Table 6 FL value of medicinal plants
From: Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used by people in Zegie Peninsula, Northwestern Ethiopia
Species and Family | Local name | Therapeutical uses | Fidelity level (FL) |
|---|---|---|---|
Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae | Agam | evil eye | 100% |
Clausena anisata (Willd.) Benth Rutaceae | Limbche | evil eye | 100% |
Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf. Apocynaceae | Yemerz Enchet | 'kusil, yetat merz' | 100% |
Calpurnia aurea (Alt.) Benth. Fabaceae | Digita | diarrhea | 100% |
Ficus thonningii Blume. Moraceae | Chibha | 'ayn bar teza' | 100% |
Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Decoings ex Wild & Drummond Vitaceae | Etse Zewe | snake bite | 100% |
Sansevieria erythraeae Mattei Dracaenaceae | Algeti/chiret | 'sinfete wesib' | 100% |
Zehneria scabra Asteraceae | Hareg Ressa (Este Sabek) | 'mich', 'kintarot' | 86% |
Stephania abyssinica (Dillon. & A. Rich.) Walp. Menispermaceae | Kib Kitel/Etse Eyesus | stomachache/'kuruba', babies' sickness | 80% |
Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit Phytolaceae | Endod | 'wef beshita', 'kusil' | 75% |
Verbena officinalis L. Verbenaceae | Atuch | stomachache, evil eye, snake bite | 73% |
Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. Lamiaceae | Dama Kesse | 'mich', 'kusil' | 67% |
Croton marcostachyus Del. Euphorbiaceae | Bissana | gastrointestinal disorder, 'wef beshita' | 63% |
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex A. Nees) T. Anders Acanthaceae | Sensel (Smiza) | evil eye, 'wef beshita', 'kuruba' | 63% |
Capparis tomentosa Lam. Capparidaceae | Gumero | evil eye, 'satan beshita, 'tesbo beshita' | 57% |
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Curcurbitaceae | Yemidir Embuay | stomachache, 'kuruba', 'chiffea', 'majrat getr', 'nessr', rabies, 'wef beshita' | 50% |
Plumbago zeylanicum L. Plumbaginaceae | Amira | coughing, 'kurtimat', cancer, swelling | 40% |
Dorstenia barnimiana Schweinf. Moraceae | Work Bemeda | cancer, rabies, syphilis, 'wef beshita', 'yeahya kintarot', 'mushuro' | 22% |