Research Article

Ethnobotanical Study of Medicinal Plants Used by Traditional Healers to Treat Cancer-Like Symptoms in Eleven Districts, Ethiopia

Table 5

Informants consensus factor for different ailment categories.

No.CategoryNo. of species% of all speciesNo. of use reports% of all use reportsICF

1Skin2530.53226.50.23
2Breast2024.42923.90.32
3Cervical11.2210.830
4Colon11.2210.830
5Lung11.2210.830
6Throat11.2210.830
7Other disease3340.25646.30.42
Total82121

Each plant species may be listed in several categories.