Journal of
Pharmacognosy and Phytotherapy

  • Abbreviation: J. Pharmacognosy Phytother.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN: 2141-2502
  • DOI: 10.5897/JPP
  • Start Year: 2009
  • Published Articles: 234

Full Length Research Paper

Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human ailment in Guduru District of Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia

Abiyot Tadesse
  • Abiyot Tadesse
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia.
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Birhanu Kagnew
  • Birhanu Kagnew
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia.
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Firew Kebede
  • Firew Kebede
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia.
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Mulugeta Kebede
  • Mulugeta Kebede
  • Department of Biology, Hawassa University, Awasa, Ethiopia.
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  •  Received: 30 October 2017
  •  Accepted: 26 January 2018
  •  Published: 30 March 2018

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