Table 6

FL value of medicinal plants

Species and Family

Local name

Therapeutical uses

Fidelity level (FL)

Carissa spinarum L. Apocynaceae

Agam

evil eye

100%

Clausena anisata (Willd.) Benth Rutaceae

Limbche

evil eye

100%

Acokanthera schimperi (A. DC.) Schweinf. Apocynaceae

Yemerz Enchet

'kusil, yetat merz'

100%

Calpurnia aurea (Alt.) Benth. Fabaceae

Digita

diarrhea

100%

Ficus thonningii Blume. Moraceae

Chibha

'ayn bar teza'

100%

Cyphostemma junceum (Webb) Decoings ex Wild & Drummond Vitaceae

Etse Zewe

snake bite

100%

Sansevieria erythraeae Mattei Dracaenaceae

Algeti/chiret

'sinfete wesib'

100%

Zehneria scabra Asteraceae

Hareg Ressa (Este Sabek)

'mich', 'kintarot'

86%

Stephania abyssinica (Dillon. & A. Rich.) Walp. Menispermaceae

Kib Kitel/Etse Eyesus

stomachache/'kuruba', babies' sickness

80%

Phytolacca dodecandra L'Herit Phytolaceae

Endod

'wef beshita', 'kusil'

75%

Verbena officinalis L. Verbenaceae

Atuch

stomachache, evil eye, snake bite

73%

Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. Lamiaceae

Dama Kesse

'mich', 'kusil'

67%

Croton marcostachyus Del. Euphorbiaceae

Bissana

gastrointestinal disorder, 'wef beshita'

63%

Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex A. Nees) T. Anders Acanthaceae

Sensel (Smiza)

evil eye, 'wef beshita', 'kuruba'

63%

Capparis tomentosa Lam. Capparidaceae

Gumero

evil eye, 'satan beshita, 'tesbo beshita'

57%

Cucumis ficifolius A. Rich. Curcurbitaceae

Yemidir Embuay

stomachache, 'kuruba', 'chiffea', 'majrat getr', 'nessr', rabies, 'wef beshita'

50%

Plumbago zeylanicum L. Plumbaginaceae

Amira

coughing, 'kurtimat', cancer, swelling

40%

Dorstenia barnimiana Schweinf. Moraceae

Work Bemeda

cancer, rabies, syphilis, 'wef beshita', 'yeahya kintarot', 'mushuro'

22%

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