Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used against Human Diseases in Zuway Dugda District, Ethiopia

Table 1

Taxonomic diversity of medicinal plants in Zuway Dugda district.

Family names	No of species	Percentage	No. of genera	Percentage
Asteraceae	6	8.22	4	6.45
Fabaceae	6	8.22	3	4.83
Solanaceae	6	8.22	5	8.06
Euphorbiaceae	4	5.48	3	4.83
Cucurbitaceae	3	4.11	3	4.83
Lamiaceae	3	4.11	3	4.83
Boraginaceae	3	4.11	3	4.83
Amaryllidaceae	2	2.74	1	1.61
Amaranthaceae	2	2.74	1	1.61
Apiaceae	2	2.74	2	3.22
Apocynaceae	2	2.74	2	3.22
Brassicaceae	2	2.74	2	3.22
Meliaceae	2	2.74	1	1.61
Ranunculaceae	2	2.74	2	3.22
Rhamnaceae	2	2.74	2	3.22
Rutaceae	2	2.74	2	3.22
Other 24 families	26	35.62	23	33.33
Total	73	100	62	100