Review of Endangered Ethiopian Medicinal Plant: The Case of <i>Otostegia integrifolia</i> Benth

Dejene Tadesse; Damtew Abewoy; Dadi Tolessa; Habtamu Gudissa

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Review of Endangered Ethiopian Medicinal Plant: The Case of Otostegia integrifolia Benth

Dejene Tadesse, Damtew Abewoy, Dadi Tolessa, Habtamu Gudissa

Published in Science Frontiers (Volume 3, Issue 1)

Received: 12 January 2022 Accepted: 28 January 2022 Published: 16 February 2022

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Abstract

Medicinal plants help global human and animal health related issues for several years. They used in both traditional and modern ways. Modern pharmaceutical industries strongly linked with the medicinal plants products. Despite more emphasis needed in the world where there are increases in health problems, some of the medicinal plants become destructed and being lost. Medicinal plants upon which majority of the world population depend on for traditional uses protected and conserved seldom. Otostegia integrifolia Benth is one of the very important medicinal plants traditionally recognized in Ethiopia. The economic parts of the plant include roots, leaf, twigs, and stems. Essential oil extracted from the plant also constitutes important chemical compounds that can have antimicrobials, few studies reported. For a traditional usage, people collected Otostegia integrifolia Benth from wild without sufficient harvesting and handling knowledge. The plant is lost from many parts of the country due to overexploitations and lack of conservation practices. This review paper is done to circulate information with respect to the current situation of Otostegia integrifolia Benth in Ethiopia. Therefore, for a sustainable uses of the plant, attention should be given for wise use of the wild resource; conservation practices should be done, national research system and institutes should consider policy in protecting forgotten medicinal plants like Otostegia integrifolia Benth in their strategic plan.

Published in	Science Frontiers (Volume 3, Issue 1)
DOI	10.11648/j.sf.20220301.18
Page(s)	56-59
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Health Benefit, Medicinal Plant, Otostegia integrifolia

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Dejene Tadesse; Damtew Abewoy; Dadi Tolessa; Habtamu Gudissa. Review of Endangered Ethiopian Medicinal Plant: The Case of Otostegia integrifolia Benth. Sci. Front. 2022, 3(1), 56-59. doi: 10.11648/j.sf.20220301.18

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Dejene Tadesse, Damtew Abewoy, Dadi Tolessa, Habtamu Gudissa. Review of Endangered Ethiopian Medicinal Plant: The Case of Otostegia integrifolia Benth. Sci Front. 2022;3(1):56-59. doi: 10.11648/j.sf.20220301.18

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Dejene Tadesse

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondogenet Agricultural Research Centre, Shashamene, Ethiopia
Damtew Abewoy

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondogenet Agricultural Research Centre, Shashamene, Ethiopia
Dadi Tolessa

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondogenet Agricultural Research Centre, Shashamene, Ethiopia
Habtamu Gudissa

Ethiopian Institute of Agricultural Research, Wondogenet Agricultural Research Centre, Shashamene, Ethiopia

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Dejene Tadesse, Damtew Abewoy, Dadi Tolessa, Habtamu Gudissa. Review of Endangered Ethiopian Medicinal Plant: The Case of Otostegia integrifolia Benth. Sci Front. 2022;3(1):56-59. doi: 10.11648/j.sf.20220301.18

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