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Review
. 2022 Jun 27:2022:2935015.
doi: 10.1155/2022/2935015. eCollection 2022.

A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Respiratory Problems in Ethiopia over a Twenty-Year Period (2000-2021)

Abebe Ayele Haile  1 , Berhanu Abraha Tsegay  1 , Ali Seid  1 , Wubet Adnew  1 , Admasu Moges  2
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A Review on Medicinal Plants Used in the Management of Respiratory Problems in Ethiopia over a Twenty-Year Period (2000-2021)

Abebe Ayele Haile et al. Evid Based Complement Alternat Med. .

Abstract

This review is aimed at assessing and compiling the different ethnomedicinal studies in different parts of Ethiopia used to treat respiratory diseases. The data were collected from different published research papers through searching the web sources such as PubMed, Science Direct, Google Scholar, and other related websites. The important search terminologies included ethnobotany, respiratory diseases, medicinal plants, and Ethiopia. For this, a total of 65 articles of recent publications (from 2000 to May 2021 years) that provided full information about the use of medicinal plant species to treat respiratory disorder diseases in Ethiopia were consulted. Based on this, a total of 96 medicinal plants belonging to 57 families were reviewed. The commonly recorded families used to manage respiratory problems were Asteraceae, Lamiaceae, Solanaceae, and Fabaceae. Herbs and shrubs were the dominant plant growth forms. Due to the easiest form of their preparation for treating respiratory disorders, leaves are the most cited plant parts followed by roots. Crushing and pounding are useful methods of remedy preparation to treat respiratory diseases. This review concluded that different medicinal plants have a significant contribution in combating serious respiratory problems in Ethiopia. Hence, the complied review of medicinal plants on the treatment of respiratory problems would play a great role in further pharmacological and phytochemical investigations in developing new drugs used for the treatment of respiratory problems and in the conservation of these important medicinal plants.

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The authors declare that there are no conflicts of interest.

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Figure 1
A diagram showing the selection procedures of the articles for this review.
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Figure 2
Regional states of Ethiopia, where medicinal plants are found and reviewed.
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Figure 3
Number of ethnobotanical studies which contain full records of medicinal plants used to treat respiratory diseases in different regions of Ethiopia (Note. SNNP = South nation and nationality of people; B. Gumuz = Benishangul Gumuz).
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Figure 4
Taxonomic diversity of the families of medicinal plants with their percentages in the study area.
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Figure 5
Growth forms of medicinal plants used to treat respiratory diseases.
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Figure 6
Plant parts used to treat respiratory diseases.
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Figure 7
Preparation of medicinal plants used to treat respiratory diseases.
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