A REWIEW OF TRADITIONAL KNOWLEDGE, USAGE AND STATUS OF THE MEDICINAL TREES AMONGST THE TUGENS OF ELDAMA RAVINE AND ESAGERI DIVISIONS, KOIBATEK COUNTY, KENYA.

摘要: Herbal therapy medicine uses plant extracts for their therapeutical value. It is the oldest form of healthcare known to mankind and remains an important element human livestock systems in many developing industrialized countries. The Tugen ethnic group Koibatek county herbalists are well conversant knowledgeable art herbal medicine, make good use it. Despite its usefulness, under threat from loss medicinal plants disappearance art. aim study was therefore document people’s knowledge indigenous use, examine threats facing trees A sociological survey carried   out two Divisions county, collected data analyzed using Statistical Package Social Science (SPSS) version 11.5. revealed that play part heath care community, local people very on innovation, significant Unfortunately, various causes, including slow inadequate transfer elderly younger generations. facilitate protection preservation traditional might assist discovery modern medicine. Creation legislations regulate harvesting resources create gene banks, will be useful. Keywords: Key words:  Medicinal trees, herbalists, art, usage status,