Table 10 Results of informants consensus factor (ICF) for most prevalent human illnesses in Megera and adjacent kebeles
Ailment treated | List of plants used [Species (number of reports)]s | Total number of species | Total number of reports | ICF |
|---|---|---|---|---|
‘Miche’ | Ocimum lamiifolium (20), Salvia nilotica (20) | 2 | 40 | 0.97 |
Jaundice (liver disease) | Juniperus procera (6), Peponium vogelii (5), Podocarpus falcatus (13), Rumex abyssinicus (17), Stephania abyssinica (3) | 5 | 44 | 0.91 |
Wounds | Pentas lanceolata (6), Plectranthus punctatus (15), Solanum aculeatissimum (8), Solanum dasyphyllum (7), Vernonia auriculifera (12) | 5 | 48 | 0.91 |
Malaria | Croton macrostachyus (14), Peponium vogelii (5), Solanum nigrum (5), Vernonia amygdalina (11) | 4 | 35 | 0.91 |
Sudden illnesses (‘lammootta’ or ‘dingetegna’) | Aloe sp.(12), Rumex nervosus (3), Prunus persica (5) | 3 | 20 | 0.89 |
Helminthiases | Hagenia abyssinica (16), Hypoestes forskaolii (3), Phytolacca dodecandra (5), Plectranthus garckeanus (5), Rumex nervosus (4), Vernonia amygdalina (10) | 6 | 43 | 0.88 |
Malignancies/cancer | Bersama abyssinica (9), Buddleja polystachya (3), Clematis simensis (7), Clerodendrum myricoides (4), Dovyalis abyssinica (13), Ekebergia capensis (5), Millettia ferruginea (6), Olea capensis (11), Pentas lanceolata (2), Myrsine melanophloeos (4), Ricinus communis (2), Sideroxylon oxyacanthum (15), Zanthoxylum chalybeum (10), Zingiber officinale (3) | 14 | 94 | 0.86 |