Table 2 Traditional medicinal plant preparation methods ranked by 12 local healers in the area
From: Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by Oromo people, Ghimbi District, Southwest Ethiopia
Preparation methods | *LH1 | LH2 | LH3 | LH4 | LH5 | LH6 | LH7 | LH8 | LH9 | LH10 | LH11 | LH12 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Powdering | 10 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 108 | 1st |
Pounding | 7 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 87 | 2nd |
smashing | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 68 | 3rd |
Squeezing | 4 | - | 6 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 4th |
Chewing | 3 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 42 | 5th |
Crushing | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 37 | 6th |
Dry bath | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 22 | 7th |
Stem bath | 1 | 3 | - | - | - | - | 1 | 1 | 1 | - | - | 2 | 9 | 8th |