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. 2022 Jun 22;18:235. doi: 10.1186/s12917-022-03320-6

Table 7.

FL values of the 15 most referenced medicinal plants

Medicinal plant species Diseases Ip Iu Fidelity level values
Cynodon dactylon (L.) Pers Rhesus factor 8 8 100
Inula confertiflora A. Rich Eye disease 68 70 97.1
Nicotiana tabacum L Leech 38 40 95
Verbascum sinaiticum Benth Tumor 29 31 93.5
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich Foot rot 28 34 82.4
Phytolacca dodecandra L' Herit Rabies 29 36 80.6
Achyranthes aspera L Wound/bleeding 12 15 80
Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach Diarrhea 18 23 78.3
Calpurnia aurea (Ait.) Benth External parasites 28 37 75.7
Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T. Anderson Jaundice 19 27 70.4
Solanecio gigas (Vatke) C. Jeffrey ‘’Chirt” (trypanosomiasis 10 16 62.5
Clerodendrum myricoides (Hochst.) R.Br. ex Vatke Anthrax 41 69 59.4
Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich Tail amputation 16 29 55.2
Carissa spinarum L Lung disease 6 11 54.5
Salvia nilotica Juss. ex Jacq blackleg 31 62 50