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Received: 4 April 2025

Accepted: 30 August 2025

First Online: 9 September 2025

Declarations

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: All experimental protocols were approved by the Research Ethics Committee of Haramaya University. Young leaf explants of Punica granatum were collected from home gardens in the Karamille district, East Hararghe, Ethiopia, with prior verbal consent from the respective household owners. The plant material was identified by Mr. Abdurazak Adem (Botanist at Haramaya University Herbarium), and a voucher specimen (Voucher No. HU-PLT/1234) was deposited at the Haramaya University Herbarium. The study adhered to all institutional, national, and international guidelines for the collection and use of plant materials.

: Not applicable.

: Informed Consent was obtained from all the participants involved in the study.

: No humans and animals were used in this study.

: The plant species used in this study are not endangered.

: The authors declare no competing interests.