Table 3 List of plant species used for specific categories of disease and ailments
From: Ethnomedicinal plants in Champadevi rural municipality, Okhaldhunga district, Nepal
Ailments categories | Local terms/emic use reports (biomedical term) | Number of species |
|---|---|---|
Circulatory | Rakta chap badeko (blood pressure) | 17 |
Mirgaula ramro banauxa (help Kidney function) | ||
Kalejo ramro banauxa (help liver function) | ||
Digestive | Kabjiyet/ disa garna garo huda (constipation) | 119 |
Pakhala/Cherpati Lageko (diarrhea) | ||
Aaun parda (dysentery) | ||
Aapach/Khana naruchda (indigestion) | ||
Pet ma Juka parda (intestinal worms) | ||
Pahelo rog (jaundice) | ||
Pet dukhda (stomachache) | ||
Banta/ulti huda (nausea, vomiting) | ||
Amilo pani aune/Chati dukhda (Gastritis) | ||
Endocrine | Chini rog/Sugar (diabetes) | 7 |
Eye | Aankha ka samasyaharu huda (eye complaints) | 3 |
Aankha pakda (eye allergy) | ||
General and unspecified | Jooro (fever) | 37 |
Machet/ kira le tokda (malaria) | ||
Jwaro, banta, tauko dukhda, diarrhea (typhoid) | ||
Sarpa le tokda (snakebite) | ||
Genetic disorder | Gatha, Girkho, chala palauda (cancer) | 3 |
Mental illness | Tanab/Dhapedi huda/ Jharko lagda (depression) | 5 |
Musculoskeletal | Jiu dukheko (bodyache) | 46 |
Haddi kamjori (bone weakness) | ||
Haddi vachiyeko/Futeko (fracture) | ||
Kamjor huda (weakness) | ||
Haad/Jorni dukhda (arthritis) | ||
Jyan Dukhda kheri (body pain) | ||
Dant/Gija Dukhda (toothache) | ||
Neurological | Tauko dukhda (headache) | 15 |
Post-partum hemorrhage | Dherai ragat bagda (menstrual bleeding) | 7 |
Pathe ghar dukhda (uteral disorder) | ||
Respiratory | Dam/Sas ferna garo huda (asthma) | 66 |
Ruga/Khoki (common cold) | ||
Khasi (cough cold) | ||
Naak bata ragat bagda (nose bleeding) | ||
Fokso ko samsya huda (pneumonia) | ||
Fokso/chati dukhda (tuberculosis) | ||
Ghanti Basda/dhukda (sore throat, tonsillitis) | ||
Skin | Luto auda (scabies) | 45 |
Poleko/dadeko (burn, scalds) | ||
Kateko (cuts and injuries) | ||
Kapal jharda (hair fall) | ||
Sarir ma daag auda (skin infection) | ||
Chala rog (skin fungal diseases) | ||
Urinary system | Pisab Polda/ragat dekhida (Hematuria, uric acid problem) | 10 |
Pisab pahelo (urine infections) |