Table 3 Fidelity level of some common medicinal plants
Scientific name | Main ailment treated | IP | IU | FL | % | R |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Kalanchoe quartiniana A. Rich | Blackleg | 108 | 110 | 0.98 | 98 | 1st |
Rhamnus prinoides L’Her | Uvula enlargement | 52 | 56 | 0.93 | 93 | 2nd |
Argemone mexicana L | Wound | 27 | 30 | 0.9 | 90 | 3rd |
Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal | Paralyses | 81 | 91 | 0.89 | 89 | 4th |
Schinus molle L | Tonsillitis | 48 | 59 | 0.81 | 81 | 5th |
Clematis hirsuta Guill. and Perr | Tonsillitis | 45 | 57 | 0.79 | 79 | 6th |
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich | Abdominal pain | 105 | 142 | 0.74 | 74 | 7th |
Aloe vera (L.) Burm.f | Malaria | 66 | 90 | 0.73 | 73 | 8th |
Solanum incanum L | Swelling | 37 | 51 | 0.73 | 73 | 8th |
Artemisia abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex A. Rich | Evil eye | 10 | 15 | 0.67 | 67 | 9th |
Plumbago zeylanica L | Jaundice / ‘Sray’ | 23 | 37 | 0.62 | 62 | 10th |
Euclea racemosa L | Injury/Fresh wound | 22 | 37 | 0.59 | 59 | 11th |
Croton macrostachyus Hochst. ex Delile | Jaundice | 36 | 69 | 0.52 | 52 | 12th |