Table 4 Paired comparison on five commonly used medicinal plants used for treating malaria in Tororo District, Eastern Uganda
Name of species | Respondents | Score | Rank | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
R1 | R2 | R3 | R4 | R5 | R6 | R7 | R8 | R9 | R10 | |||
Abrus precatorius L | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 5th |
Aloe nobilis (L.) Burman | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3rd |
Chamaecrista nigricans (Vahl.) | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 32 | 2nd |
Vernonia amygdalina Delile | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 38 | 1st |
Warburgia ugandensis Sprague | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 3rd |