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Table 1 Informant Consensus Factor by corporal systems categories or diseases.

From: Knowledge and use of medicinal plants by local specialists in an region of Atlantic Forest in the state of Pernambuco (Northeastern Brazil)

Category

Species

(%) All Species

Use citations

(%) All use citations

ICF

Undefined pains or illnesses

42

32.3

68

19.88

0.38

Skin and subcutaneous tissues

16

12.3

34

9.9

0.54

Diseases of the endocrine glands, metabolism and nutrition

7

5.3

8

2.3

0.14

Blood and hematopoietic organs

1

0.7

5

1.4

1.00

Skeletal, muscle and connective tissues

13

10.0

23

6.7

0.45

Infectious and parasite-related diseases

14

10.7

19

5.5

0.27

Neoplasies

1

0.7

1

0.2

0.00

Problems of the circulatory system

7

5.3

10

2.9

0.33

Problems of the digestive system

36

27.6

60

17.5

0.40

Problems of the genitourinary system

24

18.4

34

9.9

0.30

Problems of the nervous system

3

2.3

4

1.16

0.33

Problems of the respiratory system

38

29.2

65

19.0

0.42

Problems of the sensorial system (ear)

3

2.3

6

1.7

0.60

Problems of the sensorial system (eye)

3

2.3

5

1.4

0.50