Table 4

Frequency of plant parts used for the preparation of remedies

Plant parts used

Number of medicinal plant species

Percentage

Leaf

53

37%

Root

58

40%

Flower

10

7%

Leaf/Stem

4

3%

Leaf/Root

3

2%

Bark

6

4%

Latex

4

3%

Rhizome

1

1%

Bulb

2

1%

Seed

1

1%

Stem

2

1%

Whole

1

1%

Teklehaymanot and Giday Journal of Ethnobiology and Ethnomedicine 2007 3:12   doi:10.1186/1746-4269-3-12