Table 3 Plant rankings for perceived effectiveness in donkeys (results from 29 focus groups)
Vernonia amygdalina(Delile) (Grawa) | Hagenia abyssinica(Bruce) J.F. Gmel (Koso) | Cucumis prophetarum(C.A. Mey ex. Cogn) (Holoto) | Embelia schimperi(Vatke) (Enkoko) | Withania somnifera(L. Dunal) (Wahale) | Roots and leaves mixture | Abdul Salim | Roots of plant mix | Tapinanthus globiferus(Harmuu) (parasitic plant) | Verbascum sinaiticum(Benth) (Gura Harre) | Trigonella foenum-graecum(Abish) | Phytolacca dodecandra(Sesse & Moc.) (Endod) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Average rank score | 2.2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2.5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Combined rank score | 27 | 23 | 14 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Number of groups volunteered this plant | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |