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Informant agreement was highest for reproductive disorders.
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t0“Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants”
e7“Informant Consensus Factor values ranged from 0.25 to 0.67, with the highest agreement observed for reproductive disorders”
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Ethnoveterinary medicinal plants in Aseko District, Arsi Zone, southeastern Ethiopia
Jewar Safeno Jara; Melesse Maryo; Zerihun Girma Scientific Reports 2026. doi:10.1038/s41598-026-53207-x
Other claims from this paper (12)
- Observation A total of 66 ethnoveterinary medicinal plant species belonging to 49 families were documented.
- Observation Herbs were the dominant growth form of the documented plants (42.4%).
- Observation Most remedies were prepared from fresh plant materials harvested from wild habitats (66.7%).
- Observation Leaves were the most frequently used plant part (46.5%), followed by roots and bark.
- Observation Oral administration was the predominant route of remedy use (67.5%).
- Observation Gastrointestinal disorders, ecto-/endoparasitic infections and dermatological diseases together accounted for 68.2% of total use reports.
- Observation Informant Consensus Factor values ranged from 0.25 to 0.67.
- Observation Hagenia abyssinica was the most preferred species for treating livestock diarrhoea in preference ranking.
- Observation Zingiber officinale was among the most preferred species for treating livestock diarrhoea in preference ranking.
- Observation Embelia schimperi was among the most preferred species for treating livestock diarrhoea in preference ranking.
- Observation Dependence on wild habitats combined with agricultural expansion and biomass extraction was identified as a major threat to long-term resource sustainability.
- Recommendation Community-based conservation of ethnoveterinary medicinal plants is strongly recommended.