Medicinal plant use practice in four ethnic communities (Gurage, Mareqo, Qebena, and Silti), south central Ethiopia

Table 4 Checklist of plant species used only for their medicinal values and sold in the open markets visited in the study area

Species	Open markets
Species	Agena	Bui	Butajira	Hawariyat	Imdiber	Qibet	Qoshe
Artemisia afra Jacq. ex Willd. [Asteraceae]*	√		√				√
Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F. Gmel. [Rosaceae]	√		√		√
Lepidium sativum L. [Brassicaceae]*	√	√	√	√	√	√	√
Polygala sadebeckiana Gurke [Polygalaceae]	√			√	√
Silene macrosolen A. Rich. [Caryophyllaceae]	√	√	√		√
Satureja abyssinica (Benth.) Briq. [Lamiaceae]	√		√

Agena market—near to Cheha and Qebena; Bui market—Sodo; Butajira market—Meskan; Hawariyat market—Muhir-Aklil; Imdiber market—Cheha; Qibet market—Silti; Qoshe market—Mareqo

ISSN: 1746-4269