Table 7 The most curative medicinal plant species with their FL, RPL, and ROP values among ethnic groups

Gedeo

Achyranthes aspera L

Jaundice

50

0.5

25

Allium sativum L

Stomachache

50

0.5

25

Allium sativum L

Common cold

75

0.75

56

Artemisia abyssinica Sch.Bip. ex A.Rich

Bad/evil spirit

66.67

0.67

45

Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill

Diarrhea

75

0.75

56

Celtis africana Burm.f

Stomachache

50

0.5

25

Commelina benghalensis L

Skin infection

66.67

0.67

45

Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach

Deep sores /cancer-like ailments

50

0.5

25

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Blood pressure

80

0.8

64

Cymbopogon citratus (DC.) Stapf

Abortion

60

0.6

36

Datura stramonium L. test

Rabies

66.67

0.67

45

Drynaria volkensii Heiron

Swellings

50

0.5

25

Drynaria volkensii Heiron

Ear infection

50

0.5

25

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm

Diarrhea

66.67

0.67

45

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm

Stomachache

66.67

0.67

45

Ensete ventricosum (Welw.) Cheesman

Lightning

66.67

0.67

45

Erythrina abyssinica Lam

Cough

0.5

25

Galinsoga quadriradiata Ruiz & Pav

Tonsillitis

85.71

0.86

74

Grewia ferruginea Hochst. ex A.Rich

Headache

66.67

0.67

45

Hyparrhenia rufa (Nees) Stapf

Swellings

66.67

0.67

45

Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson

Jaundice

50

0.5

25

Lactuca inermis Forssk

Anemia

100

1

100

Lactuca inermis Forssk

Stomachache

50

0.5

25

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl

Amoeba

66.67

0.67

45

Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod

Blood pressure

100

1

100

Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod

Glandular

50

0.5

25

Ocimum gratissimum L

Febrile illness

71.43

0.71

51

Coleus igniarius Schweinf

Stomachache

66.67

0.67

45

Ricinus communis L

Swellings

80

0.8

64

Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC

Pain relief

66.67

0.67

45

Solanecio gigas (Vatke) C.Jeffrey

Jaundice

53.85

0.54

29

Gymnanthemum auriculiferum (Hiern) Isawumi

Snake venom

66.67

0.67

45

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Bad/evil spirit

100

1

100

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Tonsillitis

66.67

0.67

45

Oromo

Vachellia oerfota (Forssk.) Kyal. & Boatwr

Bad/evil spirit

87.50

0.88

77

Allium sativum L

Common cold

100

1

100

Allium sativum L

Typhoid

60

0.4

24

Allium sativum L

Tonsillitis

60

0.4

24

Aloe macrocarpa Tod

Malaria

62.5

0.62

39

Aloe macrocarpa Tod

Typhoid

50

0.5

25

Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm

Dizziness

50

0.5

25

Brassica carinata A.Braun

Fever

66.67

0.67

45

Carissa spinarum L

Bad/evil spirit

66.67

0.67

45

Citrus limon (L.) Osbeck

Blood pressure

100

1

100

Rotheca myricoides (Hochst.) Steane & Mabb

Stomachache

75

0.5

38

Coffea arabica L

Sneezing

60

0.6

36

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm

Skin infection

50

0.5

25

Erica arborea L

Wound

66.67

0.67

45

Eucalyptus globulus Labill

Asthma

77.78

0.78

61

Eucalyptus globulus Labill

Common cold

53.85

0.54

29

Ficus sycomorus L

Tonsillitis

66.67

0.67

45

Hagenia abyssinica (Bruce) J.F.Gmel

Tapeworm

60

0.6

36

Justicia schimperiana (Hochst. ex Nees) T.Anderson

Jaundice

77.78

0.78

61

Phytolacca dodecandra L'Hér

Abortion

66.67

0.67

45

Ocimum lamiifolium Hochst. ex Benth

Febrile illness

66.67

0.67

45

Ocimum gratissimum L

Febrile illness

87.5

0.75

66

Searsia natalensis (Bernh. ex Krauss) F.A.Barkley

Autism

50

05

25

Ricinus communis L

Swellings

100

1

100

Solanum incanum L

Nasal bleeding

80

0.8

64

Schinus molle L

Jaundice

100

1

100

Stephania abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp

Gonorrhea

50

0.5

25

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Bad/evil spirit

66.67

0.6

36

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd

Gonorrhea

50

0.5

25

Ziziphus spina-christi (L.) Willd

Bad/evil spirit

50

0.5

25

Sidama

Achyranthes aspera L

Headache

50

0.5

25

Albizia gummifera (J.F.Gmel.) C.A.Sm

Dizziness

57.14

0.57

33

Allium sativum L

Fever

50

0.38

19

Allium sativum L

Typhoid

87.5

0.75

66

Antiaris toxicaria (J.F.Gmel.) Lesch

Rabies

100

1

100

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

Amoeba

75

0.75

56

Balanites aegyptiaca (L.) Delile

Diarrhea

75

0.75

56

Brucea antidysenterica J.F.Mill

Gonorrhea

100

1

100

Carica papaya L

Malaria

100

0.86

86

Carissa spinarum L

Diarrhea

66.67

0.67

45

Catha edulis (Vahl) Forssk. ex Endl

Gonorrhea

71.43

0.71

51

Cinnamomum verum J.Presl

Asthma

66.67

0.67

45

Cinnamomum verum J.Presl

Common cold

66.67

0.67

45

Clutia abyssinica Jaub. & Spach

Diarrhea

50

0.5

25

Echinops kebericho Mesfin

Common cold

100

1

100

Echinops kebericho Mesfin

Febrile illness

100

1

100

Echinops kebericho Mesfin

Headache

75

0.75

56

Ekebergia capensis Sparrm

Amoeba

60

0.6

36

Eucalyptus globulus Labill

Common cold

60

0.54

29

Lagenaria siceraria (Molina) Standl

Jaundice

60

0.6

36

Melia azedarach L

Malaria

75

0.62

47

Moringa stenopetala (Baker f.) Cufod

Glandular

66.67

0.67

45

Ocimum jamesii Sebald

Febrile illness

100

1

100

Afrocarpus falcatus (Thunb.) C.N.Page

Gonorrhea

100

1

100

Searsia natalensis (Bernh. ex Krauss) F.A.Barkley

Glandular

83.33

0.83

69

Ricinus communis L

Swellings

100

1

100

Ricinus communis L

Tonsillitis

66.67

0.33

22

Ruta chalepensis L

Typhoid

57.14

0.57

33

Searsia natalensis (Bernh. ex Krauss) F.A.Barkley

Snake venom

100

1

100

Stephania abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp

Jaundice

50

0.5

25

Stephania abyssinica (Quart.-Dill. & A.Rich.) Walp

Glandular

50

0.5

25

Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC

Amoeba

50

0.5

25

Syzygium guineense (Willd.) DC

Bad/evil spirit

50

0.5

25

Taverniera abyssinica A.Rich

Febrile illness

66.67

0.67

45

Urtica simensis Hochst. ex A.Rich

Bad/evil spirit

83.33

0.83

69

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip

Amoeba

61.54

0.62

38

Gymnanthemum amygdalinum (Delile) Sch.Bip

Malaria

53.85

0.54

29

Withania somnifera (L.) Dunal

Bad/evil spirit

75

0.75

56

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Tonsillitis

100

0.83

83

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Malaria

50

0.5

25

Zingiber officinale Roscoe

Wound

50

0.5

25