Table 6 Paired comparison of seven plant species used to treat snake poison in the area
Plant species | Key informants | Total | Rank | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K1 | K2 | K3 | K4 | K5 | K6 | K7 | K8 | |||
Dombeya torrida | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 6th |
Securidaca longepedunculata | 1 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 36 | 3rd |
Pennisetum setaceum | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 18 | 7th |
Verbena officinalis | 2 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 26 | 5th |
Solanum incanum | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 1st |
Phytolacca dodecandra | 6 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 43 | 2nd |
Stephania abyssinica | 5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 34 | 4th |