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Table 2 Informant consensus factor (FIC) for different ailment categories

From: Ethnobotanical study of indigenous knowledge on medicinal plant use by traditional healers in Oshikoto region, Namibia

Ailment

Number of taxa (Nt)

Number of use reports (Nur)

FIC

Gastro-intestinal & Intestinal parasites

8

21

0.65

Fever and headache

2

5

0.75

Muscular-skeletal problems

4

10

0.66

Weakness and dizziness

1

2

1.00

Cuts and wounds

5

19

0.77

Cough and cold

2

3

0.50

Respiratory problems

2

4

0.66

Infectious & Transmitted diseases

6

15

0.64

Cardiovascular problems

1

2

1.00

Impotence

8

19

0.61

Birth problems

3

10

0.77

Mental diseases

6

26

0.80

Skin infection

7

25

0.75

Snake bite

1

2

1.00

Swelling

1

3

1.00

Neurologic diseases

8

21

0.65

Infection and Inflammation

5

9

0.50