This study documents plant species used as medicinal and wild food along withrnthe traditional knowledge on utilization plant resources by local people in and around TararnGedam and Amba Forests in Libo Kemkem Wereda, South Gondar Zone, Ethiopia. The fieldrnstudy was conducted between November, and Juanuary 2010. A total of 106 informants werernsampled from 13 study sites preferencially selected in and around the forests studied and arnvariety of ethnobotanical methods were applied including semi-structured interviews, fieldrnobservations, preference ranking, direct matrix ranking, paired comparisons and informantrnconsensus with traditional healers and elderly people of the user groups. A total of 175 plantrnspecies have been identified in and around the forests. Among these, 163 species are medicinalrnplants belonging to 145 genera and 67 families. Of these, 115 (70.6%) species are used to treatrnonly human ailments, 14 (8.6%) species are used for livestock ailments only and 34 (20.9%)rnspecies are reported for both human and livestok ailments. These medicinal plants are used torntreat about 60 types of human ailments, nine types of animal ailments and 10 types of bothrnanimals and human ailments. The family Asteraceae was represented by highest number of 14rn(8.6%) of medicinal plants, followed by the Fabaceae with 13 (8%) and Solanaceae 10 (6.1%)rnspecies. Most of them have medicinal properties in their leaf, bark, root, stem, flower, seed andrnfruits. Medicine from these plant parts is prepared as fresh, dried and both fresh and dried staternin the form of crushed, crushed and powdered, boiled, chewed and chopped plants material.rnMeanwhile, a total of 33 plant species distributed in 30 genera and 25 families were recorded asrnwild foods in the study area. Of these, 21 (63.6%) species serve the local community both asrnsources of food and traditional medicine (nutraceutical plants). Fruit is found to be the mostrnedible plant part and mostly taken as raw. Elderly people and traditional healers of the areasrnpossess vast knowledge on wild food plants and ethnomedicinal practices along with thernecological distribution of plants in comparison with the young generation. The knowledgerntransfer system is quite restricted within the family. Users were found less aware of conservationrnof medicinal and wild food plants and those of uses, plants which have multiple use value.rnTherefore, plants found in and around Tara Gedam and Amba forests are very important asrnmedicinal wild foods for curing ailments as well as sources of food during normal times andrnwhen there is shortage of food. It is not only essential to conserve such a wealth of informationrnhidden among the local people, but also to apply them to modern knowledge of science andrntechnology to meet the ever increasing requirements of humankind.rnKeywords/Phrases: Ethnobotany, Tara Gedam and Amba Forests, Traditional Medicine, WildrnFood plants