Ethnobotanical study of medicinal plants used to treat human and livestock ailments in Addi Arkay district, northwest Ethiopia

Table 9 RSI comparing the current study (Addi Arkay) with prior research reports

Study area	NMPRPS	MPOPS	MPOOS	CPBA	CMPSU	RSI (%)	References
Ada’a	131	100	81	31	5	2.42	[50]
Adwa	127	74	59	53	21	12.73	[54]
Aleta-Chuko	53	41	100	12	3	2.00	[60]
Artuma Fursi	86	51	77	35	10	6.54	[59]
Basona Werana	76	49	85	27	6	3.87	[57]
Damot Woyde	57	36	91	21	6	4.23	[96]
Diguna Fango	50	25	87	25	9	7.03	[53]
Enemay	92	67	87	25	10	5.92	[6]
Ganta Afeshum	173	108	47	65	25	12.82	[55]
Habru	134	85	63	49	23	13.22	[1]
Hawassa Zuria	105	74	81	31	3	1.64	[61]
Heban-Arsi	120	90	82	30	7	3.59	[56]
Hulet Eju Enese	80	36	68	44	20	15.63	[52]
Kilte Awulaelo	114	65	63	49	15	9.26	[45]
Mana Angetu	230	191	73	39	8	2.71	[69]
Raya Kobo	91	73	94	18	7	3.93	[58]
Sedie Muja	89	46	69	43	19	13.67	[56]
Seharti Samre	90	51	73	39	12	7.95	[47]
South Omo	91	78	97	15	2	1.06	[40]
Toaba	104	74	82	30	8	4.49	[40]
Tulo	104	61	69	43	15	9.49	[51]
Wonago	72	54	94	18	7	4.40	[48]
Yalo	106	94	100	12	2	0.98	[48]

NMPRPS: Number of Medicinal Plants Reported in Previous Studies; MPOPS: Medicinal Plants Only in Previous Studies (Na); MPOOS: Medicinal Plants Only in Our Study (Nb); CPBA: Medicinal Plants Common in Both Areas (Nc), CMPSU: Common Medicinal Plants with Similar Uses (Nd), % RSI: Rahman’s Similarity Index in %

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