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Table 4 List of the top 10 most cited human health problems in the study area and their clinical descriptions

From: Ethnobotanical study of traditional medicinal plants used by the local people in Habru District, North Wollo Zone, Ethiopia

Local term in Amharic

Clinical term

Clinical descriptions

KUSIL

Wound

A disruption to the integrity of biological tissue, including skin, mucous membranes, and organ tissues, caused by various types of trauma [53]

YEHOD KURTET

Stomachache

Abdominal pain and/or discomfort can arise from stomach-related issues such as parasites, infections, or allergies [54]

YEMENFES BESHITA

Evil spirits

There is no clinical term for "evil spirit". The concept of evil spirits is a religious or spiritual one, not a medical one. In clinical terms, any symptoms or experiences that a person attributes to an evil spirit would be more likely explained by a mental health condition, such as a psychotic disorder, a dissociative disorder, or a seizure disorder [55]

MECHI/TIKUSAT

Febrile disease

It is characterized by the presence of fever, which is defined as an elevated body temperature beyond the normal range, usually caused by an infection and resulting from a higher body temperature set point [56]

GUNFAN

Common cold

It is an acute, self-limited viral infection of the upper respiratory tract, which may also involve the lower respiratory tract [57]

TEKMAT

Diarrhea

Frequent passage of abnormally soft, liquid feces, a symptom of intestinal tract infection caused by a range of bacterial, viral, and parasitic organisms

SAL

Coughing

A reflex action that clears the throat and airways of foreign particles, mucus, or other irritants [58]

YEAYN HIMEM

Eye Disease/trachoma

A chronic inflammatory disease of the eye and the leading cause of blindness [59]

FOREFOR

Dandruff

A scalp condition characterized by the presence of white or grayish flakes of dead skin cells, especially on the scalp [60]

WEBA

Malaria

Malaria is a serious and sometimes fatal disease caused by parasites of the Plasmodium group and transmitted to people through the bites of infected female Anopheles mosquitoes [61]