Table 3 Preference ranking of commonly used human medicinal plants used to treat hemorrhoid
Plant species | Key informants (K) | Total | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
K-1 | K-2 | K-3 | K-4 | K-5 | K-6 | K-7 | K-8 | K-9 | K-10 | |||
Opuntia ficus-indica (L.) Mill | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 1 |
Cucumis ficifolius A.Rich | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 33 | 2 |
Euphorbia tirucalli L | 2 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 31 | 3 |
Lepidium sativum L | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 28 | 4 |
Cordia africana Lam | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 5 |