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Amhara region

Also known as: Amhara regional state, Amhara

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Vernonia amygdalina: a comprehensive review of the ... frontiersin.org Frontiers 8 facts

referenceBirhan Y. S., Kitaw S. L., Alemayehu Y. A., and Mengesha N. M. published 'Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human diseases in Enarj Enawga District, East Gojjam zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia' in the SM Journal of Medicinal Plant Studies in 2017, volume 1, issue 1, pages 1–9.

referenceHaile A. A. conducted an ethnobotanical study in 2022 on medicinal plants used by local people in Mojana Wadera woreda, North Shewa zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia, published in the Asian Journal of Ethnobiology.

referenceLulekal E., Asfaw Z., Kelbessa E., and Van Damme P. (2014) documented ethnoveterinary plants used in the Ankober district of the north Shewa zone, Amhara region, Ethiopia.

referenceAmsalu B. authored a 2020 Master’s thesis titled 'An ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used in Guna Begimder woreda, South gonder zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia' at Hawassa University.

referenceWubetu et al. conducted an ethnopharmacologic survey of medicinal plants used by traditional medical practitioners to treat human diseases in the Dega Damot district of Amhara, Northwestern Ethiopia, in 2017.

referenceCheklie, G. authored a master's thesis titled 'Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in Debube Mecha woreda, West Gojam zone, Amhara regional state Ethiopia' at Hawassa University in 2020.

referenceAmsalu N., Bezie Y., Fentahun M., Alemayehu A., and Amsalu G. published a study in 2018 titled 'Use and conservation of medicinal plants by indigenous people of Gozamin Wereda, East Gojjam Zone of Amhara region, Ethiopia: an ethnobotanical approach' in Evidence-Based Complementary and Alternative Medicine, volume 2018, pages 1–23.

referenceAsfaw A., Lulekal E., Bekele T., Debella A., Abebe A., and Degu S. authored a 2021 preprint titled 'Ethnobotanical investigation on medicinal plants traditionally used against human ailments in Ensaro district, north Shewa zone, Amhara regional state, Ethiopia.'

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Goba District Southwest ... nature.com Nature Jul 29, 2025 6 facts

referenceYalew, Y. and Endale, A. (2023) conducted an ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the Tach Gayint District, South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia.

claimThe Goba District study recorded fewer wild edible plant species compared to other Ethiopian studies, such as the 77 species reported in the Majang Zone of the Gambella Region and the 44 species reported in the Metema District of the Amhara Regional State.

referenceYiblet conducted an ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to manage human ailments in the Lay Gaint District of the South Gondar Zone, Amhara Region, Northwestern Ethiopia, published in Heliyon in 2024.

claimUnlike the Goba District study which found herbs to be the dominant growth habit for wild edible plants, studies in the Liben and Wadera Districts of the Guji Zone, the Gayint District of the southern Gondar Zone, and the Metema District of the Amhara Regional State identified trees as the dominant growth habit.

referenceA 2021 study published by ResearchSquare documents the ethnobotanical study of edible wild plants in the Ensaro district of the Amhara regional state, Ethiopia.

referenceGetinet, Yirgalem, and Getnet conducted an ethnobotanical study on wild edible plants in the Metema District of the Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia, published by Hindawi in 2023.

Ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in Shabelle Zone, Eastern ... link.springer.com Springer Feb 5, 2026 2 facts

referenceAn ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants was conducted in the Tach Gayint district, South Gondar zone, Amhara region, Northwestern Ethiopia, in 2023.

referenceA 2023 study by Masresha et al. conducted an ethnobotanical analysis of wild edible plants in the Metema District of the Amhara regional state in Ethiopia.

The traditional use of wild edible plants in pastoral and agro ... link.springer.com Springer Feb 23, 2023 1 fact

referenceAlemneh conducted an ethnobotanical study of wild edible plants in the Yilmana Densa and Quarit Districts of the west Gojjam Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia, published in Ethnobotany Research and Applications in 2020.

Nutritional potential of underutilized edible plant species in coffee ... link.springer.com Springer Apr 23, 2021 1 fact

referenceFentahun and Hager (2009) investigated the diversity, potential, and exploitation status of wild fruits in the Amhara region of Ethiopia to enhance food and nutritional security.