Medicinal Plants Used in Ethnoveterinary Practices in Adea Berga District, Oromia Region of Ethiopia

Table 5

Rank order priority values of medicinal plants in the Adea Berga district scoring fidelity level values of 80% or more.

Plant name	Ailment category	IU	IP	FL value (100%)	RPL	ROP
Malva parviflora	Retained placenta	18	18	100.00	1.0	100.00
Nicotiana tabacum	Leech infestation	25	25	100.00	1.0	100.00
Calpurnia aurea	Snake poisoning	24	24	100.00	1.0	100.00
Aloe pubescens	Yoke sore	9	9	100.00	0.7	70.00
Senecio ochrocarpus	Eye infection	11	11	100.00	0.8	80.00
Solanum marginatum	Wound	15	13	86.66	1.0	86.66
Cucumis dipsaceus	Ectoparasites	27	24	88.89	1.0	88.89
Vernonia amygdalina	Diarrhea	20	17	85.00	1.0	85.00

Note. I_U = number of informants who mentioned the same plant against any ailment; I_P = number of informants who reported the utilization of medicinal plants against a specific ailment; FL = fidelity level; RPL = relative popularity level; ROP = rank order priority.