Table 3 Preference ranking on the knowledge of 12 local healers on preservation methods of medicinal plants
From: Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by Oromo people, Ghimbi District, Southwest Ethiopia
Preservation methods | *R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Clay- | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 54 | 2 |
Container | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 58 | 1 |
Plastic bags | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 42 | 4 |
Roof hanging | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 3 |
Cloths sheet | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 20 | 5 |
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