Review Article
Medicinal Plants Used for Treatment of Diarrhoeal Related Diseases in Ethiopia
Table 2
Taxonomic diversity of medicinal plants in the study area.
| | Family | Number of genera | Percentage | Number of species | Percentage of species |
| | Fabaceae | 10 | 9.0 | 12 | 9.1 | | Lamiaceae | 7 | 6.2 | 12 | 9.1 | | Asteraceae | 8 | 7.1 | 10 | 7.5 | | Euphorbiaceae | 7 | 6.2 | 7 | 5.3 | | Cucurbitaceae | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.0 | | Malvaceae | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.0 | | Poaceae | 4 | 3.5 | 4 | 3.0 | | Ranunculaceae | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.0 | | Solanaceae | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.0 | | Verbenaceae | 3 | 2.6 | 4 | 3.0 | | Rubiaceae | 3 | 2.6 | 3 | 2.3 | | Rutaceae | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.3 | | Moraceae | 2 | 1.7 | 3 | 2.3 | | Other 39 families | 54 | 47.7 | 58 | 44.0 | | Total | 113 | 100.0 | 132 | 100.0 |
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