Vol. 3 No. 2 (2021): ETHNOBOTANICAL STUDY OF MEDICINAL PLANTS IN ALE SPECIAL DISTRICT, SOUTHERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract
An Ethno-botanical study was carried out to investigate the type, associated knowledge and practices of
medicinal plants used by the local people in Ale Special District, SNNPR, Ethiopia. Ninety informants were
selected by preferential sampling technique. Ethnobotanical data about traditional medicinal plant names
and associated knowledge such as use, remedy preparation, administration, and others were collected using semi-structured interview, field observation, and focus group discussion. Informant consensus, preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, informant consensus factor and fidelity level were computed. A total of 72 medicinal plant species belonging to 68 genera and 39 families were documented.