Journal of
Medicinal Plants Research

  • Abbreviation: J. Med. Plants Res.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 1996-0875
  • DOI: 10.5897/JMPR
  • Start Year: 2007
  • Published Articles: 3835

Full Length Research Paper

Ethno-medicinal study of plants in Boricha district: Use, preparation and application by traditional healers, Southern Ethiopia

Sintayehu Tamene
  • Sintayehu Tamene
  • Department of Chemistry, College of Natural and Computational Science, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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Dagne Addisu
  • Dagne Addisu
  • Wondo Genet College of Forestry and Natural Resources, Hawassa University, P. O. Box 128, Shashemene, Ethiopia.
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Etana Debela
  • Etana Debela
  • College of Natural and Computational Science, School of Veterinary Medicine, Hawassa University. P. O. Box 05, Hawassa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 06 January 2020
  •  Accepted: 06 April 2020
  •  Published: 31 July 2020

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