An Ethnobotanical Survey of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by Communities to Treat Various Diseases around Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 7

Informant consensus factor by categories of diseases in the study area.

Diseases category	Number of plant species used	Number of use citations (Nur)	ICF
Dermatological disease (skin rash and skin allergy (caused by spider-like insects)	8	87	0.91
Gastrointestinal disorder (diarrhea, gastric, and constipation)	11	96	0.89
Body swelling (begunig) and wound	8	91	0.92
Febrile illness (headache, “mitch”)	5	148	0.97
Jaundice	5	40	0.89
Stomachaches	6	118	0.95
Respiratory disease (tonsillitis, common cold)	11	68	0.85
Organ disease, eye disease, teeth, and ear	10	91	0.9
Internal parasite ascaris and tapeworm	4	13	0.75
Malaria	4	54	0.94
Snakebite	7	90	0.93