Table 5 Major ailments cured by the Apatani in terms of using the plant species
From: Ethnomedicinal botany of the Apatani in the Eastern Himalayan region of India
Ailments | Number of plants used |
|---|---|
Indigestion | 40 |
Cough and cold | 19 |
Cut and wounds | 15 |
Headache | 12 |
Stomach disorder | 11 |
Skin diseases | 11 |
Fever | 8 |
Body-ache | 6 |
Dysentery | 6 |
Throat-ache | 5 |