalists in Jeldu Woreda and record </div><div>their medicinal usage and mode of preparation. </div><div>Due to most of the collectors of traditional </div><div>medicinal plants in Jeldu woreda are alliterated </div><div>the data will be gathered by interview, </div><div>questionnaire and online survey for the users of </div><div>this traditional medicinal plants from Jeldu </div><div>Woreda. In this study, the research limited to </div><div>traditional medicinal plants which are used to </div><div>treat diseases related to skin, digestive system </div><div>and nervous system. </div><div> </div><div>Jeldu Woreda is the mountainous district located </div><div>between about 9</div><div>º</div><div>.05’ – 9</div><div>°</div><div>.25’ N Latitudes </div><div>and37</div><div>°</div><div>.40’ – 38</div><div>o</div><div>11’ E longitudes in Ethiopia. </div><div>Jeldu Woreda is the mountainous district lies </div><div>between about 9</div><div>°</div><div>.05’ – 9</div><div>°</div><div>.25’ N Latitudes </div><div>and37</div><div>°</div><div>.40’ – 38</div><div>°</div><div>11’ E longitudes in Ethiopia. </div><div>Jeldu is one of the woredas in the Oromia region </div><div>part of the West Shewa Zone, Jeldu is bordered </div><div>on the south by Dendi Woreda, on the southwest </div><div>by Ambo Woreda, on the north by Gindeberet </div><div>Woreda, on northeast by Abuna Gindeberet, on </div><div>the east by Meta Robi Woreda, and on the </div><div>southeast by Ejerie Woreda. Towns in Jeldu </div><div>include Chobi, Gojo, Osole, Shukute, Boni, Guto, </div><div>Bicho and Geba Senbeta. Jeldu woreda plant </div><div>biodiversity contains trees and shrubs</div> <br><p></p>