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Table 1 Most frequently used plants for diarrhea based on highest FL (%) (total informants = 384)

From: Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia

Scientific name

UR

NDT

NC

OU

IC

SRD

FL

R

Maerua oblongifolia

290

17

7

6

75.52

290

100

1

Syzygium guineense

332

13

8

20

86.46

332

99.39

2

Ensete ventricosum

216

10

8

10

56.25

210

97.22

3

Coffea arabica

123

7

7

5

32.03

115

93.49

4

Pentas schimperiana

322

11

8

7

83.85

300

93.16

5

Datura stramonium

212

7

5

2

55.21

190

89.62

6

Artemisia afra

126

7

6

3

32.81

110

87.3

7

Arundinaria alpina

144

6

5

8

37.5

100

69.44

8

Amaranthus caudatus

78

13

7

2

20.31

50

64.1

9

Commelina benghalensis

210

4

3

4

54.69

40

19.04

10

  1. Where FL = fidelity level, IC = informants consensus, NC = number of clusters, NDT = number of diseases treated, OU = other uses, R = rank, SN = serial number, SRD = specific report of diarrhea, UR = use report