TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE OF ANIMALS AND THEIR  PRODUCTS IN ZEGIE PENINSULA KEBELES, NORTH WEST,  ETHIOPIA

Zeleke, Tsega

dc.contributor.author	Zeleke, Tsega
dc.date.accessioned	2025-04-11T08:17:16Z
dc.date.available	2025-04-11T08:17:16Z
dc.date.issued	2025-02
dc.identifier.uri	http://ir.bdu.edu.et/handle/123456789/16715
dc.description.abstract	Little attention and limited research has been conducted in the area of Ethno-zoology and zoo-therapeutic in Ethiopia. About 60 respondents were participated during this study out of these, 6 respondents were traditional healers and 54 were non-healer/other community members. Of the respondents 38 (63.3%) were males and 22 (36.7%) were females. The data were collected by using structured questionnaires. All respondents knew the presence of a traditional medicinal treatment system. Most of the respondents of the community (72%) gave their response that TMs are more effective than modern medicines in the treatment of illness. All of the religious workers (priest/monk) and the respondents who were more than 55 years old agree as TMs were effective than modern medicines in the treatment of illness. According to the response of 50% of the healers, cross infection was the factor that can be happen during the practice using TMs. At about 66.7% of the respondents, an advantage of using TMs is that it effectiveness. About 64.9% of the respondents were willing to use TMs, but not the community with first degree and above. Most of the respondents (75.9%) were willing to use TMs when they are affected with various illnesses and all of the religious workers (priest/Monk) use it but, 66.7% of the respondents with first degree and above were not. From the healers 50% were not volunteer to transfer their knowledge to others easily. Lack of training and education, policies and guidelines about TM and also the unwillingness of healers to transfer their knowledge to the next generation were the most associated factors (96.7%). In this study, a total of 22 animal species were identified and recorded as a source of medicine to treat 14 types of ailments. The species of Procavia capensis, and different types of fish followed by squirrel were frequently reported to use as animal-derived medicines to treat different ailments. Informants reported 24 animal parts/products that were used to treat ailments from which meat took the highest frequency and followed by the skin. Evil eye and stomach ache were recorded as the maximum degree which can be treated by various types of traditional medicines. The government must appreciate traditional healers by giving training, providing the required materials and financial support, and also by protecting their intellectual property rights. Various scientists such as chemists and pharmacists should work with traditional healers of the area also to play their role with scientific studies which can identify chemical constituent of animal parts and animal products for the treatment of ailments in the study area.	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.subject	Biology	en_US
dc.title	TRADITIONAL MEDICINAL IMPORTANCE OF ANIMALS AND THEIR PRODUCTS IN ZEGIE PENINSULA KEBELES, NORTH WEST, ETHIOPIA	en_US
dc.type	Thesis	en_US