International Journal of Pure & Applied Bioscience (IJPAB)
Year : 2016, Volume : 4, Issue : 2
First page : (38) Last page : (45)
Article doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2240

Studies on traditional medicinal plants in Ambagiorgis area of Wogera District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Zelalem Getnet, Subramanian Chandrodyam* and Getinet Masresha
Department of Biology, College of Natural and Computational Sciences, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
*Corresponding Author E-mail: wlbsasu@gmail.com
Received: 11.03.2016  |  Revised: 18.03.2016   |  Accepted: 22.03.2016  

Abstract
The current study was conducted in Ambagiorgis area of Amhara Regional State of Ethiopia. Information gathered on qualitative and quantitative measurements through questionnaire, key informant interview, and observation by following Snowball Sampling Technique. A total of 32 medicinal plant species and their medicinal properties were recorded during this study. However, the conservation status of some of those medicinal plants such as Echinops keberch,  Crinum abysinicus, Silene macrosolen were nearing extinction locally because of over exploitation, overgrazing, mainly due to over harvesting of their roots. In addition, the study showed that some of the plants such as Malva verticillata, Phytolaca dodecandra, Plantago lanceolata, Zehneria scabra were widely distributed in the study area. Appropriate intervention on awareness creation and parallel conservation works should be facilitated as far as the issue of medicinal plants sustainability is concerned.

Key words: Ambagiorgis, Conservation, Medicinal plants, Traditional

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Cite this article: Zelalem, G., Subramanian, C. and Getinet, M., Studies on traditional medicinal plants in Ambagiorgis area of Wogera District, Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, Int. J. Pure App. Biosci. 4(2): 38-45 (2016). doi: http://dx.doi.org/10.18782/2320-7051.2240