Research Article
Medicinal Plants Used to Treat Human and Livestock Ailments in Basona Werana District, North Shewa Zone, Amhara Region, Ethiopia
Table 5
Informant consensus factor by category of diseases.
| No. | Disease category | No. of plant species | % | No. of use citation | % | ICF |
| 1 | Dermatological disease | 35 | 31.8 | 162 | 37.5 | 0.78 | 2 | Gastrointestinal tract | 24 | 21.8 | 105 | 24.3 | 0.77 | 3 | Delicate organ-related diseases | 18 | 16.3 | 73 | 16.8 | 0.76 | 4 | Respiratory organ-related disease | 14 | 12.7 | 46 | 10.6 | 0.71 | 5 | Eye, teeth, and ear infections | 9 | 8.1 | 22 | 5 | 0.61 | 6 | Snake bite and febrile illness | 5 | 4.5 | 15 | 3.4 | 0.42 | 7 | Sexual transmitted diseases and kidney | 3 | 2.7 | 5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 8 | Evil eye | 2 | 1.8 | 4 | 0.9 | 0.6 |
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