Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia.

"Declarations Ethics approval and consent to participateThis study was approved by the Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Addis Ababa University. The research conducted in the study area was authorized solely by official permissions from pertinent entities such as Addis Ababa University, Department of Plant Biology and Biodiversity Management, Armauer Hansen Research Institute, and Habru District Administration; our approach involved obtaining informed consent from interviewees and emphasizing the voluntary aspect of their involvement in data collection (plant sample collection) and the use of the resulting information for academic purposes including publication. Consent for publicationNot applicable. Competing interestsThe authors declare that they have no competing interests. Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests."

"Funding The corresponding author gratefully acknowledges Addis Ababa University, Armauer Hansen Research Institute and Nefas Silk Polytechnic College, Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, for their financial support during data collection. The authors would also like acknowledge Dr. Ermias Lulekal, Dr. Paulos Getachew and Prof. Ariaya Hymete for their financial support during the field work from their thematic research project."