Table 4 Ranking of 10 medicinal plants known in the study area by the local community as responded by 12 informants
From: Medicinal plants used in traditional medicine by Oromo people, Ghimbi District, Southwest Ethiopia
Species scientific name(s) | *R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 | R12 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Glinus lotoides | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 9 | 108 | 1 |
Echinops kebericho | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 96 | 2 |
Brucea antidysentrica | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 75 | 5 |
Embelia schimperi | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 57 | 9 |
Allium sativum | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 3 |
Taverniera abyssinica | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 69 | 6 |
Vernonia amygdalina | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 62 | 8 |
Croton macroststchyus | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 65 | 7 |
Ocimum gratissimum | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 56 | 10 |
Ocimum sanctum | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 76 | 4 |