Diversity and Traditional Use Knowledge of Medicinal Plants among Communities in the South and South-Eastern Zones of the Tigray Region, Ethiopia
Round 1
Reviewer 1 Report
Add statistical analysis section.
Show statistically significant differences in tables and graphs.
Reasons for choosing this number of plants and plant type should be mentioned.
Use the following studies in the introduction and discussion section:
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The Effect of Aqueous Extract of Saffron (Crocus sativus L. Stigma) on the Behavior of Salmonella Typhimurium in A Food Model during Storage at Different Temperatures |
Journal of Nutrition and Food Security
2- Essential Oils from Indigenous Iranian Plants: A Natural Weapon vs. Multidrug-Resistant Escherichia coli,
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3-Antiviral activity of Phoenix dactylifera extracts against herpes simplex virus type 1: an animal study |
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Comparative Clinical Pathology |
4-Effects of chitosan edible coating containing grape seed extract on the shelf-life of refrigerated rainbow trout fillet, Veterinary Research Forum
5-Evaluation of Chemical Composition and Antibacterial Properties of Froriepia subpinnta Essential Oils from Guilan Region: Before and After Flowering,
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Journal of Essential Oil-Bearing Plants |
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6-Chemical composition, antimicrobial and antioxidant properties of essential oil of Origanum vulgar ssp. Gracile |
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Journal of Babol University of Medical Sciences |
7-Antioxidant and antimicrobial activities of essential oil of lemon (Citrus limon) peel in vitro and in a food model, Journal of Food Quality and Hazards Control
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8-Evaluation of Phytochemical and Antibacterial Properties of some Medicinal Plants from Iran |
Journal of Biologically Active Products from Nature
Author Response
We thank the reviewer for his/her valuable comments. The manuscript was corrected for English language by native English speaker before submission and we have tried to rectify any errors after the comment received. Our response to the other comments was kindly attached.
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Reviewer 2 Report
At introduction section add some information concerning the number of MPs in Ethiopia and about the conservation status of MPs. How many are endangered? Here is a paper for inspiration https://farmaciajournal.com/wp-content/uploads/2020-02-art-04-Catana_Onete_213-218.pdf
Line 4 change with South and South- Eastern
Line 7 add email for each author, add the corresponding author
Line 11. reformulate the abstract. Is not clear
Line 45 delete vast
Lines 53-55 reformulate “that are provided to the people”
Lines 78 – 79 delete of MPs
Line 84 add “The” ethnobotanical studies used to ...
Line 90 delete “and”
Lines 98 -99 12053'25'' – 13039'01''E, 39007'28'' – 39032’07’’N 2455 – 2745 add space between number and -. Take care that degree to be the symbol
Lines 105 – 107 reformulate
Lines 110 -112 reformulate “These changes (in land use and land cover systems) have a great impact on the areas’ agrobiodiversity and sustainability”
Lines 119 - 121 “Soil samples collected during the study using an auger soil sampler and later analyzed at Mekelle University soil physics laboratory confirmed that the soil at study sites in both districts is clay loam” change with “The soil samples were collected using an auger soil sampler and were analyzed at Mekelle University soil physics laboratory, which confirmed that the analyzed soil samples are clay loam ”
Line 124 change “One hundred thirty-five farmers, of which 47.4% women,” with “One hundred thirty-five farmers (47.4% women)
Lines 139 -141 change “The traditional healers’ livelihood partly depends their on traditional medicine and we therefore consider them to have good knowledge of medicinal plants” with “The traditional healers’ were considered to have good knowledge of medicinal plants due to their dependence on the traditional medicine”
Line 145 – 147 reformulate
Line 156 change “were grouped into 29 and 5 categories for humans and animals” with “were grouped into 29 (for humans) and 5 (for animals) categories
Line 185 delete Table 1
Line 189 add Table 1
Line 199. Delete figure 2B, is difficult to observe the percentages. Maybe it’s better to write on the text this information
Line 201 at table 1, in the end, add references for the information
Line 214 delete Table 2
table 2 first row of the table write with a smaller font
line 232 Table 3. FIC values of therapeutical uses of medicinal plants should be placed in the top of the table
add figures and tables after you mentioned them in the text.
Wrote legend at the table. What is Np, N?
Delete figure 3. You wrote the information in the text. The figure is not necessary
replace information from lines 233-241 In front of table 3
Line 436 you said “The diversity of MPs in Degua Tembien and Alajie is considered to be high.” Comparing with whom?
Line 435 The conclusion section – reformulate, is too general
References section check according to the journal instruction: Author 1, A.B.; Author 2, C.D. Title of the article. Abbreviated Journal Name Year, Volume, page range.
Table S2 all the scientific names are italics. Why some information is in red? Please group the species according to “habitat” or to “used to”
Author Response
The comments were well accepted and addressed. We thank the reviewer for his/her time devoted to shape our manuscript.
The manuscript is attached here
