Table 2 Rank values assigned by each informant for each of the 10 preferred medicinal plants

Vernonia amygdalina

Leaves, Roots

Malaria, Convulsions, stomachache

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

10

120

1^st

Mormodica feotida

Leaves

Body odour

8

9

9

9

9

8

7

8

7

6

7

8

95

2^nd

Warbugia ugandensis

Bark

Cough, flue

5

8

7

7

8

9

9

6

5

7

9

9

89

3^rd

Prunus africana

Leaves, Bark

Fainting, prostate cancer

9

5

8

8

7

7

8

4

9

8

8

7

88

4^th

Piptadeniastrum africana

Leaves, Bark

Cough

7

7

6

6

5

4

5

7

8

9

5

6

75

5^th

Erythrina abyssinica

Bark

Yellow fever, convulsions, anaemia, infertility hiccup, stop vomiting

6

6

5

4

6

6

6

9

6

5

2

5

66

6^th

Albizia corriaria

Bark

Cough, swollen rectum, skin rash

1

4

4

5

4

5

4

5

4

4

6

4

50

7^th

Spathodea campanulata

Leaves, Bark, roots

Pregnancy care, infertility, skin infections, hernia

4

3

3

1

3

2

3

3

2

1

4

3

32

8^th

Mondia whitei

Roots

Stimulate sexual potency, energy booster

2

1

2

3

1

3

2

1

3

3

1

2

24

9^th

Alstonia boonei

Bark

Malaria

3

2

1

2

2

1

1

2

1

2

3

1

21

10^th