Table 5.
Ranking of 10 Medicinal Plants Known in the Study Area by the Traditional Healers as Responded by 10 Informants
| Species Scientific name(s) | *R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | Total | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barleria argentea Balf. f. | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 108 | 1 |
| Dioscorea quartiniana A.Rich. | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 96 | 2 |
| Croton macrostachyus Del. | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 75 | 5 |
| Phytolocca dodecandra L’Hert | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 57 | 9 |
| Euphorbia abyssinica J.F. Gmel. | 8 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 89 | 3 |
| Cadaba farinose Forssk. | 5 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 69 | 6 |
| Coronopus didymus (L.) Sm | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 4 | 62 | 8 |
| Ocimum gratissimum L. | 6 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 65 | 7 |
| Glinus lotoides L. | 4 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 56 | 10 |
| Crateva adansonii D.C. Prodr | 6 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 76 | 4 |
| *R = Respondent. |