title: The use of medicinal plants in self-care in rural central Ethiopia.
abstract: Medicinal plants are an important element of Ethiopian traditional medicine. This questionnaire survey examined the extent and type of medicinal plants used in self-care by rural Ethiopian community. Six hundred mothers were interviewed using a semi-structured questionnaire. The prevalence of the use of herbal drugs in self-care was found to be 12.5%. Twenty-five plant species belonging to 21 families were reported, each with local names, methods of preparation and parts used. This study showed that self-care using medicinal plants is a major part of health care options in Butajira community.
authors.affiliation: Institute of Pharmacoepidemiology and Pharmaco Economics, School of Pharmacy, Martin-Luther University, Wolfgang-Langenbeck Street 4, Room # 107, 06120, Halle/Saale, Germany. Gedif66@yahoo.com
authors.forename: Teferi
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Gedif
authors.forename: Heinz-Jürgen
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Hahn
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D002648:Child; D004363:Drug Utilization; D005002:Ethiopia; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008297:Male; D008519:Medicine, Traditional; D008875:Middle Aged; D008517:Phytotherapy; D028321:Plant Preparations / Q000737:chemistry / Q000627:therapeutic use; D018514:Plant Structures / Q000737:chemistry; D010946:Plants, Medicinal; D012424:Rural Population; D012651:Self Medication / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D028321:Plant Preparations