Ethnobotanical Study, Conservation Practices and Threats of Medicinal Plants among Menja Community: In The Case of Gimbo, Kaffa Zone, South West Ethiopia

Abstract

Traditional knowledge of medicinal plants and their use by indigenous cultures are not only useful for conservation of traditions and biodiversity, but also for healthcare and drug development in the present and future generation. The main objective of this study was to identify and document medicinal plant species used by Menja community to treat human and livestock disease in Gimbo District, Keffa Zone of Southwestern Regional state of Ethiopia. A total of 92 sample respondents were selected by using simple random sampling technique. The data were collected by using semi-structured interview, focus group discussion with the selected 16 key informants and field observation. The collected data were analyzed by descriptive statistics, preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, Informants consensus and informant Consensus Factor