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Table 6
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FL value of medicinal plants |
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| Species and Family |
Local name |
Therapeutical uses |
Fidelity level (FL) |
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| Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae |
Agam |
evil eye |
100% |
| Clausena anisata (Willd.) Benth Rutaceae |
Limbche |
evil eye |
100% |
| Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf. Apocynaceae |
Yemerz Enchet |
'kusil, yetat merz' |
100% |
| Calpurnia aurea (Alt.) Benth. Fabaceae |
Digita |
diarrhea |
100% |
| Ficus thonningii Blume. Moraceae |
Chibha |
'ayn bar teza' |
100% |
| Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Decoings ex Wild & Drummond Vitaceae |
Etse Zewe |
snake bite |
100% |
| Sansevieria erythraeae Mattei Dracaenaceae |
Algeti/chiret |
'sinfete wesib' |
100% |
| Zehneria scabra Asteraceae |
Hareg Ressa (Este Sabek) |
'mich', 'kintarot' |
86% |
| Stephania abyssinica (Dillon. & A. Rich.) Walp. Menispermaceae |
Kib Kitel/Etse Eyesus |
stomachache/'kuruba', babies' sickness |
80% |
| Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit Phytolaceae |
Endod |
'wef beshita', 'kusil' |
75% |
| Verbena officinalis L. Verbenaceae |
Atuch |
stomachache, evil eye, snake bite |
73% |
| Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. Lamiaceae |
Dama Kesse |
'mich', 'kusil' |
67% |
| Croton marcostachyus Del. Euphorbiaceae |
Bissana |
gastrointestinal disorder, 'wef beshita' |
63% |
| Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex A. Nees) T. Anders Acanthaceae |
Sensel (Smiza) |
evil eye, 'wef beshita', 'kuruba' |
63% |
| Capparis tomentosa Lam. Capparidaceae |
Gumero |
evil eye, 'satan beshita, 'tesbo beshita' |
57% |
| Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Curcurbitaceae |
Yemidir Embuay |
stomachache, 'kuruba', 'chiffea', 'majrat getr', 'nessr', rabies, 'wef beshita' |
50% |
| Plumbago zeylanicum L. Plumbaginaceae |
Amira |
coughing, 'kurtimat', cancer, swelling |
40% |
| Dorstenia barnimiana Schweinf. Moraceae |
Work Bemeda |
cancer, rabies, syphilis, 'wef beshita', 'yeahya kintarot', 'mushuro' |
22% |
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