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Dawit Abebe
Publications - 35
Citations - 963
Dawit Abebe is an academic researcher. The author has contributed to research in topics: Medicine & Internal medicine. The author has an hindex of 15, co-authored 29 publications receiving 883 citations.
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Screening of some medicinal plants of Ethiopia for their anti-microbial properties and chemical profiles
Aberra Geyid,Dawit Abebe,Asfaw Debella,Zewdneh Makonnen,Frehiwot Aberra,Frehiwot Teka,Tesfaye Kebede,Kelbessa Urga,Kidist Yersaw,Teklele Biza,Bisrat Haile Mariam,Mulugeta Guta +11 more
TL;DR: The results indicated that 44 different plant species exhibited activity against one or more of the bacteria while one species, viz., Albizzia gummifera showed activity against all the 10 bacteria at different gradient of dilution.
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Perceptions and practices of modern and traditional health practitioners about traditional medicine in Shirka district, Arsi zone, Ethiopia
TL;DR: The indigenous knowledge surrounding traditional medicine is mainly conveyed verbally and to some extent still employs superstitious beliefs and harmful practices which may result in the inevitable distortion of original information leading to the expansion of more and more harmful practices.
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In vivo anti-malarial activity of hydroalcoholic extracts from Asparagus africanus Lam. in mice infected with Plasmodium berghei
D Dikasso,Eyassu Makonnen,Asfaw Debella,Dawit Abebe,Kelbessa Urga,W Makonnen,D Melaku,A Assefa,Y Makonnen +8 more
TL;DR: The in vivo antiplasmodial activity of extracts of the roots and area parts from traditionally used medicinal plant, named Asparagus africanus (Liliaceae), could partly confirm the claim in Ethiopian traditional medicine that the plant has therapeutic values in human malaria.
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Antipyretic properties of the aqueous and ethanol extracts of the leaves of Ocimum suave and Ocimum lamiifolium in mice
TL;DR: All the plant extracts showed antipyretic property with reasonable onset and duration of action; both ethanol and aqueous extracts of Ocimum suave were observed to be more potent than those of OCimum lamiifolium.