Table 1.

Most frequently used plants for diarrhea based on highest FL (%) (total informants = 384)

Scientific name	UR	NDT	NC	OU	IC	SRD	FL	R
Maerua oblongifolia	290	17	7	6	75.52	290	100	1
Syzygium guineense	332	13	8	20	86.46	332	99.39	2
Ensete ventricosum	216	10	8	10	56.25	210	97.22	3
Coffea arabica	123	7	7	5	32.03	115	93.49	4
Pentas schimperiana	322	11	8	7	83.85	300	93.16	5
Datura stramonium	212	7	5	2	55.21	190	89.62	6
Artemisia afra	126	7	6	3	32.81	110	87.3	7
Arundinaria alpina	144	6	5	8	37.5	100	69.44	8
Amaranthus caudatus	78	13	7	2	20.31	50	64.1	9
Commelina benghalensis	210	4	3	4	54.69	40	19.04	10

Where FL = fidelity level, IC = informants consensus, NC = number of clusters, NDT = number of diseases treated, OU = other uses, R = rank, SN = serial number, SRD = specific report of diarrhea, UR = use report