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Table 4 Ailment and disease categories with their informant consensus factor (ICF), the species preferred for the treatment of this disorder, fidelity level (FL), and percentage of responses

From: Medicinal use of wild fauna by mestizo communities living near San Guillermo Biosphere Reserve (San Juan, Argentina)

Ailment and disease categories

ICF

Preferred species

FL

Percentage of responses

Respiratory system disorders

0.86

Rhea pennata

31.32

13.97

Digestive system disorders

0.94

Rhea pennata

19.78

9.68

Muscular-skeletal system disorders

0.89

Rhea pennata

14.74

7.53

Nervous system disorders

0.97

Lama guanicoe

93.75

16.13

Skin/subcutaneous cellular tissue disorders

0

Rhea pennata

0.93

0.54

Inflammation

1

Rhea pennata

4.81

2.69

Infections

1

Rhea pennata

49.31

19.35

Circulatory system disorders

0.96

Lama guanicoe

38.71

23.90

Mountain sickness

1

Lama guanicoe

6.45

2.15

Evil eye

1

Rhea pennata

7.92

4.30