01993nas a2200205   4500000000100000008004100001260001200042653001800054653002400072653001400096100001200110700001400122700001500136245010800151856007900259300001200338490000700350520141600357022001401773       2021                            d  c03/202110aEthnomedicine10ainformant consensus10asnakebite1 aZeynu A1 aWondimu T1 aDemissew S00aHerbal medicine used by the community of Koneba district in Afar Regional State, Northeastern Ethiopia.  uhttps://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8356579/pdf/AFHS2101-0410.pdf  a410-4170 v213 a<p><b>Background: </b>Pastoral communities of the Afar people in northeastern Ethiopia use medicinal plants for various health problems. However, very limited scientific documents are found addressing ethnomedicinal knowledge of the community.</p><p><b>Objective: </b>This study aimed at documenting herbal medicine and the associated knowledge from Koneba district of Afar Regional State, Ethiopia.</p><p><b>Methods: </b>Purposive sampling method was used to select study sites and key informants. General informants were selected through simple random sampling methods. Semi-structured interviews and guided field walk were used to collect data while Informant Consensus Factor (ICF), Fidelity Level (FL) and Preference Ranking were used to analyze and verify data.</p><p><b>Results: </b>A total of 67 medicinal plant species used to treat humans and livestock ailments were recorded and collected. Thirteen medicinal plant species were mentioned as effective medicine against snake bite (ICF; 0.68) while nine species used to treat malaria, common cold and fever (ICF: 0.67).  (Steud. ex A.Rich.) Desc. ex Wild & R.B.Drumm. was the most preferred species used to combat snakebite, which was prevalent in the area.</p><p><b>Conclusion: </b>Snake bite, malaria, common cold and fever are common health problems in the study area. Efficient use of herbal medicine has minimized the impact of these diseases.</p>  a1729-0503