| 1 |
Dawuro Zone |
Mareka District |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge |
Medicinal:?Used to repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk production for the mammary gland of the woman.?Preparation:?The corm is sliced and boiled, and the starchy powder, bulla, is eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm and pseudostem. |
Feleke & Tekalign 2022 |
| 2 |
Dawuro Zone |
Mareka District |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine |
Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk production for the mammary gland of the woman.?Preparation:?The corm is sliced and boiled, and the starchy powder, bulla, is eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm and pseudostem.?Key Finding:?Important medicinal landrace for bone healing and postpartum care (similar to Badadiya). |
Feleke & Tekalign 2022 |
| 3 |
Dawuro Zone |
Mareka District |
Ethnobotany & Indigenous Knowledge / Medicine |
Morphological:?Identified by farmers using morphological traits.?Medicinal:?Used to repair and soften the broken body (bone) and initiate milk production for the mammary gland of the woman.?Preparation:?The corm is sliced and boiled, and the starchy powder, bulla, is eaten with milk.?Plant Part Used:?Corm and pseudostem.?Key Finding:?Important medicinal landrace for bone healing and postpartum care (similar to Badadiya). |
Tekalign 2021 |
| 4 |
Silte, Gurage, Kembata-Tembaro, Hadiya, Wolaita, Dawro, Gedeo, Sidama |
Various |
Genetic Resources & Diversity |
**Distribution:** Silte (7), Gurage (7), Kembata-Tembaro (1), Hadiya (1), Wolaita (0), Dawro (0), Gedeo (0), Sidama (0). **Total:** 16. |
Yemataw 2018 |