Research Article
Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Human and Livestock Ailments in Basona Werana District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Table 4
Average score for direct matrix ranking of six medicinal plant species.
| | Plant species | Use categories | | Medicinal | Food | Fodder | Furniture and construction | Firewood | Charcoal | Fencing | Total | Rank |
| | Citrus x limon | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 6th | | Cordia africana | 2 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 2nd | | Croton macrostachyus | 4 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 17 | 1st | | Dovyalis abyssinica | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 3rd | | Ocimum lamiifolium | 5 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 4th | | Olinia rochetiana | 5 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 5th |
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