Research Article
An Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants in Kelala District, South Wollo Zone of Amhara Region, Northeastern Ethiopia
Table 2
Informant consensus factor values by disease category in the study area.
| No | Disease category | No. of species | % of all species | Use citations | % all use citations | ICF |
| 1 | Gastrointestinal and parasitic infections | 29 | 35.37 | 125 | 25.25 | 0.77 | 2 | Respiratory diseases | 7 | 8.54 | 21 | 4.24 | 0.70 | 3 | Dermatological | 30 | 36.59 | 90 | 18.18 | 0.67 | 4 | Febrile illness | 17 | 20.73 | 46 | 9.29 | 0.64 | 5 | Livestock parasitic diseases | 14 | 17.07 | 35 | 7.07 | 0.62 | 6 | Livestock diseases | 24 | 29.27 | 57 | 11.52 | 0.59 | 7 | Organ malfunctioning | 15 | 18.29 | 33 | 6.67 | 0.56 | 8 | Internal diseases | 15 | 18.29 | 31 | 6.26 | 0.53 | 9 | Snakebite, scorpion bite | 12 | 14.63 | 24 | 4.85 | 0.52 | 10 | Others | 15 | 18.29 | 33 | 6.67 | 0.56 |
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