Table 7 Fidelity level of the medicinal plant species used to treat the most common ailments
No | Medicinal plant | Disease type | Np | N | FL | FL% | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Clutia abyssinica | Tinea corporis | 7 | 14 | 0.5 | 50 | 7th |
2 | Echinops kebericho | Evil eye | 13 | 28 | 0.46 | 46 | 8th |
3 | Jasminum abyssinicum | Toothache | 8 | 13 | 0.61 | 61 | 6th |
4 | Phytolacca dodecandra | Rabies | 9 | 10 | 0.9 | 90 | 2nd |
5 | Rubia cordifolia | Cough, common cold | 10 | 13 | 0.76 | 76 | 4th |
6 | Rumex nepalensis | Bleeding, wound | 24 | 26 | 0.92 | 92 | 1st |
7 | Verbasicumstelurum | Abdominal pain | 12 | 18 | 0.66 | 66 | 5th |
8 | Zehneria scabra | Febrile illness | 26 | 31 | 0.84 | 84 | 3rd |