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Table 3 Familiarity index (FI) of medicinal plants In Maale (M), Ari 1 (A1) and Ari 2 (A2)

From: Use and management of traditional medicinal plants by Maale and Ari ethnic communities in southern Ethiopia

Scientific name

Family name

Illness

Frequency

FI

Site

Meyna tetraphylla

Rubiaceae

Ascariasis

11

0.42

M

Plectranthus barbatus

Lamiaceae

Amoebiasis

11

0.42

M

Ozoroa insignis

Anacardiaceae

Ascariasis

11

0.42

M

Hypoestes forskaolii

Acanthaceae

Stomach ache

10

0.38

M

Ocimum basilicum

Lamiaceae

Stomach ache

10

0.38

M

Celosia trigyna

Amaranthaceae

Tapeworm

10

0.38

M

Plectranthus barbatus

Lamiaceae

Stomach ache

10

0.38

M

Solanum dasyphyllum

Solanaceae

Stomach ache

16

0.67

A1

Indigofera spicata

Leguminosae

Ascariasis

12

0.50

A1

Ruta chalepensis

Rutaceae

Stomach ache

12

0.50

A1

Plumbago zeylanica

Plumbaginaceae

Snake bite

10

0.42

A1

Acmella caulirhiza

Compositae

Tonsillitis

9

0.38

A1

Kosteletzkya adoensis

Malvaceae

Fresh cut to stop bleeding

9

0.38

A1

Vernonia amygdalina

Compositae

Malaria

9

0.38

A1

Citrus aurantifolia

Rutaceae

Oral trash

9

0.38

A1

Acmella caulirhiza

Compositae

Tooth ache

8

0.33

A1

Oxalis radicosa

Oxalidaceae

Fresh cut to stop bleeding

8

0.33

A1

Rhamnus prinoides

Rhamnaceae

Tonsillitis

8

0.33

A1

Citrus aurantifolia

Rutaceae

Food poisoning

8

0.33

A1

Solanum dasyphyllum

Solanaceae

Stomach ache

10

0.42

A2

Garcinia livingstonei

Clusiaceae

Oral trash

10

0.42

A2

Millettia ferruginea

Leguminosae

Close wound caused by Jiggers

9

0.38

A2

Nicotiana tabacum

Solanaceae

Leeches

8

0.33

A2

Hagenia abyssinica

Rosaceae

Tape worm

8

0.33

A2