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Table 4 Fidelity level value of medicinal plants commonly reported against a given veterinary ailment category

From: Ethnoveterinary plants of Ankober District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia

No

Medicinal plant

Therapeutic category

IP

IU

FL Value%

1

Embelia schimperi Vatke

Gastro-intestinal

36

40

90

2

Rubus steudnerii Schweinf.

Gastro-intestinal

26

31

84

3

Croton macrostachyus Del.

Dermatological

25

30

83

4

Achyranthes aspera L.

External injuries, bleeding and poisoning

39

48

81

5

Phytolacca dodecandra L’ Herit.

Ecto and endo-parasites

23

29

79

6

Cissampelos mucronata A. Rich.

Respiratory

24

32

75

7

Trichocladus ellipticus Eckl. & Zeyh.

Sensorial

19

27

70

8

Withania somnifera (L.) Dun.

Musculo-skeletal

28

39

71

9

Aeonium leucoblepharum Webb ex A. Richard

Reproductive

17

23

74

10

Ocimum lamiifoium Hochst.

Gastro-intestinal

30

38

66