Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants in the environs of Tara-gedam and Amba remnant forests of Libo Kemkem District, northwest Ethiopia

Table 5 The six most acclaimed medicinal plants based on informant citation

Scientific name	Ailments claimed to treat	No. of citations	Percentage	Rank
Zehneria scabra	Diarrhea, wound, febrile illness and swelling	60	57.14	1^st
Stephania abyssinica	Human and livestock anthrax, tonsillitis, rabies and stomachache	55	52.40	2^nd
Otostegia integrifolia	Stomachache, hen’s coccolida, epidemic diseases and common cold	40	38.10	3^rd
Verbascum sinaiticum	Stomachache, diarrhea, evil eye & evil sprit	32	30.47	4^th
Capparis tomentosa	Evil eye, and epidemic diseases	27	25.71	5^th
Achyranthes aspera	Tape worm, wounds, excessive menstrual flow, tonsillitis, bleeding, bone fracture, and eye problems	25	23.80	6^th

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