Yalemtsehay Mekonnen
Biographic Data
| ID | 2002144 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Yalemtsehay Mekonnen |
| GIVEN NAMES | Yalemtsehay |
| FAMILY NAME | Mekonnen |
| SIGNATURE | MEKONNEN Y |
| AFFILIATIONS | Addis Ababa University |
| ORCID | 0000-0001-8640-2171 |
| VERIFIED | Yes |
| TOTAL WORKS | 5 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 5 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2005 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2025 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
Plants used for hair and skin health care by local communities of Afar, Northeastern Ethiopia
Background: Local communities worldwide utilize plants for various purposes, including medicinal and cosmetics application. The Afar people of Northeastern Ethiopia, in particular, use plant extracts for hair and skin care. This study documents the traditional use of plants in hair and skin care practices among the Afar people. Methods: Three districts, Chifra, Asayita, and Konaba, were selected based on their vegetation cover, traditional plant …
Perceptions of health and illness among the Konso people of southwestern Ethiopia: Persistence and Change
BACKGROUND: Cross-cultural studies indicate that every culture has its own particular explanations for health and illness and its own healing strategies. The Konso people have always practiced indigenous medicine and have multifaceted accounts or multiple dimensions of illness perceptions and health-care beliefs and practices. This paper describes how perceptions of health and illness are instrumental in health and treatment outcomes among the Ko…
Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by people around Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia
Medicinal plants of the Shinasha, Agew-awi and Amhara peoples in northwest Ethiopia
In vivo and in vitro Anti-fertility and Anti-implantation Properties of leonotis ocymifolia in Rats
The anti-fertility effect of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of the leaves and roots of Leonotis ocymifolia were studied both in vivo and in vitro. The anti-implantation and anti-fertility activities of the ethanol leaves extract were 37% and 20%, respectively. The body weight recorded for 19 days starting from day 1 of pregnancy showed that all rats of the control groups showed considerable weight gains over the period of 19 days. The weight ga…
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In vivo and in vitro Anti-fertility and Anti-implantation Properties of leonotis ocymifolia in Rats
The anti-fertility effect of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of the leaves and roots of Leonotis ocymifolia were studied both in vivo and in vitro. The anti-implantation and anti-fertility activities of the ethanol leaves extract were 37% and 20%, respectively. The body weight recorded for 19 days starting from day 1 of pregnancy showed that all rats of the control groups showed considerable weight gains over the period of 19 days. The weight ga…
Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by people around Debre Libanos monastery in Ethiopia
Medicinal plants of the Shinasha, Agew-awi and Amhara peoples in northwest Ethiopia
Perceptions of health and illness among the Konso people of southwestern Ethiopia: Persistence and Change
BACKGROUND: Cross-cultural studies indicate that every culture has its own particular explanations for health and illness and its own healing strategies. The Konso people have always practiced indigenous medicine and have multifaceted accounts or multiple dimensions of illness perceptions and health-care beliefs and practices. This paper describes how perceptions of health and illness are instrumental in health and treatment outcomes among the Ko…
Plants used for hair and skin health care by local communities of Afar, Northeastern Ethiopia
Background: Local communities worldwide utilize plants for various purposes, including medicinal and cosmetics application. The Afar people of Northeastern Ethiopia, in particular, use plant extracts for hair and skin care. This study documents the traditional use of plants in hair and skin care practices among the Afar people. Methods: Three districts, Chifra, Asayita, and Konaba, were selected based on their vegetation cover, traditional plant …
Ethnobotanical and Medicinal Plants Studies (4 works) · Medicine (3 works) · African Botany and Ecology Studies (2 works) · African cultural and philosophical studies (2 works) · Biology (2 works) · Chemistry (2 works) · Ecology (2 works) · Ethnobotany (2 works) · Geography (2 works) · Internal Medicine (2 works)