Research Article
Ethnobotanical Study on Medicinal Plants Used by the Local Communities of Ameya District, Oromia Regional State, Ethiopia
Table 1
Preference ranking of seven medicinal plants used to treat stomachache.
| | Medicinal plant species | Respondents (R1–R11) | Total | Rank | | R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | R11 |
| | Cucumis ficifolius | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 58 | 1st | | Phragmanthera macrosolen | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 53 | 2nd | | Citrus limon | 5 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 44 | 3rd | | Ruta chalepensis | 4 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 40 | 4th | | Capparis sepiaria | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 36 | 5th | | Calpurnia aurea | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 31 | 6th |
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