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Figures & data
Figure 1. The study area map, Wolaita zone, southern Nation, Nationalities, and Peoples regional state (SNNPR) of Ethiopia.
Table 1. Demographic characters of the study area
Pictures of the flora of the study area around Gibe III hydroelectric power dam on River Omo.
Table 2. Statistical test of knowledge among different groups of informants on average number of medicinal plants reported
Figure 2. Frequency of the 32 plant families used in the treatment of cattle diseases.
Table 3. The diversity of medical plants used in traditional ethno-veterinary practices, their ways of preparation and utilization to relieve common livestock ailments in Kindo Koysha and Kindo Didaye districts, Wolaita zone, southern Ethiopia
Figure 3. Growth habit and their habitat.
Figure 4. Collection habitat of medicinal plants.
Figure 5. Plant parts used for preparation of the remedies.
Figure 6. Use condition of the plant parts.
Figure 7. The administration routes of ethnobotanical preparations.
Figure 8. Informant consensus factor (ICF) of different livestock ailments in the study district.
Table 4. Direct matrix ranking of medicinal plants by informants (A-C) based on usage category
Table 5. Preference ranking of medicinal plants to treat blackleg
Table 6. The 17 most significant plant species’ cultural importance index (CI) and mean cultural importance index (mCI) for treating most commonly occurring of diseases
Figure 9. Threats to medicinal plants.
