Table 3.
Fidelity level of medicinal plants against a given human aliment
| SN | Scientific names | Therapeutic category | aIp | aIu | %FL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fidelity level of most cited medicinal plants against a given human aliment (N = 204) | |||||
| 1 | Solanecio mannii (Hook.f.) C.Jeffrey | Jaundice/T'INBATO/ | 15 | 18 | 83.33 |
| 2 | Hagenia abyssinica (Brace) J.F.Gmel. | Tapeworm | 17 | 28 | 60.71 |
| 3 | Rumex abyssinicus Jacq. | Jaundice/T'INBATO/ | 16 | 27 | 59.26 |
| 4 | Cucurbita pepo L. | Ascariasis | 15 | 31 | 48.39 |
| 5 | Eragrostis tef (Zucc.) Trotter | Used as antidote | 18 | 38 | 47.37 |
| 6 | Nigella sativa L. | Asthma | 19 | 43 | 44.19 |
| 7 | Leucas jamesii Bak. | Canker sore | 15 | 34 | 44.12 |
| 8 | Cynoglossum amplifolium Hochst. ex A.DC. inDC. | Allergy/MICHATO/ | 25 | 67 | 37.31 |
| 9 | Cynoglossum lanceolatum Forssk. | Allergy/MICHATO/ | 25 | 67 | 37.31 |
| 10 | Ocimum urticifolium Roth | Endo-parasites | 20 | 70 | 28.57 |
| 11 | Cynoglossum coeruleum Hochst. ex A.DC. inDC. | Allergy/MICHATO/ | 30 | 115 | 26.09 |
| 12 | Euphorbia ampliphylla Pax | Ascariasis | 18 | 76 | 23.68 |
| 13 | Pycnostachys eminii Gürke | Allergy/MICHATO/ | 19 | 87 | 21.84 |
| 14 | Pycnostachys meyeri Gürke | Allergy/MICHATO/ | 19 | 87 | 21.84 |
| 15 | Vangueria madagascariensis Gmel. | Endo-parasites | 27 | 124 | 21.77 |
| 16 | Dombeya torrida (J.F. Gmel.) P. Bamps | Jaundice | 15 | 85 | 17.65 |
| 17 | Peperomia retusa (L.f.) A.Dietr. | Stomachache | 35 | 217 | 16.13 |
| 18 | Ruta chalepensis L. | Evil eye | 21 | 137 | 15.33 |
| 19 | Phytolacca dodecandra L Ήѐrit. | Rabies | 24 | 157 | 15.29 |
| 20 | Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth. | Parasites | 23 | 181 | 12.71 |
| 21 | Momordica foetida Schumach. | wound | 21 | 201 | 10.45 |
| 22 | Prunus africana (Hook.f.) Kalkm. | Jaundice/T'INBATO/ | 19 | 275 | 6.91 |
aI = refers to all informants both key informants and non-key informants (n = 414). Ip = the number of informants who independently cited the importance of a species for treating a particular diseases, Iu = the total number of informants who reported the medicinal plant for any given diseases, FL = fidelity level (relative healing potential)