Evaluation of Vetiver Grass (Vetiver zizanodes) Potential to Soil Erosion Control at Assosa, Benishangul Gumuz, Ethiopia
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Ethnomedical survey of Berta ethnic group Assosa Zone, Benishangul-Gumuz regional state, mid-west Ethiopia
Traditional medicine (TM) has been a major source of health care in Ethiopia as in most developing countries around the world. This survey examined the extent and factors determining the use of TM and medicinal plants by Berta community. One thousand and two hundred households (HHs) and fourteen traditional healers were interviewed using semi-structured questionnaires and six focused group disc...
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عنوان ژورنال: International Journal of Environmental Sciences & Natural Resources
سال: 2019
ISSN: 2572-1119
DOI: 10.19080/ijesnr.2019.16.555930