European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences

A REVIEW ON THE PHYTOCONSTITUENTS AND PHARMACOLOGICAL ACTIONS IN THE MEDICINAL PLANTS OF BEDABUNA FOREST, JIMMA ZONE, SOUTH WEST ETHIOPIA REPORTED EFFECT ON EXPERIMENTAL MODELS

Kumar Ganesan*, Suresh Kumar P. Nair, Melese Sinaga, Sharmila Banu Gani*

ABSTRACT

Ethiopia is sixth largest biodiversity centre in the world having numerous ethinic cultures, climate and topographies. The present paper reviews on medicinal properties along with atypical Phytoconstituents and pharmacological actions of various plants in bedabuna forest, Zimma zone, Southwest Ethiopia, which has been reported effect on experimental models. This study is very authentic and helpful to find richest bioresources like identification of medicinal plants, documentation, protection and sustainable usages. This study will helpful to not only a native people of Jimma, southwest Ethiopia but also the other part of the Ethiopia to explore the indigenous medicinal plants used in the treatment of various ailments for human and livestock. In the present study totally 49 species of traditional medicinal plants belonging to 31 families were come across by regular ground visits and arbitrarily interviewed with native participants. The data includes common name, family, scientific name, Phytoconstituents and pharmacological actions and these plants were collected and identified with the help of herablist or rural dwellers, taxonomy books, internet and by their vernacular names and later validate with help of taxonomist by preparing herbarium. Ethnobotanical data were collected using field observation and the plant parts were used either separately or in combination with other plants. The information of traditional herbal medicine is conceded from generation to generation. The present study facilitates the plentiful knowledge of conventional medicinal plants that are being used for the various disease treatments by the native people of Jimma, Southwest Ethiopia.

Keywords: Ethnobotany survey, conventional knowledge transfer, Jimma populations, Southwest Ethiopia.