Table 3 Three categories of medicinal plants based on the degree of abundance as reported by informants
Rarely encountered (7.7% of the total) | Occasionally encountered (31.6% of the total) | Commonly encountered (60.7% of the total) |
|---|---|---|
Asparagus recemosus | Aerva lanata | Achyranthes aspera |
Buddleja polystachya | Alysicarpus glumaceus | Acmella caulirhiza |
Dicliptera laxata | Anarrhinum forskaohlii | Ajuga alba |
Gnidia glauca | Biophytum abyssinicum | Allium cepa |
Indigofera emarginella | Calpurnia aurea | Allium sativum |
Pittosporum viridiflorum | Carissa spinarum | Artemisia absinthium |
Plectranthus lanuginosus | Chamaecrista wittei | Artemisia abyssinica |
Tetradenia riparia | Clematis simensis | Artemisia afra |
Vepris dainellii | Cordia africana | Barleria ventricosa |
| Â | Crossandra nilotica | Carica papaya |
| Â | Croton macrostachyus | Centella asiatica |
| Â | Cyprus fischerianus | Cissampelos mucronata |
| Â | Dalbergia lactea | Citrus aurantifolia |
| Â | Desmodium adscendens | Clematis hirsuta |
| Â | Desmodium velutinum | Cleome gynandra |
| Â | Dombeya torrida | Clerodendrum umbellatum |
| Â | Erythrina abyssinica | Commelina latifolia |
| Â | Gardenia ternifolia | Conyza bonariensis |
| Â | Haumaniastrum villosum | Crotalaria hyssopifolia |
| Â | Indigofera spicata | Cuscuta campestris |
| Â | Justicia betonica | Cymbopogon citrates |
| Â | Lantana ukambensis | Cynoglossum coeruleum |
| Â | Lantana trifolia | Dichrocephala integrifolia |
| Â | Lepidium sativum | Dissotis canescens |
| Â | Lysimachia ruhmeriana | Dracaena steudneri |
| Â | Moringa stenopetala | Dyschoriste multicaulis |
| Â | Mucuna melanocarpa | Erythrina brucei |
| Â | Paullinia pinnata | Eucalyptus camaldulensis |
| Â | Phyllanthus sepialis | Euphorbia schimperiana |
| Â | Piper capense | Ficus sur |
| Â | Polygala sadebeckiana | Ficus thonningii |
| Â | Pterolobium stellatum | Grewia mollis |
| Â | Sanicula elata | Guizotia abyssinica |
| Â | Sapium ellipticum | Indigofera arrecta |
| Â | Spermacoce sphaerostigma | Indigofera garckeana |
| Â | Thunbergia ruspolii | Indigofera zenkeri |
| Â | Tragia brevipes | Isodon ramosissimus |
| Â | Â | Ipomoea purpurea |
| Â | Â | Kyllinga bulbosa |
| Â | Â | Lactuca inermis |
| Â | Â | Laggera pterodonata |
| Â | Â | Leonotis ocymifolia |
| Â | Â | Leucas stachydiformis |
| Â | Â | Leucas deflexa |
| Â | Â | Monopsis stellarioides |
| Â | Â | Musa paradisiaca |
| Â | Â | Ocimum basilicum Var. thyrsiflorum |
| Â | Â | Ocimum americanum |
| Â | Â | Ocimum gratissimum |
| Â | Â | Ocimum lamiifolium |
| Â | Â | Oldenlandia goreensis |
| Â | Â | Oxalis corniculata |
| Â | Â | Pavetta abyssinica |
| Â | Â | Pentas lanceolata |
| Â | Â | Phytolacca dodecandra |
| Â | Â | Plectranthus ornatus |
| Â | Â | Ricinus communis |
| Â | Â | Rumex nepalensis |
| Â | Â | Ruta chalepensis |
| Â | Â | Setaria megaphylla |
| Â | Â | Sida rhombifolia |
| Â | Â | Solanum dasyphyllum |
| Â | Â | Solanum incanum |
| Â | Â | Sonchus bipontini |
| Â | Â | Sonchus oleraceus |
| Â | Â | Stephania abyssinica |
| Â | Â | Syzygium guineense subsp. |
| Â | Â | Macrocarpum |
| Â | Â | Terminalia schimperiana |
| Â | Â | Thalictrum rhynchocarpon |
| Â | Â | Tragia doryoides |
| Â | Â | Vernonia amygdalina |