Plants have been used as a traditional medicine for many years for the people of Wolaita, Ethiopia. The aim of the study was to record the local knowledge of the peoples who inhabit the Diguna Fango district. A semi-structured interview was conducted with a total of 60 informants. Totally, 50 species belonging to 24 families were identified to treat 28 human and livestock ailments. Solanaceae (14.3%) was the most abundant family whereas; the Rosaceae (1.00) had the highest family use value (FUV). Most of the plants (82%) were reportedly used to treat human diseases. Herbs (34%) were the dominant growth habits, followed by trees (33%). The leaves (30%) were identified as the most used plant part. The most common methods of remedy preparations were eating and chewing (18.2% each) followed by grinding (13.61%). Oral (73.3%) was the major route of administration, followed by dermal (21.7%). The cardiovascular system diseases category (1.00) had a higher informant consensus factor value followed by the fever disease category (0.90). Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile, Commelina benghalensis L., Triticum dicoccon (Schrank) Schübl. and Pentas arvensis Hiern (100%) had a higher fidelity level to treat swelling, chirt (skin diseases), weight gain and bone fractures, respectively. Persea americana Mill. was ranked highest as the most preferable medicinal plant for various purposes by local people, followed by Acacia abyssinica Benth. The principal threatening factors reported were charcoal production (26%), agricultural expansion (15%) and firewood (14%). Out of the plants and their uses documented, 16% of the medicinal plants and 28.6% of the uses were novel. The present study showed the existence of indigenous knowledge of medicinal plants to treat human and livestock ailments. Therefore, there should be mentoring for the local people in the study area to conserve their indigenous knowledge and resources.

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埃塞俄比亚南部沃莱塔市Diguna Fango区用于治疗人类和牲畜常见疾病的传统药用植物的调查

对于埃塞俄比亚沃拉伊塔人民来说，植物已被用作传统药物多年。这项研究的目的是记录Diguna Fango地区居民的当地知识。进行了半结构化访谈，总共对60名线人进行了采访。总共确定了属于24个科的50种物种，可治疗28种人畜疾病。茄科（14.3％）是最丰富的家庭，而；蔷薇科（1.00）的家庭使用价值（FUV）最高。据报道，大多数植物（82％）被用于治疗人类疾病。草本（34％）是主要的生长习惯，其次是树木（33％）。叶子（占30％）被确定为最常用的植物部分。最常用的补救方法是进食和咀嚼（各占18.2％），然后研磨（13.61％）。口服（73。3％）是主要的给药途径，其次是皮肤给药（21.7％）。心血管系统疾病类别（1.00）的知情共识系数值较高，其次是发烧疾病类别（0.90）。巴豆macrostachyus赫斯特。ex Delile，Commelina benghalensis L.，Triticum dicoccon（Schrank）Schübl。和Pentas arvensis Hiern（100％）具有较高的保真度，分别用于治疗肿胀，chirt（皮肤疾病），体重增加和骨折。Persea americana Mill。被当地人列为最受各种目的欢迎的药用植物最高，其次是相思树（Acacia asssinica）Benth。报告的主要威胁因素是木炭产量（26％），农业扩张（15％）和薪柴（14％）。在记录的植物及其用途中，有16％的药用植物和28.6％的用途是新颖的。本研究表明存在用于治疗人类和牲畜疾病的药用植物的本地知识。因此，应该在研究区域为当地居民提供指导，以保护他们的本地知识和资源。