Table 9 Results of preference ranking of seven medicinal plants reported for treating diarrheal diseases
Medicinal plants reported for treating diarrheal diseases | Local Name in Amharic | Family name | Informants labeled KI1 to KI15 | Total score | Rank | ||||||||||||||
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| Â | KI1 | KI2 | KI3 | KI4 | KI5 | KI6 | KI7 | KI8 | KI9 | KI10 | KI11 | KI12 | KI13 | KI14 | KI15 | Â | Â | ||
Barleria eranthemoides | Yeset Af | Acanthaceae | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 7 | 48 | 8 |
Justicia schimperiana | Sensel | Acanthaceae | 2 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 47 | 9 |
Carissa spinarum | Agam | Apocynaceae | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 50 | 7 |
Calpurnia aurea | Digita | Fabaceae | 9 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 133 | 2 |
Olea europaea subsp. cuspidata | Weira | Oleaceae | 3 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 44 | 10 |
Ruta chalepensis | Tenadam | Rutaceae | 6 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 77 | 5 |
Verbascum sinaiticum | Yahya Jero | Scrophulariaceae | 7 | 6 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | 113 | 3 |
Withania somnifera | Ede-buda/Gizawa | Solanaceae | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 108 | 4 |
Solanum somalense | Yeshehochu Kitel | Solanaceae | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 141 | 1 |
Rumex nervosus | Embacho | Polygonaceae | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 64 | 6 |