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Table 7 Results of ten informants for ten multipurpose medicinal plants species

From: Ethnobotany of traditional medicinal plants and associated indigenous knowledge in Dawuro Zone of Southwestern Ethiopia

Medicinal plant

Use categories

T

OU

MU

R

AF

AT

CH

CL

CN

FH

FU

FW

Id

L

Md

SD

Croton macrostachyus

2

4

3

2

5

0

5

5

1

3

5

3

40

13

19

8

Ficus vasta

5

5

5

5

5

2

5

5

5

4

5

5

57

13

3

1

Vepris daniellii

3

4

0

2

5

4

3

5

0

4

5

3

39

13

4

9

S.guineense

2

5

5

5

5

2

4

5

1

4

5

5

54

20

13

2

Vernonia theophrastifolia

2

3

0

3

4

0

3

5

5

3

5

1

34

10

12

10

Juniperus procera

0

5

0

5

5

0

5

5

3

5

4

5

42

12

8

6

Prunus africana

0

5

4

5

5

0

5

5

4

5

5

5

42

18

4

6

Maesa lanceolata

3

5

5

4

5

0

5

5

1

5

5

2

50

15

8

3

Polyscias fulva

4

5

2

5

5

0

5

5

3

5

5

5

45

16

4

5

Dombeya torrida

5

5

4

5

5

0

5

5

1

5

5

1

49

11

2

4

Total

26

48

26

41

49

10

46

50

28

44

49

36

46

   
  1. 5 = best, 4 = very good, 3 = good, 2 = less used, 1 = least used and ,0 = no value) (where AF = animal feed, agricultural tool, CH = charcoal, CN = construction material, FH = food, FU = furniture, FW = firewood, MU = general medicinal uses, OU = general other uses, I = indicator plant, L = live fence, Md = medicinal, R = rank, SD = shade, T = total