Table 5.
Preference ranking of selected medicinal plants used to treat human gastrointestinal complaints in Kofale District
| Medicinal Plants Ranked | Informants Labeled A to J | Total Score | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| A | B | C | D | E | F | G | H | I | J | |||
| Olinia rochetiana | 5 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 57 | 1 |
| Bersama abyssinica | 4 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 55 | 2 |
| Vernonia amygdalina | 6 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 54 | 3 |
| Euclea schimperi | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 47 | 4 |
| Rumex nepalensis | 4 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 46 | 5 |
| Prunus africana | 5 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 39 | 6 |
| Myrsine melanophloeos | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 36 | 7 |