An Ethnobotanical Survey of Indigenous Knowledge on Medicinal Plants Used by Communities to Treat Various Diseases around Ensaro District, North Shewa Zone of Amhara Regional State, Ethiopia

Table 3

Direct matrix ranking of six multipurpose plant species by five informants based on seven use criteria.

Plant species	Use categories							Total score	Rank
	Firewood	Construction	Fodder	Charcoal	Medicinal	Fencing	Income
Croton macrostachyus	4	3	3	3	4	3	3	23	5^th
Cordia africana	4	4	3	3	3	4	5	26	3^rd
Vernonia amygdalina	3	2	3	1	4	3	2	18	6^th
Eucalyptus globulus	3	5	2	4	4	5	5	28	1^st
Ziziphus spina-christi	3	5	4	4	4	4	3	27	2^nd
Olea europaea	4	4	3	3	4	4	3	25	4^th

5 = best; 4 = very good; 3 = good; 2 = less used; 1 = least used; 0 = no value.