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Table 3 Different ailments of study area grouped under different ailment categories with their biomedical terms and factor of informants’ consensus

From: An ethnobotanical survey of medicinal plants used in Terai forest of western Nepal

Ailment categories

Biomedical terms

1NTAXA

2NUR

3FIC

Gastro-intestinal disorders

Constipation, Diarrhoea, Dysentery, Nausea, Indigestion, Vomiting, Stomach-ache, Gastric trouble, Loss of appetite, Intestinal worms, colic pain, Flatulence, piles

41

836

0.95

Dermatological disorders and cosmetics

Cut, Wounds, Boils, Pimples, Skin rushes, Ringworm, Scabies, Leprosy, Skin burns, Skin blemishes, Ecto-parasites, Skin diseases, Hair problems, Body Inflammation

34

591

o.94

Respiratory diseases

Common cold, cough, asthma, Bronchitis, Chest pain, Lung disorders

13

235

0.94

Fevers

Ordinary fever, diaphoretic Malaria, Typhoid,

11

213

0.95

Ureno-genital problems

Sexual debility, Infertility, Leucorrhoea, Gonorrhoea, Menstrual disorders, Frequent urination, Diuretic, aphrodisiac

14

190

0.93

Ear, Nose, Throat problems

Earache, Throat shore, Nose bleeding, Sinusitis

12

205

0.94

Oral and dental disorders

Toothache, Mouth shore,

8

141

0.95

Mental disorders

Mental tonic, memory tonic, Epilepsy

4

44

0.93

Skelto-muscular pain and swelling

Body ache, muscular pain, Sprain, Strain, Rheumatism, Arthritis, Head ache, Joint pain, swelling

16

245

0.93

Cardio-vascular disorder

Cardiac, blood pressure

2

35

97

Other

Fracture, Tonic, Lactation, Easy delivery, Tumour, Diabetes, Cooling agent, stimulant and Eye problems

20

414

0.95

Total

 

175 4

3149

0.94

  1. 1NUR = number of use report in a particular illness category and
  2. 2NTAXA = number of taxa used to treat that particular category by informants.
  3. 3FIC = Factor of informants consensus = NUR – NTAXA/(NUR-1), value of FIC ranges from 0 to 1, high value shows agreement and low value shows disagreement among informants about the uses of taxa for the treatment of particular ailment category.
  4. 4 Many plants are used for more than one ailment category.