Table 4.
DMR score of fifteen key informants for eleven medicinal plants species with additional uses besides medicinal value.
| Use diversity |
A. modesta | P. chinensis | D. viscosa | D. sissoo | M. azedarach | M. alba nigra | O. ferruginea | F. religiosa | P. roxburghii | A. nilotica | Z. mauritiana | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Agricultural tool |
2 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 25 | 4 |
| Construction | 0 | 4 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 38 | 3 |
| Fodder | 5 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 23 | 5 |
| Fire wood | 5 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 45 | 1 |
| Medicine | 5 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 39 | 2 |
| Total | 17 | 13 | 11 | 11 | 18 | 20 | 23 | 14 | 11 | 16 | 12 | ||
| Rank | 4 | 7 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 8 |
Based on use criteria (5 = best; 4 = very good; 3 = good; 2 = less used; 1 = least used; and 0 = no value).